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

Aanand Turi IND Loser

Aquil Akhtar SP Loser

Asraful Shekh IND Loser

Azhar Islam AJSU Party Loser

Dibendu Kumar Mandal Lokhit Adhikar Party Loser

Haji Muhammed Tanweer Alam Ansari All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Loser

Md Asraf Ali Aapki Vikas Party Loser

Md Hanif IND Loser

Md Hanjela Shaikh SDPI Loser

Mukesh Kumar Shukla IND Loser

Nisat Alam INC Winner

Pradip Kumar Rajak IND Loser

Sanjay Kalindi SUCI(C) Loser

Shambhu Nandan Kumar Shiv Sena Loser

Sk Saifuddin CPI(M) Loser

Umar Ansari Navyug Pragatisheel Morcha Loser

Pakur 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

Alamgir Alam

2014

Alamgir Alam

2009

Akil Akhtar

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Aanand Turi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 74 5th Pass

Aquil Akhtar Rs 5,52,300 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Post Graduate

Asraful Shekh Rs 33,48,539 ~ 33 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Azhar Islam Rs 4,10,09,982 ~ 4 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 34 Graduate

Dibendu Kumar Mandal

Cases Age Education

1 58 Graduate Professional

Haji Muhammed Tanweer Alam Ansari Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 51 12th Pass

Md Asraf Ali Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 27 Graduate

Md Hanif Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Md Hanjela Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 47 Post Graduate

Mukesh Kumar Shukla

Cases Age Education

1 51 Graduate

Nisat Alam Rs 38,60,000 ~ 38 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

Pradip Kumar Rajak Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 53 12th Pass

Sanjay Kalindi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Shambhu Nandan Kumar Rs 1,32,062 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 61 12th Pass

Sk Saifuddin

Cases Age Education

0 70 12th Pass

Umar Ansari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Alamgir Alam Rs 39,13,846 ~ 39 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate

Alfred Edward Soren Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Aquil Akhtar Rs 17,34,222 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

Asraful Shekh Rs 18,01,791 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate Professional

Md. Iqbal

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate

Panchanan Thakur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Qamruddin Ansari Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 36 10th Pass

Sakir Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Shyam Chand Mandal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 10th Pass

Surji Devi

Cases Age Education

0 35 8th Pass

Veni Prasad Gupta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 73 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Alamgir Alam Rs 45,64,366 ~ 45 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 60 Graduate

Akhilendra Chandra Pandey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 31 Graduate

Akil Akhtar Rs 79,906 ~ 79 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Post Graduate

Alamgir Alam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Anand Turi

Cases Age Education

0 62 5th Pass

Asmannara Khatun Rs 5,70,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 47 Graduate

Bainzir Hasina Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

Digambar Prasad Saha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

5 50 Graduate

Jamirudin Sekh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Krishna Kant Mandal

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Md. Asraful Shekh Rs 1,89,709 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Panchanan Thakur Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Ranjit Kumar Tiwary Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate

Shambhunandan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 12th Pass

Shyam Chand Mandal

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

AKIL AKHTAR Rs 15,00,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 44 Post Graduate

ALAMGIR ALAM Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate

ANAND TURI Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 5th Pass

BENI PRASAD GUPTA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 53 12th Pass

KIRAN LAL KAPRI

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

MANJULA HANSDA Rs 9,04,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

MD. ASRAFUL SHEIKH Rs 2,92,654 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

MD. MUSLIM HUSSAIN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 65 12th Pass

MD. NASIMUJJAMA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

MD. SABIRUDDIN

Cases Age Education

0 52 Post Graduate

MOHAN MURMU Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 33 8th Pass

SANJEEV KUMAR Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

SHIV CHARAN HANSDA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 8th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Aanand Turi Rs 0 ~

Aquil Akhtar Rs 5,52,300 ~ 5 Lacs+

Asraful Shekh Rs 33,48,539 ~ 33 Lacs+

Azhar Islam Rs 4,10,09,982 ~ 4 Crore+

Dibendu Kumar Mandal

Haji Muhammed Tanweer Alam Ansari Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Md Asraf Ali Rs 0 ~

Md Hanif Rs 0 ~

Md Hanjela Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Mukesh Kumar Shukla

Nisat Alam Rs 38,60,000 ~ 38 Lacs+

Pradip Kumar Rajak Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sanjay Kalindi Rs 0 ~

Shambhu Nandan Kumar Rs 1,32,062 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sk Saifuddin

Umar Ansari Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Alamgir Alam Rs 39,13,846 ~ 39 Lacs+

Alfred Edward Soren Rs 0 ~

Aquil Akhtar Rs 17,34,222 ~ 17 Lacs+

Asraful Shekh Rs 18,01,791 ~ 18 Lacs+

Md. Iqbal

Panchanan Thakur Rs 0 ~

Qamruddin Ansari Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Sakir Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Shyam Chand Mandal Rs 0 ~

Surji Devi

Veni Prasad Gupta Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Alamgir Alam Rs 45,64,366 ~ 45 Lacs+

Akhilendra Chandra Pandey Rs 0 ~

Akil Akhtar Rs 79,906 ~ 79 Thou+

Alamgir Alam Rs 0 ~

Anand Turi

Asmannara Khatun Rs 5,70,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Bainzir Hasina Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Digambar Prasad Saha Rs 0 ~

Jamirudin Sekh Rs 0 ~

Krishna Kant Mandal

Md. Asraful Shekh Rs 1,89,709 ~ 1 Lacs+

Panchanan Thakur Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Ranjit Kumar Tiwary Rs 0 ~

Shambhunandan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Shyam Chand Mandal

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

AKIL AKHTAR Rs 15,00,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

ALAMGIR ALAM Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

ANAND TURI Rs 0 ~

BENI PRASAD GUPTA Rs 0 ~

KIRAN LAL KAPRI

MANJULA HANSDA Rs 9,04,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

MD. ASRAFUL SHEIKH Rs 2,92,654 ~ 2 Lacs+

MD. MUSLIM HUSSAIN Rs 0 ~

MD. NASIMUJJAMA Rs 0 ~

MD. SABIRUDDIN

MOHAN MURMU Rs 0 ~

SANJEEV KUMAR Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

SHIV CHARAN HANSDA Rs 0 ~

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