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

Ahmad Hussain Jharkhand Peoples Party Loser

Akbar Ansari IND Loser

Arif Ansari BSP Loser

Baleshwar Mandal NCP Loser

Irfan Ansari INC Winner

Kuldip Yadav Hindustan Peoples Party (Democratic) Loser

Lakhan Lal Mandal CPI(M) Loser

Mukesh Murmu IND Loser

Riyaz Ahmad IND Loser

Satrughan Pandit IND Loser

Sita Murmu BJP Loser

Sujit Das IND Loser

Tarun Ku. Gupta Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Loser

Jamtara Elections 2024 Schedule

Phase 1 Phase 2

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

Nov2024

Nominations start

15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

29 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

01 Nov 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Irfan Ansari

2014

Irfan Ansari

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ahmad Hussain Rs 8,78,609 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Akbar Ansari Rs 8,04,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 28 12th Pass

Arif Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 12th Pass

Baleshwar Mandal Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Irfan Ansari

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Kuldip Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Graduate

Lakhan Lal Mandal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 12th Pass

Mukesh Murmu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Riyaz Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Literate

Satrughan Pandit

Cases Age Education

0 52 12th Pass

Sita Murmu Rs 4,83,334 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 50 12th Pass

Sujit Das Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

Tarun Ku. Gupta Rs 26,92,752 ~ 26 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 57 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Irfan Ansari Rs 34,93,231 ~ 34 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 44 Post Graduate

Abdul Mannan Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Post Graduate

Arif Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Baleshwar Mandal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Birendra Mandal Rs 1,12,56,994 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

6 44 12th Pass

Chameli Devi

Cases Age Education

0 54 5th Pass

Ehtesamul Mirza Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 40 Literate

Jivlal Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Literate

Md Mustak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Md. Anwar Ansari

Cases Age Education

3 32 12th Pass

Sanjay Pahan Rs 19,30,888 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Sunita Hansda Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Tarun Kumar Gupta Rs 13,10,361 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 52 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Irfan Ansari Rs 40,93,437 ~ 40 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 41 Post Graduate

Anand Lal Marandi Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Birendra Mandal Rs 15,76,736 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 39 12th Pass

Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya Rs 7,75,827 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 52 10th Pass

Kamal Yadav

Cases Age Education

1 42 5th Pass

Manbharan Pandit Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Md. Mushtak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Md. Riazul Haque Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 44 Graduate

Munna Mistry Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 34 8th Pass

Nandgopal Singh

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Nazrul Alam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Rakesh Kumar Lal Rs 23,32,381 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Sukhdev Rai Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

ANWAR HUSSEN Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

ARUN MANDAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 48 12th Pass

BABY SARKAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

BUDDHA DEB MARANDI Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

FURKAN ANSARI

Cases Age Education

3 61 Graduate

JAGANNATH PANDIT Rs 100 ~ 1 Hund+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

JASIMUDDIN KHAN Rs 55,634 ~ 55 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 40 Post Graduate

LAKHINDAR MURMU Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 8th Pass

MOHAN LAL MANDAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Post Graduate

PRANAB KUMAR MONDAL

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

RIYAZ AHMD Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Literate

SARYU PD. MANDAL Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 12th Pass

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ahmad Hussain Rs 8,78,609 ~ 8 Lacs+

Akbar Ansari Rs 8,04,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Arif Ansari Rs 0 ~

Baleshwar Mandal Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Irfan Ansari

Kuldip Yadav Rs 0 ~

Lakhan Lal Mandal Rs 0 ~

Mukesh Murmu Rs 0 ~

Riyaz Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Satrughan Pandit

Sita Murmu Rs 4,83,334 ~ 4 Lacs+

Sujit Das Rs 0 ~

Tarun Ku. Gupta Rs 26,92,752 ~ 26 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Irfan Ansari Rs 34,93,231 ~ 34 Lacs+

Abdul Mannan Ansari Rs 0 ~

Arif Ansari Rs 0 ~

Baleshwar Mandal Rs 0 ~

Birendra Mandal Rs 1,12,56,994 ~ 1 Crore+

Chameli Devi

Ehtesamul Mirza Rs 0 ~

Jivlal Marandi Rs 0 ~

Md Mustak Rs 0 ~

Md. Anwar Ansari

Sanjay Pahan Rs 19,30,888 ~ 19 Lacs+

Sunita Hansda Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Tarun Kumar Gupta Rs 13,10,361 ~ 13 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Irfan Ansari Rs 40,93,437 ~ 40 Lacs+

Anand Lal Marandi Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Birendra Mandal Rs 15,76,736 ~ 15 Lacs+

Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya Rs 7,75,827 ~ 7 Lacs+

Kamal Yadav

Manbharan Pandit Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Md. Mushtak Rs 0 ~

Md. Riazul Haque Rs 0 ~

Munna Mistry Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Nandgopal Singh

Nazrul Alam Rs 0 ~

Rakesh Kumar Lal Rs 23,32,381 ~ 23 Lacs+

Sukhdev Rai Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

ANWAR HUSSEN Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

ARUN MANDAL Rs 0 ~

BABY SARKAR Rs 0 ~

BUDDHA DEB MARANDI Rs 0 ~

FURKAN ANSARI

JAGANNATH PANDIT Rs 100 ~ 1 Hund+

JASIMUDDIN KHAN Rs 55,634 ~ 55 Thou+

LAKHINDAR MURMU Rs 0 ~

MOHAN LAL MANDAL Rs 0 ~

PRANAB KUMAR MONDAL

RIYAZ AHMD Rs 0 ~

SARYU PD. MANDAL Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

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