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.

Latur Lok Sabha Election 2024: Get Latur Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Lakhan Rajaram Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Mukesh Govindrao Ghodake Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Narsingrao Udgirkar Rs 23,85,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 67 Post Graduate

Panchshil Vikram Kamble Rs 4,39,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 42 Graduate Professional

Pankaj Gopalrao Wakharadakar

Cases Age Education

0 33 Post Graduate

Papita Raosaheb Randive Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Pravin Madhav Johare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Shankar Hari Tadakhe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 63 12th Pass

Shrikant Baburao Hoval Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Post Graduate

Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Sudhakar Tukaram Suryawanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

Umesh Ambadas Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 28 Post Graduate

Vikas Kondiba Shinde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Abhang Gangaram Suryawanshi Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Adv. Kasbekar Shridhar Limbaji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 74 Graduate Professional

Adv. Pradip S. Chincholikar Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Alte Vishwanath Mahadev Rs 6,51,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 Post Graduate

Amol Malu Hanmante

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Atithi Khanderao Suryvanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Balaji Sheshrao Bansode Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Balaji Tukaram Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 8th Pass

Bansode Raghunath Waghoji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 57 Graduate

Bharat Hariba Nanaware

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

Bhikaji Gangaram Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 8th Pass

Dattu Sopan Narsinge Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 53 Post Graduate

Deepak Kedar Rs 54,000 ~ 54 Thou+

Cases Age Education

10 39 Graduate

Dr. Kalge Shivaji Bandappa Rs 2,38,91,845 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Kamant Machhindra Gunwantrao

Cases Age Education

0 64 Post Graduate

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare Rs 10,02,50,602 ~ 10 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 57 10th Pass

Arun Ramrao Sontakke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Dattu Prabhakar Karanjikar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Kamant Machindra Gunaji Rs 1,92,68,169 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Post Graduate

Madhukar Sambhaji Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 Graduate

Papita Raosaheb Randive Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Ramesh Nivrati Kambale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 5th Pass

Ramrao Garkar Rs 5,40,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Post Graduate

Rupesh Shamrao Shanke Rs 18,000 ~ 18 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Siddharthkumar Digambarrao Suryawanshi Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Doctorate

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Gaikwad Sunil Baliram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Doctorate

Balaji Dnyanoba Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Post Graduate

Bansode Dattatray Gunderao Rs 7,87,720 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 Post Graduate

Bharat Damodar Londhe Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Bharat Maroti Kadam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Dipratna Prabhakarrao Nilangekar Rs 26,672 ~ 26 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

Gajanan Pandurang Mane Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Illiterate

Gajendra Limbaji Avghade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 12th Pass

Jaripatke Dnyanoba Sopanrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Jogdand Fakira Vaijnath Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Kamble Deepak Arvind Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Kamble Milind Haribhau Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Padmakar Kondiba Ovhal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

Rajkumar Bhimrao Chandanshive Rs 1,20,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Shivkhandeshwar Narayan Dahge Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Suryawansi Sidharth Tukaram Rs 6,27,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Doctorate

Udare Minakshi Mahadev Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

AAWALE JAYWANT GANGARAM Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 68 10th Pass

AAWCHARE VIJAYKUMAR BABRUWAN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Post Graduate

ADV. BABASAHEB SADSHIVRAO GAIKWAD Rs 19,99,642 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate Professional

ARAK ASHOK VIKRAM Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

BABURAO SATYAWAN POTHHARE Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 42 10th Pass

BANSODE RAGHUNATH WAGHOJI Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

GAIKWAD SUNIL BALIRAM Rs 89,010 ~ 89 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

GANNE TUKARAM RAMBHAU Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

KAMBLE BANSILAL RAMCHANDRA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Literate

MANE GAJANAN PANDURANG Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Literate

NILANGAEKAR AVINASH MADHUKARRAO Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

RAMKUMAR RAIWADIKAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

SAHEBRAO HARIBHAU WAGHMARE Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

SANJAY KABIRDAS GAIKWAD Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Not Given

SHRIKANT RAMRAO JEDHE Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

SUSANE ATUL GANGARAM Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

T.M. KAMBLE Rs 7,61,946 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Post Graduate

V.K. ACHARYA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Post Graduate

Latur RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

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Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2019

Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare

2014

Gaikwad Sunil Baliram

2009

Aawale Jaywant Gangaram

Latur TURNOUT IN PAST ELECTIONS

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Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Lakhan Rajaram Kamble Rs 0 ~

