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.

NILOKHERI (SC) Constituency Haryana Assembly Election 2024: Get NILOKHERI (SC) Assembly Election details, party wise candidates list and vote share

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Dharam Pal Gonder

2014

Bhagwan Das Kabirpanthi

2009

Mamu Ram

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Subhash Chand Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 5th Pass

Amar Singh Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 10th Pass

Balwan Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

Bhagwan Dass Rs 29,42,521 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Deepak Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Dharam Pal Rs 60,00,000 ~ 60 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 67 12th Pass

Dyal Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Gaurav Bakhshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate Professional

Karam Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Naveen Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Raj Kumar Rs 57,00,000 ~ 57 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 12th Pass

Rajiv Kumar Rs 2,22,24,004 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Sarita Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Sundari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Ved Parkash

Cases Age Education

0 46 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dharam Pal Gonder

Cases Age Education

0 62 12th Pass

Aruna Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Banta Ram Rs 40,00,000 ~ 40 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 10th Pass

Bhagwan Dass Rs 17,11,760 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Bhim Singh Jalala Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 12th Pass

Dharmveer Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Jaswant Singh Rs 24,42,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 51 10th Pass

Mehar Singh Bedi Rs 20,02,571 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 65 Graduate Professional

Mukesh Kumar Grover Rs 15,794 ~ 15 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Pala Ram

Cases Age Education

0 61 5th Pass

Sharvan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Sonika Gill Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Yogita Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bhagwan Das Kabirpanthi

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Aruna Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Arvind Kumar Lagyan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Baljit Singh Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Balwinder Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Gian Chand Od Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Others

Gian Chand Sahota Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 Post Graduate

Jagbir Singh Rs 5,07,947 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

Kusum Lata Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 28 5th Pass

Mamuram Gondar

Cases Age Education

0 67 10th Pass

Nafeh Singh Valmiki Rs 5,43,032 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate

Nathi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Literate

Sunil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 8th Pass

Sunita Rani Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Suresh Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 48 Doctorate

Sushma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Post Graduate

Vinod Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Mamu Ram Rs 1,28,740 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

BHAGWAN DASS Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Dharampal Gondhar Rs 2,55,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Geeta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

GIAN CHAND Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Literate

JAI SINGH ARJAHERI

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

KARAM PAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 10th Pass

LAKHMI CHAND Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Literate

MADAN LAL Rs 32,105 ~ 32 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

MEENA MANDAL

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

PREM SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 5th Pass

PUNJAB SINGH Rs 23,500 ~ 23 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

RANBIR SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Sher Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

Nilokheri Elections 2024

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Subhash Chand Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Amar Singh Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Balwan Singh Rs 0 ~

Bhagwan Dass Rs 29,42,521 ~ 29 Lacs+

Deepak Kumar

Dharam Pal Rs 60,00,000 ~ 60 Lacs+

Dyal Singh Rs 0 ~

Gaurav Bakhshi Rs 0 ~

Karam Singh Rs 0 ~

Naveen Kumar

Raj Kumar Rs 57,00,000 ~ 57 Lacs+

Rajiv Kumar Rs 2,22,24,004 ~ 2 Crore+

Sarita Rs 0 ~

Sundari Rs 0 ~

Ved Parkash

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Dharam Pal Gonder

Aruna Rs 0 ~

Banta Ram Rs 40,00,000 ~ 40 Lacs+

Bhagwan Dass Rs 17,11,760 ~ 17 Lacs+

Bhim Singh Jalala Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Dharmveer Rs 0 ~

Jaswant Singh Rs 24,42,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Mehar Singh Bedi Rs 20,02,571 ~ 20 Lacs+

Mukesh Kumar Grover Rs 15,794 ~ 15 Thou+

Pala Ram

Sharvan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Sonika Gill Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Yogita Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Bhagwan Das Kabirpanthi

Aruna Rs 0 ~

Arvind Kumar Lagyan Rs 0 ~

Baljit Singh Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Balwinder Pal Rs 0 ~

Gian Chand Od Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Gian Chand Sahota Rs 0 ~

Jagbir Singh Rs 5,07,947 ~ 5 Lacs+

Kusum Lata Rs 0 ~

Mamuram Gondar

Nafeh Singh Valmiki Rs 5,43,032 ~ 5 Lacs+

Nathi Rs 0 ~

Sunil Rs 0 ~

Sunita Rani Rs 0 ~

Suresh Kumar

Sushma Rs 0 ~

Vinod Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Mamu Ram Rs 1,28,740 ~ 1 Lacs+

BHAGWAN DASS Rs 0 ~

Dharampal Gondhar Rs 2,55,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Geeta Rs 0 ~

GIAN CHAND Rs 0 ~

JAI SINGH ARJAHERI

KARAM PAL Rs 0 ~

LAKHMI CHAND Rs 0 ~

MADAN LAL Rs 32,105 ~ 32 Thou+

MEENA MANDAL

PREM SINGH Rs 0 ~

PUNJAB SINGH Rs 23,500 ~ 23 Thou+

RANBIR SINGH Rs 0 ~

Sher Singh Rs 0 ~

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