What happened in the 2018 elections, when the last polls were held?

The 2018 Assembly election results did not give any party a clear majority. After the results, the BJP was called to form the government as the single-largest party, with 104 MLAs in a House of 224. However, the Congress and JD(S) quickly came together and assembled 116 names (Congress 76, JD-S 37 and three independents) to remove it. Within a year though, the Congress-JD(S) had been toppled when 17 of their MLAs resigned from the Assembly — after being holed up in a resort in Mumbai leading up to this — and switched sides to the BJP. Karnataka BJP stalwart BS Yediyurappa became the chief minister but resigned on July 26, 2021. He was replaced by Basavaraj Bommai, who, like Yediyurappa, hails from the Lingayat community.

What is the main challenge for the BJP in Karnataka?

In both its terms in government (2008-13 and 2019 to date), the BJP did not win a clear majority in Karnataka, the only state it is in power in south India. But here is perhaps the biggest roadblock: Karnataka has never voted an incumbent back to power in 40 years.

What are some of the key conversations playing out ahead of the Karnataka polls?

Karnataka is by and large governed by specific, local factors. Hence, its caste-matrix and regional specificities have dominated the conversation at the time of the candidate selection and will likely do so going forward.

Who are the big players in Karnataka?

Naturally, the BJP, whose core base is said to be among the dominant Lingayat community. The Congress has a strong local cadre, with bastions across the state. Over the years, it has also found the backing from the SCs and STs in the state (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is a tall Dalit Congress leader from the state). The Janata Dal (Secular) – the party of former prime minister Deve Gowda – has an influence in the old Mysuru region in the state's South. It is considered that the JD(S)'s best bet is another fractured verdict like in 2004 and 2018, which would place it - like before - in the kingmaker’s seat.

How important are the Lingayats?

At nearly 17 per cent of the population, Lingayats are believed to be the state’s single largest community and reside mostly in North and Central Karnataka districts. Until the 1990s, the Lingayats, followers of Basavanna, a social reformer, largely voted for the Congress. In 1989, it formed the government in the state with the largest majority ever, 179 out of the 224 seats in the Assembly, because of the Lingayat votes mobilised by Veerendra Patil. Then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s dismissal of Patil in 1990 is said to have moved the Lingayats away from the Congress towards the BJP. This also led to the rise of BS Yediyurappa as the community’s face in the BJP. He remains its most popular leader, despite alleged attempts to sideline him. Congress, too, is trying hard to woo the Lingayat community with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leading the outreach by visiting important pilgrimage sites for Lingayats, prominent mutts and more recently participating in Basava Jayanti celebrations.

What about the Vokkaligas?

Said to be the second-largest community in the state, they have historically voted either for the JD(S) or Congress. Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar are from the community. Several constituencies of the Vokkaliga heartland are bastions for the JD(S) and Congress, and BJP has stepped up its efforts to make inroads in the region during the upcoming election.

How have different parts of Karnataka voted over the years?

Kalyana Karnataka: Earlier called Hyderabad Karnataka, this part has remained a Congress stronghold. The party is working on improving its tally there this time, and is hoping the election of Kharge — who hails from the region — as the AICC president will generate a “wave” to further boost its prospects. Analysis of results across 40 constituencies of the region shows the Congress has won more than 50 per cent of these in the last two elections, while the BJP has lost some ground it had gained in the 2008 polls. Coastal Karnataka: The BJP produced a stirring performance in the coastal regions of Karnataka in 2018, winning 18 out of a total of 21 seats. It has been a saffron party stronghold. While the Congress could only manage to secure three seats, down from 13, JD(S) got zero. Bombay Karnataka: In 2018, the BJP won 30 out of the 50 seats here, in a reiterating signal of its support from the Lingayats. The Congress got 17 seats. Central Karnataka: It comprises a total of 32 constituencies and has kept offering rich dividends to the BJP over the last decade and a half. Save for the 2013 Assembly polls, the BJP has bagged the most seats in the region since 2008. In 2018, the BJP won 21 of the seats, the Congress seven and the JD(S) won four. Old Mysuru: This region has so far only seen close contests between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). When Union Minister Amit Shah launched the BJP’s Karnataka election campaign last December from Mandya in the southern part of the state, his underlying message for party workers was clear: make further inroads here. Across all of the state’s Assembly polls, the BJP has struggled to cross the double-digit mark in the 48 constituencies in the region’s eight districts. South Karnataka is dominated by the Vokkaliga community that has largely favoured either the JD(S) or the Congress over the years.

What about Bengaluru? Who performs well in the city?

The Congress has been faring better than the BJP in the Bengaluru Urban district, which comprises 28 seats, in the last two Assembly polls. But the 2017 defections that precipitated the fall of the JD(S) and Congress coalition government give the BJP a slight edge in the urban hub.

Are we looking at any Karnataka CM faces?

