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

Ajay Kumar Choudhary BSP Loser

Dilip Kumar Tiwari IND Loser

Girija Nandan Uraon IND Loser

Girinath Singh SP Loser

Gorakh Nath Mahto IND Loser

Harish Prasad Singh IND Loser

Law Kumar Singh Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Loknath Kumar IND Loser

Mandip Mallah Jharkhand Party Loser

Md Najibuddin Khan All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Loser

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur JMM Loser

Pramesh Kumar IND Loser

Rabindra Kumar Singh IND Loser

Ram Payare Pal IND Loser

Satish Kumar Chaubey IND Loser

Satyendra Nath Tiwari BJP Winner

Satyendra Tiwari IND Loser

Sonu Kumar Yadav Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Loser

Sujauddin Ansari IND Loser

Sukhlal Bakhla Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Garhwa 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

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur

2014

Satyendra Nath Tiwari

2009

Satyendra Nath Tiwary

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajay Kumar Choudhary Rs 12,92,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 36 8th Pass

Dilip Kumar Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 12th Pass

Girija Nandan Uraon Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Girinath Singh Rs 3,62,34,000 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 60 8th Pass

Gorakh Nath Mahto

Cases Age Education

2 39 10th Pass

Harish Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Law Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 5th Pass

Loknath Kumar Rs 18,30,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 29 Graduate

Mandip Mallah Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 35 Post Graduate

Md Najibuddin Khan

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate Professional

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur Rs 1,08,92,801 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 58 Graduate

Pramesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Rabindra Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Ram Payare Pal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 Literate

Satish Kumar Chaubey

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Satyendra Nath Tiwari Rs 19,70,552 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 58 Graduate

Satyendra Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 41 8th Pass

Sonu Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Post Graduate

Sujauddin Ansari Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 56 8th Pass

Sukhlal Bakhla

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur

Cases Age Education

2 53 Graduate

Bihari Vishwakarma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 5th Pass

Birendra Prasad Rs 2,42,130 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 34 12th Pass

Dilip Kumar Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Dinesh Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Kuldip Paswan

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Mandip Mallah Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Manish Kumar Gupta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Manoj Yadav Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Md. Najibuddin Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 41 Others

Patanjali Kumar Keshari Rs 22,01,340 ~ 22 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Ragorakh Nath Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Literate

Satyendra Nath Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Sujauddin Ansari Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 50 8th Pass

Suraj Prasad Gupta

Cases Age Education

1 40 12th Pass

Vikash Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Satyendra Nath Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 53 Graduate

Anand Kumar Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Asgar Ali Rs 45,000 ~ 45 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

Babnu Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

Badruddin Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Birendra Sav

Cases Age Education

1 34 Graduate

Girinath Singh Rs 2,35,05,916 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 52 10th Pass

Ishwar Dayal Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 5th Pass

Jalaluddin Rangsaj Rs 16,00,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 50 Literate

Kanchan Keshari Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Manish Kumar Gupta

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

Manoj Kumar Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Md. Rostam Ali Ansari Rs 1,21,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 39 10th Pass

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur Rs 19,76,422 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 48 Graduate

Mohammad Rais Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Mohammad Yakoob

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Santosh Kumar Choubey Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Trivenni Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 49 8th Pass

Varun Kumar Keshari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Virendra Choudhary

Cases Age Education

6 30 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Satyendra Nath Tiwary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Alakh Nath Pandey Rs 11,24,353 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Anil Kumar Sah Rs 84,139 ~ 84 Thou+

Cases Age Education

2 37 Graduate Professional

Badruddin Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Bihari Vishwakarma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 5th Pass

Deepak Kumar Sharma

Cases Age Education

1 31 12th Pass

Girinath Singh Rs 28,04,060 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 47 10th Pass

Kali Charan Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

9 36 10th Pass

Kuldip Paswan Rs 55,000 ~ 55 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Kumari Archana Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

Madan Ram

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Makrant Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 8th Pass

Manoj Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur Rs 6,45,120 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 42 Graduate

Pravin Kumar Kesari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate Professional

Rajesh Kumar (Garwa)

Cases Age Education

3 34 12th Pass

Rajesh Kumar (Ranka) Rs 3,15,831 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Satendra Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 8th Pass

Shashi Kant Tiwary Rs 42,000 ~ 42 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate Professional

Shiv Kumar Baitha

Cases Age Education

0 32 5th Pass

Sumant Kumar Pandey Rs 25,550 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Sunil Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

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