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.

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Candidate name Party Status

Anil Mistri IND Loser

Anju Singh SP Loser

Brahmdeo Prasad IND Loser

Jagriti IND Loser

Lakshman Singh IND Loser

Mahabir Singh Chandravanshi IND Loser

Manoj Kumar Ravi Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Masroor Ahmad Khan IND Loser

Naresh Prasad Singh RJD Winner

Pushp Ranjan IND Loser

Rajesh Mehta BSP Loser

Rajiv Ranjan Pandey IND Loser

Ramchandra Chandravanshi BJP Loser

Sirajuddin Khan Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Sudhir Kumar INC Loser

Sudipta Kumar Sharma Jagrook Janta Party Loser

Vineet Kumar Hindustani Awam Manch (United) Loser

Bishrampur Elections 2024 Schedule

Phase 1 Phase 2

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

Nov2024

Nominations start

15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

25 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

30 Oct 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Ramchandra Chandravanshi

2009

Chandrashekhar Dubey

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Anil Mistri Rs 2,19,110 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 52 Graduate Professional

Anju Singh Rs 62,00,823 ~ 62 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 41 Graduate

Brahmdeo Prasad Rs 97,17,401 ~ 97 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 51 12th Pass

Jagriti Rs 30,00,000 ~ 30 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Lakshman Singh

Cases Age Education

0 63 12th Pass

Mahabir Singh Chandravanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Literate

Manoj Kumar Ravi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Masroor Ahmad Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Doctorate

Naresh Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

5 65 12th Pass

Pushp Ranjan

Cases Age Education

8 37 Graduate Professional

Rajesh Mehta Rs 21,00,000 ~ 21 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

10 51 10th Pass

Rajiv Ranjan Pandey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 35 10th Pass

Ramchandra Chandravanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 78 12th Pass

Sirajuddin Khan Rs 20,59,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 50 10th Pass

Sudhir Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Sudipta Kumar Sharma Rs 94,741 ~ 94 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate Professional

Vineet Kumar Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ramchandra Chandravanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 72 12th Pass

Anil Mistri Rs 5,000 ~ 5 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Anju Singh Rs 14,19,918 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Asharfi Ram Rs 2,39,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Brahmdeo Prasad Rs 15,83,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 43 12th Pass

Brajesh Prasad Yadav

Cases Age Education

0 30 Post Graduate

Chandra Shekhar Dubey Rs 20,77,828 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 74 10th Pass

Lakshuman Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

Madheshwar Kumar Mehta Rs 97,733 ~ 97 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Manoj Kumar Ravi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Masroor Ahmad Khan

Cases Age Education

1 46 Doctorate

Naresh Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 56 12th Pass

Rajesh Mehta Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 46 10th Pass

Ram Bachana Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Ramchandra Ram

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

Salim Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Satish Kumar Singh Rs 80,91,454 ~ 80 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Sundar Sah Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 50 Literate

Vijay Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 5th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajay Kumar Dubey Rs 4,75,758 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Anil Mistri Rs 47,000 ~ 47 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 38 Others

Anju Singh Rs 1,05,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Anwar Husain Ansari Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 48 10th Pass

Asharfi Ram

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Brahmdeo Prashad Rs 12,03,180 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 41 12th Pass

Govind Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Harsh Kumar Dhar Dubey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Kali Charan Mahto Rs 6,51,713 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 41 10th Pass

Laxaman Singh

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Majmuddin Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 5th Pass

Raj Kumar Singh Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 62 10th Pass

Rajeev Ranjan Pandey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 10th Pass

Rajendra Chowdhary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Rajesh Mehta

Cases Age Education

3 44 10th Pass

Rajeshwar Vishwakarma Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Ram Chanarik Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Satish Kumar Singh Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

Shankar Prasad Vishwakarma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Shiv Poojan Yadav

Cases Age Education

8 62 5th Pass

Shiv Prasad Mehta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Chandrashekhar Dubey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 66 10th Pass

Ajay Kumar Chandravanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 34 12th Pass

Anil Mistry Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 33 Post Graduate

Anwar Hussain Asari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Awdhesh Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 58 12th Pass

Bhardul Ram

Cases Age Education

0 26 10th Pass

Chandrashekhar Dubey Rs 1,72,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate Professional

Geeta Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Gupteshwar Singh Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 29 10th Pass

HarshDubeyKumar Dhar

Cases Age Education

2 25 Graduate

Jagu Kushwaha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 5th Pass

Jai Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

5 35 12th Pass

Kaushal Kumar Rs 10,60,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 10th Pass

Mukhdev Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 8th Pass

Mundrika Yadav

Cases Age Education

1 53 10th Pass

Raj Kumar Singh Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 59 8th Pass

Raj Mohan Polu Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 Post Graduate

Rajendra Chaudhari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

Rajesh Kumar Chaubey Rs 7,20,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Not Given

Rajnish Ranjan

Cases Age Education

19 27 10th Pass

Ramashish Ram Rs 8,73,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 29 Graduate

Ramchandra Chandravanshi Rs 1,03,125 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 63 12th Pass

Sanjay Singh Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 41 Graduate

Yugal Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

27 56 Not Given

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