Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency: Electoral battle between Pralhad Joshi of BJP and Vinod Asooti of Congress

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Dharwad BJP has decided to go with their sitting MP, Pralhad Joshi, for the fourth time, while Congress has decided to field their youth leader, Vinod Asooti, who will be contesting his first-ever Lok Sabha elections.

By: Express Web Desk
April 14, 2024 02:46 PM IST

3 min read

Electoral battle between Pralhad Joshi of BJP and Vindod Asooti of Congress

Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency: One of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) seats in the southern Indian state of Karnataka is the Dharwad constituency. Based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India, which was established in 2002, this constituency was established as part of the 2008 parliamentary constituency delimitation process.

Dharwad hosted its first elections in 2009, in which BJP came out victorious with a huge margin. The trend continued in 2014 and 2019, making BJP the only party to win the Lok Sabha elections in one of Karnataka’s newest constituencies to date.

The Lok Sabha election of 2024 is scheduled to take in Dharwad in the phase, i.e., on Thursday, May 7, 2024. BJP has decided to go with their sitting MP, Pralhad Joshi, for the fourth time, while Congress has decided to field their youth leader, Vinod Asooti, who will be contesting his first-ever Lok Sabha elections.

Prahlad Joshi (BJP)

Pralhad Joshi, BJP (Credit: X- @JoshiPralhad)

BJP has decided to keep their three-time incumbent MP from the Dharwad seat, Pralhad Joshi, as their candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which will mark his fourth consecutive instance of contesting for a place in the lower house of the Indian parliament from Dharwad. Joshi won the elections by over one lakh votes in 2009 and 2014, and he even managed to double the number to over two lakhs in 2019. He also holds the position in the cabinet as the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines of India, a post he has been holding since May 30, 2019.

Vinod Asooti (INC)

Vinod Asooti, INC (Credit: Instagram- @vinodasooti__)

Congress has decided to take a little approach in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as they have been putting their trust in the young blood to help them get over in the upcoming mega elections. Their candidate for the Dharwad constituency for the 18th Lok Sabha is an example of that. This will be the first time Asooti has contested Lok Sabha elections, as he is practically very new to mainstream politics. However, despite that fact, the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress decided to put their fate on this young leader.

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