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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Alok Kumar Chaurasiya BJP Winner

Aniket Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Loser

Ashok Prasad BSP Loser

Azimuddin Miyan Hindustani Awam Manch (United) Loser

Bhupendra Chaudhari Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Chanardhan Singh IND Loser

Dilip Singh Namdhari IND Loser

Indu Devi Sampoorna Bharat Kranti Party Loser

Jagannath Prasad Singh NCP Loser

Krishna Nand Tripathi INC Loser

Lalan Choudhary IND Loser

Lalan Ram IND Loser

Mahesh Sav IND Loser

Mukesh Kumar Prjapati Lokhit Adhikar Party Loser

Munna Kumar IND Loser

Om Prakash Gupta IND Loser

Pankaja Ram IND Loser

Ruchir Kumar Tiwari CPI Loser

Shriram Singh IND Loser

Shyam Bihari Ray IND Loser

Sunil Prajapati Bhagidari Party(P) Loser

Vishwas Singh IND Loser

Daltonganj Elections 2024 Schedule

Phase 1 Phase 2

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

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Nominations start

15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

25 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

30 Oct 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

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Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Alok Kumar Chaurasiya

2014

Alok Kr. Chaurasiya

2009

Krishna Nand Tripathi

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajay Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Post Graduate

Alok Kumar Chaurasiya Rs 35,00,000 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 34 12th Pass

Aniket Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Ashok Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate Professional

Azimuddin Miyan

Cases Age Education

1 56 10th Pass

Bhupendra Chaudhari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Chanardhan Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 5th Pass

Dilip Singh Namdhari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 55 Graduate

Indu Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Jagannath Prasad Singh

Cases Age Education

2 60 Post Graduate

Krishna Nand Tripathi Rs 1,88,902 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 52 Graduate Professional

Lalan Choudhary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Lalan Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Mahesh Sav Rs 75,000 ~ 75 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 43 5th Pass

Mukesh Kumar Prjapati

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Munna Kumar Rs 1,98,571 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 25 12th Pass

Om Prakash Gupta Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate

Pankaja Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Ruchir Kumar Tiwari Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 37 Post Graduate

Shriram Singh

Cases Age Education

1 45 Graduate

Shyam Bihari Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate Professional

Sunil Prajapati Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

Vishwas Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 32 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Alok Kumar Chaurasiya Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Anuj Kumar Thakur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Azimuddin Miyan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Brajesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Jagannath Prasad Singh

Cases Age Education

0 51 Post Graduate

Krishn Nand Chaudhri Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 10th Pass

Krishna Nand Tripathi Rs 40,00,000 ~ 40 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 42 Graduate Professional

Mohan Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Post Graduate

Rahul Agrawal Rs 1,60,46,832 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 40 Post Graduate

Rakesh Kumar Tiwary

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

Ravindra Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Sanjay Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Santosh Kumar Dubey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Santosh Kumar Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 35 10th Pass

Vijeta Verma

Cases Age Education

0 31 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Alok Kr. Chaurasiya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Amlesh Prasad Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 39 Literate

Azimuddin Miyan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Bihari Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Chandra Deo Singh

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Dilip Singh Namdhari Rs 15,67,118 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 46 Graduate

Fuli Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 8th Pass

Girija Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 10th Pass

Indu Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Krishna Nand Tripathi

Cases Age Education

4 42 Graduate Professional

Mahendra Prasad Soni Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Mahendra Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Manish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Literate

Manoj Kumar Singh Rs 1,32,23,736 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Md. Kalam

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Mohan Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Osho Krishana Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

P. K. Siddharth Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 Post Graduate

Rabindra Choudhary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Ram Raj Paswan

Cases Age Education

1 49 Graduate

Ras Bihari Prasad Gupta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

Sanjeev Kr. Tiwary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Santosh Kr. Dubey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Shreepati Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 59 12th Pass

Vinod Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate Professional

Vinod Sharma Rs 13,50,000 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 53 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Krishna Nand Tripathi

Cases Age Education

3 33 Graduate Professional

Ajay Bux Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Anil Kumar Chaurasia Rs 1,80,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 41 10th Pass

Avinash Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 10th Pass

Azimuddin Miya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Birendra Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Dilip Singh Namdhari Rs 2,34,600 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Fuli Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 8th Pass

Gyan Chand Pandey Rs 35,60,000 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 62 Graduate Professional

Indu Devi Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Others

Madhusudan Tripathi Rs 10,54,821 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 47 Post Graduate

Mahendra Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Manoj Kr. Dubey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Meena Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Phuleshwari Devi

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Rakesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Ramesh Sinha Rs 11,000 ~ 11 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 55 12th Pass

Sanjay Kumar Pandey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Satish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 44 Graduate

Sazid Ahmad Si

Cases Age Education

6 30 10th Pass

Shatrudhan Ojha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Shiv Kumar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Not Given

Shiv Prasad Agrawal Rs 14,99,354 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Post Graduate

Udit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

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