The BJP has so far not declared a CM face, just as the Congress. In Congress, though, the race is largely considered to be between Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah — who both have a strong group of loyalist party leaders rallying behind them.

Warisnagar Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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Get the latest election news and updates of Warisnagar Assembly constituency (Bihar), Warisnagar election results with party, votes and candidates names. Winning candidates in Warisnagar Assembly constituency are also listed above.

The 2023 election campaign has seen political parties like BJP, Congress and others campaign extensively with rallies across the states going to polls.

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2010

Ashok Kumar

2015

Ashok Kumar

2020

Ashok Kumar

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashok Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate

Abhinav Raj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate Professional

Allama Shibli Nomani Hashmi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Archana Rani Rs 23,12,983 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate Professional

Ashok Ray

Cases Age Education

1 43 10th Pass

B. K. Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

6 46 Graduate

Dilep Roy Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 48 10th Pass

Dinesh Kumar Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Kriti King Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Md. Naushad

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Phoolbabu Singh Rs 26,25,000 ~ 26 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 44 Doctorate

Ram Kumar Sahani Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Ram Pukar Thakur Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 53 12th Pass

Ramchandra Mahto Rs 5,36,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 63 12th Pass

Ramesh Kumar Ray

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Suraj Kumar Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 44 Graduate

Tanveer Ahmad Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Upendra Sharama Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Literate

Urmila Sinha Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 Doctorate

Vinay Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 56 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashok Kumar Rs 22,000 ~ 22 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Arman Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Arun Kumar Rs 55,000 ~ 55 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Ashok Prasad Verma Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 53 Graduate

Basudev Sah

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Binod Kumar Singh Rs 47,90,936 ~ 47 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 41 Graduate

Chandra Bhushan Kumar Rs 26,94,998 ~ 26 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 26 12th Pass

Chandra Shekhar Rai Rs 4,67,071 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Digamber Kumar Rai Rs 1,39,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 10th Pass

Ishakh

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Manoj Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Premnath Mishra Rs 91,000 ~ 91 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Ranveer Singh Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Shivshankar Mahto Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Literate

Vijay Kumar Rai

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashok Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

B.K.Singh Rs 27,65,000 ~ 27 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 Graduate

Chandra dev Roy Rs 4,75,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Jibachh Paswan Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 42 12th Pass

Md. Mostak Ansari

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Md. Wasim Raja Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 37 Post Graduate

Rajesh Kumar Sahni Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Ram Bilash Mahto Rs 7,53,115 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 63 Literate

Ram Chandra Mahto Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 53 12th Pass

Ram Chandra Mahto

Cases Age Education

0 71 10th Pass

Ram Kumar Sahani Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 36 10th Pass

Satish Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Shankar Mahto Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Literate

Upendra Roy Rs 46,00,000 ~ 46 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Post Graduate

Vijay Kumar Roy

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Vijay Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

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Disclaimer: The information and data provided on this page have been sourced from the Election Commission of India.

Warisnagar Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Ashok Kumar Rs 0 ~

Abhinav Raj Rs 0 ~

Allama Shibli Nomani Hashmi Rs 0 ~

Archana Rani Rs 23,12,983 ~ 23 Lacs+

Ashok Ray

B. K. Singh Rs 0 ~

Dilep Roy Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dinesh Kumar Ray Rs 0 ~

Kriti King Rs 0 ~

Md. Naushad

Phoolbabu Singh Rs 26,25,000 ~ 26 Lacs+

Ram Kumar Sahani Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Ram Pukar Thakur Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Ramchandra Mahto Rs 5,36,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Ramesh Kumar Ray

Suraj Kumar Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Tanveer Ahmad Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Upendra Sharama Rs 0 ~

Urmila Sinha Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Vinay Kumar

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Ashok Kumar Rs 22,000 ~ 22 Thou+

Arman Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Arun Kumar Rs 55,000 ~ 55 Thou+

Ashok Prasad Verma Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Basudev Sah

Binod Kumar Singh Rs 47,90,936 ~ 47 Lacs+

Chandra Bhushan Kumar Rs 26,94,998 ~ 26 Lacs+

Chandra Shekhar Rai Rs 4,67,071 ~ 4 Lacs+

Digamber Kumar Rai Rs 1,39,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Ishakh

Manoj Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Premnath Mishra Rs 91,000 ~ 91 Thou+

Ranveer Singh Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Shivshankar Mahto Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Vijay Kumar Rai

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Ashok Kumar Rs 0 ~

B.K.Singh Rs 27,65,000 ~ 27 Lacs+

Chandra dev Roy Rs 4,75,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Jibachh Paswan Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Md. Mostak Ansari

Md. Wasim Raja Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Kumar Sahni Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Ram Bilash Mahto Rs 7,53,115 ~ 7 Lacs+

Ram Chandra Mahto Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Ram Chandra Mahto

Ram Kumar Sahani Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Satish Mahto Rs 0 ~

Shankar Mahto Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Upendra Roy Rs 46,00,000 ~ 46 Lacs+

Vijay Kumar Roy

Vijay Paswan Rs 0 ~

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