Mukesh Govindrao Ghodake Rs 0 ~

Narsingrao Udgirkar Rs 23,85,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Panchshil Vikram Kamble Rs 4,39,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Pankaj Gopalrao Wakharadakar

Papita Raosaheb Randive Rs 0 ~

Pravin Madhav Johare Rs 0 ~

Shankar Hari Tadakhe Rs 0 ~

Shrikant Baburao Hoval Rs 0 ~

Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare

Sudhakar Tukaram Suryawanshi Rs 0 ~

Umesh Ambadas Kamble Rs 0 ~

Vikas Kondiba Shinde Rs 0 ~

Abhang Gangaram Suryawanshi Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Adv. Kasbekar Shridhar Limbaji Rs 0 ~

Adv. Pradip S. Chincholikar Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Alte Vishwanath Mahadev Rs 6,51,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Amol Malu Hanmante

Atithi Khanderao Suryvanshi Rs 0 ~

Balaji Sheshrao Bansode Rs 0 ~

Balaji Tukaram Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Bansode Raghunath Waghoji Rs 0 ~

Bharat Hariba Nanaware

Bhikaji Gangaram Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Dattu Sopan Narsinge Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Deepak Kedar Rs 54,000 ~ 54 Thou+

Dr. Kalge Shivaji Bandappa Rs 2,38,91,845 ~ 2 Crore+

Kamant Machhindra Gunwantrao

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare Rs 10,02,50,602 ~ 10 Crore+

Arun Ramrao Sontakke Rs 0 ~

Dattu Prabhakar Karanjikar Rs 0 ~

Kamant Machindra Gunaji Rs 1,92,68,169 ~ 1 Crore+

Madhukar Sambhaji Kamble Rs 0 ~

Papita Raosaheb Randive Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Ramesh Nivrati Kambale Rs 0 ~

Ramrao Garkar Rs 5,40,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Rupesh Shamrao Shanke Rs 18,000 ~ 18 Thou+

Siddharthkumar Digambarrao Suryawanshi Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Gaikwad Sunil Baliram Rs 0 ~

Balaji Dnyanoba Kamble Rs 0 ~

Bansode Dattatray Gunderao Rs 7,87,720 ~ 7 Lacs+

Bharat Damodar Londhe Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Bharat Maroti Kadam Rs 0 ~

Dipratna Prabhakarrao Nilangekar Rs 26,672 ~ 26 Thou+

Gajanan Pandurang Mane Rs 0 ~

Gajendra Limbaji Avghade Rs 0 ~

Jaripatke Dnyanoba Sopanrao Rs 0 ~

Jogdand Fakira Vaijnath Rs 0 ~

Kamble Deepak Arvind Rs 0 ~

Kamble Milind Haribhau Rs 0 ~

Padmakar Kondiba Ovhal Rs 0 ~

Rajkumar Bhimrao Chandanshive Rs 1,20,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Shivkhandeshwar Narayan Dahge Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Suryawansi Sidharth Tukaram Rs 6,27,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Udare Minakshi Mahadev Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Latur CANDIDATE LIST 2009

AAWALE JAYWANT GANGARAM Rs 0 ~

AAWCHARE VIJAYKUMAR BABRUWAN Rs 0 ~

ADV. BABASAHEB SADSHIVRAO GAIKWAD Rs 19,99,642 ~ 19 Lacs+

ARAK ASHOK VIKRAM Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

BABURAO SATYAWAN POTHHARE Rs 6,50,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

BANSODE RAGHUNATH WAGHOJI Rs 0 ~

GAIKWAD SUNIL BALIRAM Rs 89,010 ~ 89 Thou+

GANNE TUKARAM RAMBHAU Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

KAMBLE BANSILAL RAMCHANDRA Rs 0 ~

MANE GAJANAN PANDURANG Rs 0 ~

NILANGAEKAR AVINASH MADHUKARRAO Rs 0 ~

RAMKUMAR RAIWADIKAR Rs 0 ~

SAHEBRAO HARIBHAU WAGHMARE Rs 0 ~

SANJAY KABIRDAS GAIKWAD Rs 0 ~

SHRIKANT RAMRAO JEDHE Rs 0 ~

SUSANE ATUL GANGARAM Rs 0 ~

T.M. KAMBLE Rs 7,61,946 ~ 7 Lacs+

V.K. ACHARYA Rs 0 ~