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

Budhan Marandi IND Loser

Daud Marandi SP Loser

Elian Hansdak Jharkhand Peoples Party Loser

Elias Hembrom IND Loser

Elias Kisku IND Loser

Gabriel Hembrom IND Loser

Gangaram Kisku IND Loser

Gopin Soren CPI(M) Loser

Kameshwar Hansda Ambedkarite Party of India Loser

Madan Murmu IND Loser

Mistry Soren Bhartiya Azad Sena Loser

Navneet Anthony Hembrom BJP Loser

Rephaeel Murmu IND Loser

Stefan Marandi IND Loser

Stephen Marandi JMM Winner

Maheshpur 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

Stephen Marandi

2014

Stephen Marandi

2009

Mistri Soren

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Budhan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Daud Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 43 12th Pass

Elian Hansdak Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 65 Graduate Professional

Elias Hembrom Rs 32,000 ~ 32 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Elias Kisku

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Gabriel Hembrom Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 Post Graduate

Gangaram Kisku Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Gopin Soren Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

Kameshwar Hansda Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Madan Murmu

Cases Age Education

0 64 Post Graduate

Mistry Soren Rs 11,46,980 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate Professional

Navneet Anthony Hembrom Rs 4,64,153 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Rephaeel Murmu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Stefan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Post Graduate

Stephen Marandi

Cases Age Education

1 71 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Stephen Marandi Rs 36,60,989 ~ 36 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 66 Post Graduate

Elias Kisku Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Gopin Soren Rs 18,000 ~ 18 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate

Jantu Soren Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Mistry Soren Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 50 Graduate Professional

Origanesh Hembrom

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Saiman Murmu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Saul Hansda Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Shankar Pahariya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 8th Pass

Shivdhan Hembrom Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 63 Post Graduate

Stefan Marandi

Cases Age Education

0 43 Post Graduate

Suphal Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Stephen Marandi Rs 65,00,000 ~ 65 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 61 Post Graduate

Daud Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 33 12th Pass

Devidhan Tudu Rs 45,000 ~ 45 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Devilal Murmu Rs 21,60,000 ~ 21 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Dijen Hembrom Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 8th Pass

Gamelina Soren

Cases Age Education

1 30 Post Graduate

Haridas Murmu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Kalidas Tudu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 5th Pass

Mistri Soren Rs 9,81,910 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 45 Graduate Professional

Ramen Murmu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Samuel Tudu

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Stefan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Mistri Soren Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate Professional

Ameliya Hansda Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 8th Pass

Anthoni Utpal Marandi Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Daud Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Not Given

Devidhan Tudu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Durga Marandi

Cases Age Education

2 47 Graduate

Gopin Soren Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Mekael Hembrom Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Pramodini Hembrom Rs 5,10,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate

Saiman Murmu

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Samson Hansda Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Stefan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Subasten Kisku Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Budhan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Daud Marandi Rs 0 ~

Elian Hansdak Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Elias Hembrom Rs 32,000 ~ 32 Thou+

Elias Kisku

Gabriel Hembrom Rs 0 ~

Gangaram Kisku Rs 0 ~

Gopin Soren Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Kameshwar Hansda Rs 0 ~

Madan Murmu

Mistry Soren Rs 11,46,980 ~ 11 Lacs+

Navneet Anthony Hembrom Rs 4,64,153 ~ 4 Lacs+

Rephaeel Murmu Rs 0 ~

Stefan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Stephen Marandi

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Stephen Marandi Rs 36,60,989 ~ 36 Lacs+

Elias Kisku Rs 0 ~

Gopin Soren Rs 18,000 ~ 18 Thou+

Jantu Soren Rs 0 ~

Mistry Soren Rs 0 ~

Origanesh Hembrom

Saiman Murmu Rs 0 ~

Saul Hansda Rs 0 ~

Shankar Pahariya Rs 0 ~

Shivdhan Hembrom Rs 0 ~

Stefan Marandi

Suphal Marandi Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Stephen Marandi Rs 65,00,000 ~ 65 Lacs+

Daud Marandi Rs 0 ~

Devidhan Tudu Rs 45,000 ~ 45 Thou+

Devilal Murmu Rs 21,60,000 ~ 21 Lacs+

Dijen Hembrom Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Gamelina Soren

Haridas Murmu Rs 0 ~

Kalidas Tudu Rs 0 ~

Mistri Soren Rs 9,81,910 ~ 9 Lacs+

Ramen Murmu Rs 0 ~

Samuel Tudu

Stefan Marandi Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Mistri Soren Rs 0 ~

Ameliya Hansda Rs 0 ~

Anthoni Utpal Marandi Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Daud Marandi Rs 0 ~

Devidhan Tudu Rs 0 ~

Durga Marandi

Gopin Soren Rs 0 ~

Mekael Hembrom Rs 0 ~

Pramodini Hembrom Rs 5,10,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Saiman Murmu

Samson Hansda Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Stefan Marandi Rs 0 ~

Subasten Kisku Rs 0 ~

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