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

Ajit Ku Ravi Right to Recall Party Loser

Anil Kumar Paswan Jharkhand Party Loser

Ashok Kumar Nag IND Loser

Deepshikha Kumari IND Loser

Dr. Jitu Charan Ram BJP Loser

Madhusudan Kumar Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Mukul Nayak Lokhit Adhikar Party Loser

Phuleshwar Baitha Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Loser

Rajan Nayak Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Santosh Kumar Rajak CPI Loser

Seema Ray IND Loser

Surendra Mirdha Alias Suren Kumar Kalindi SP Loser

Suresh Kumar Baitha INC Winner

Kanke 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

Sammari Lal

2014

Dr. Jitu Charan Ram

2009

Ramchandra Baitha

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajit Ku Ravi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Post Graduate

Anil Kumar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Ashok Kumar Nag Rs 19,22,514 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Doctorate

Deepshikha Kumari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Dr. Jitu Charan Ram

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Madhusudan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 Post Graduate

Mukul Nayak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Literate

Phuleshwar Baitha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Post Graduate

Rajan Nayak Rs 2,45,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

Santosh Kumar Rajak

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Seema Ray Rs 19,56,415 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

Surendra Mirdha Alias Suren Kumar Kalindi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Suresh Kumar Baitha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 49 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sammari Lal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Post Graduate

Arti Kumari Nayak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Ashish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 10th Pass

Ashok Kumar Nag Rs 25,05,300 ~ 25 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 44 Doctorate

Avadhesh Baitha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Kamlesh Ram

Cases Age Education

11 32 Post Graduate

Rajan Nayak Rs 7,04,647 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Ramjeet Ganjhu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 31 10th Pass

Santosh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Shankar Prasad

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Surendra Mirdha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Suresh Kumar Baitha Rs 7,42,135 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 44 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Jitu Charan Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate Professional

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Post Graduate

Ashok Kumar Nag Rs 4,98,899 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 Doctorate

Avadhesh Baitha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Bajrang Baitha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Chandra Rashmi

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Dhanraj Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Kamlesh Ram Rs 2,45,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 29 Post Graduate

Niranjan Kalindi Rs 15,50,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 53 Literate

Rajesh Rajak

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Ranjeet Bauri Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Subedar Ram Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 63 10th Pass

Suresh Kumar Baitha Rs 13,98,995 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 39 Post Graduate

Vijay Ram Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ramchandra Baitha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Ajay Rajak Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Shanti Devi Rs 4,28,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 53 Doctorate

Arjun Kumar Ram Rs 75,874 ~ 75 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Post Graduate

Khuda Ram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 12th Pass

Lal Babu Rajak

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Nageshwar Choudhary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Nandlal Nayak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Nirasho Kumari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Pratima Kumari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Raj Kishor Ravi

Cases Age Education

0 26 8th Pass

Ram Narain Rama Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 12th Pass

Ramjit Ganjhu Rs 5,57,164 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 8th Pass

Ratiya Ganjhu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Samri Lal

Cases Age Education

0 46 Post Graduate

Shiv Tahal Nayak Rs 1,61,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 8th Pass

Suresh Baitha Rs 5,32,047 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 35 Post Graduate

Vijay Kr. Rajak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Vijay Ram Rs 48,005 ~ 48 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Vijay Shankar Nayak

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ajit Ku Ravi Rs 0 ~

Anil Kumar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Nag Rs 19,22,514 ~ 19 Lacs+

Deepshikha Kumari Rs 0 ~

Dr. Jitu Charan Ram

Madhusudan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Mukul Nayak Rs 0 ~

Phuleshwar Baitha Rs 0 ~

Rajan Nayak Rs 2,45,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Santosh Kumar Rajak

Seema Ray Rs 19,56,415 ~ 19 Lacs+

Surendra Mirdha Alias Suren Kumar Kalindi Rs 0 ~

Suresh Kumar Baitha Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Sammari Lal Rs 0 ~

Arti Kumari Nayak Rs 0 ~

Ashish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Nag Rs 25,05,300 ~ 25 Lacs+

Avadhesh Baitha Rs 0 ~

Kamlesh Ram

Rajan Nayak Rs 7,04,647 ~ 7 Lacs+

Ramjeet Ganjhu Rs 0 ~

Santosh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Shankar Prasad

Surendra Mirdha Rs 0 ~

Suresh Kumar Baitha Rs 7,42,135 ~ 7 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Dr. Jitu Charan Ram Rs 0 ~

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Nag Rs 4,98,899 ~ 4 Lacs+

Avadhesh Baitha Rs 0 ~

Bajrang Baitha Rs 0 ~

Chandra Rashmi

Dhanraj Kumar Rs 0 ~

Kamlesh Ram Rs 2,45,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Niranjan Kalindi Rs 15,50,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Rajesh Rajak

Ranjeet Bauri Rs 0 ~

Subedar Ram Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Suresh Kumar Baitha Rs 13,98,995 ~ 13 Lacs+

Vijay Ram Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Ramchandra Baitha Rs 0 ~

Ajay Rajak Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Shanti Devi Rs 4,28,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Arjun Kumar Ram Rs 75,874 ~ 75 Thou+

Khuda Ram Rs 0 ~

Lal Babu Rajak

Nageshwar Choudhary Rs 0 ~

Nandlal Nayak Rs 0 ~

Nirasho Kumari Rs 0 ~

Pratima Kumari Rs 0 ~

Raj Kishor Ravi

Ram Narain Rama Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Ramjit Ganjhu Rs 5,57,164 ~ 5 Lacs+

Ratiya Ganjhu Rs 0 ~

Samri Lal

Shiv Tahal Nayak Rs 1,61,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Suresh Baitha Rs 5,32,047 ~ 5 Lacs+

Vijay Kr. Rajak Rs 0 ~

Vijay Ram Rs 48,005 ~ 48 Thou+

Vijay Shankar Nayak

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