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

Bhushan Tirkey JMM Winner

Binay Bhushan Toppo IND Loser

Boniface Kujur IND Loser

Chander Toppo IND Loser

Chapa Oraon IND Loser

Dharma Munda IND Loser

Kuldeep Minz Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Maheshwar Baiga IND Loser

Mangal Indwar Republican Party of India Loser

Mishir Kujur IND Loser

Nisha Kumari Bhagat Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Loser

Pradeep Oraon IND Loser

Rose Madhu Tirkey IND Loser

Sudarshan Bhagat BJP Loser

Sudhiram Kisan IND Loser

Gumla 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

Bhushan Tirkey

2014

Shivshankar Oraon

2009

Kamlesh Oraon

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bhushan Tirkey Rs 1,14,120 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 54 10th Pass

Binay Bhushan Toppo Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Boniface Kujur Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

Chander Toppo Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Chapa Oraon

Cases Age Education

0 52 Literate

Dharma Munda Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Kuldeep Minz Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Maheshwar Baiga Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 12th Pass

Mangal Indwar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Mishir Kujur

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Nisha Kumari Bhagat Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Pradeep Oraon Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate Professional

Rose Madhu Tirkey Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Sudarshan Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Sudhiram Kisan

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bhushan Tirkey Rs 29,33,459 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 49 10th Pass

Bishwanath Oraon Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate

Deepak Dhanwar Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Jitu Khadiya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Khudi Bhagat Dhukhi

Cases Age Education

0 0 Graduate

Mishir Kujur Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Nilambar Prakash Bhagat Rs 29,430 ~ 29 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

Placidius Toppo Rs 4,22,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Pradeep Oraon Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Rajneel Tigga

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Saroj Hemrom Rs 17,50,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 Graduate

Shankar Ram Kisan Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 0 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Shivshankar Oraon

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Bhushan Tirki Rs 11,80,298 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Binod Kerketta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Binod Kispotta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Post Graduate

Dhaneshwar Toppo Rs 11,10,514 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Gulab Kujur

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Handu Bhagat Rs 15,40,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Jayram Indwar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Kacha Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 63 5th Pass

Lalit Ekka Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Sudhi Ram Kisan Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Sunil Kerketta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 50 Graduate

Sunil Kullu Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate Professional

Sushila Minz Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Kamlesh Oraon Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Ajit Neelam Kerketta Rs 19,40,412 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Alois Ming Rs 3,600 ~ 3 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Anup Sanjay Toppo Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Asha Josephine Minj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 63 Graduate

Ashok Kumar Bhagat

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Bhushan Tirkey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 39 10th Pass

Brajkishore Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Literate

Chandan Minj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Dheerendra Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Ghanshyam Chandra Pahan

Cases Age Education

1 41 Graduate

Jayram Endwar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Joy Fredric Baxla Rs 5,28,480 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Kacha Bhagat Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 58 5th Pass

Maheshwar Baiga

Cases Age Education

1 45 12th Pass

Manohar Kujur Rs 8,52,704 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Ojha Oraon Rs 18,000 ~ 18 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Salim Toppo Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 40 12th Pass

Shishir Tirkey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Srimanim Belkhas Kujur

Cases Age Education

0 53 Post Graduate

Sudhiram Kisan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 33 12th Pass

Vincent Barla Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

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Bhushan Tirkey Rs 1,14,120 ~ 1 Lacs+

Binay Bhushan Toppo Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Boniface Kujur Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Chander Toppo Rs 0 ~

Chapa Oraon

Dharma Munda Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Kuldeep Minz Rs 0 ~

Maheshwar Baiga Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Mangal Indwar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Mishir Kujur

Nisha Kumari Bhagat Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Pradeep Oraon Rs 0 ~

Rose Madhu Tirkey Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Sudarshan Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Sudhiram Kisan

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Bhushan Tirkey Rs 29,33,459 ~ 29 Lacs+

Bishwanath Oraon Rs 0 ~

Deepak Dhanwar Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Jitu Khadiya Rs 0 ~

Khudi Bhagat Dhukhi

Mishir Kujur Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Nilambar Prakash Bhagat Rs 29,430 ~ 29 Thou+

Placidius Toppo Rs 4,22,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Pradeep Oraon Rs 0 ~

Rajneel Tigga

Saroj Hemrom Rs 17,50,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Shankar Ram Kisan Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Shivshankar Oraon

Bhushan Tirki Rs 11,80,298 ~ 11 Lacs+

Binod Kerketta Rs 0 ~

Binod Kispotta Rs 0 ~

Dhaneshwar Toppo Rs 11,10,514 ~ 11 Lacs+

Gulab Kujur

Handu Bhagat Rs 15,40,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Jayram Indwar Rs 0 ~

Kacha Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Lalit Ekka Rs 0 ~

Sudhi Ram Kisan Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Sunil Kerketta Rs 0 ~

Sunil Kullu Rs 60,000 ~ 60 Thou+

Sushila Minz Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Kamlesh Oraon Rs 0 ~

Ajit Neelam Kerketta Rs 19,40,412 ~ 19 Lacs+

Alois Ming Rs 3,600 ~ 3 Thou+

Anup Sanjay Toppo Rs 0 ~

Asha Josephine Minj Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Bhagat

Bhushan Tirkey Rs 0 ~

Brajkishore Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Chandan Minj Rs 0 ~

Dheerendra Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Ghanshyam Chandra Pahan

Jayram Endwar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Joy Fredric Baxla Rs 5,28,480 ~ 5 Lacs+

Kacha Bhagat Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

Maheshwar Baiga

Manohar Kujur Rs 8,52,704 ~ 8 Lacs+

Ojha Oraon Rs 18,000 ~ 18 Thou+

Salim Toppo Rs 0 ~

Shishir Tirkey Rs 0 ~

Srimanim Belkhas Kujur

Sudhiram Kisan Rs 0 ~

Vincent Barla Rs 0 ~

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