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

Banti Bhangdiya BJP Winner

Jitendra Murlidhar Thombare IND Loser

Kailas Shrihri Borkar IND Loser

Keshav Sitaram Ramteke IND Loser

Manojsingh Gond Madavi IND Loser

Nikesh Pralhad Ramteke Bahujan Republican Socialist Party Loser

Ramesh Baburao Pachare IND Loser

Satish Manohar Warjukar INC Loser

Arvind Atmaram Sandekar Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Chimur Elections 2024 Schedule

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

Nov2024

Nominations start

15 Oct 2024

Nominations end

29 Oct 2024

Last day to withdraw

04 Nov 2024

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2014

Banty Bahngdiya

2019

Bunty Bhangdiya

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Banti Bhangdiya Rs 41,50,55,010 ~ 41 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 42 Graduate

Jitendra Murlidhar Thombare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Kailas Shrihri Borkar Rs 1,37,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Keshav Sitaram Ramteke

Cases Age Education

0 68 Literate

Manojsingh Gond Madavi Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Nikesh Pralhad Ramteke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Ramesh Baburao Pachare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 Others

Satish Manohar Warjukar Rs 9,12,59,189 ~ 9 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate Professional

Arvind Atmaram Sandekar Rs 2,44,55,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bunty Bhangdiya Rs 18,97,19,519 ~ 18 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 37 12th Pass

Arvind Atmaram Sandekar Rs 1,87,46,645 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Dhanraj Raghunath Mungale Rs 88,18,255 ~ 88 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 50 12th Pass

Dr. Ajay Ghanshyamji Pise Rs 24,50,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Doctorate

Haridas Domaji Barekar

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Kailas Shrihari Borkar Rs 2,80,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Prakash Nakkal Nanhe Rs 14,50,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Satish Manohar Warjukar Rs 1,74,10,326 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 49 Graduate Professional

Vanita Jitendra Raut Rs 14,406 ~ 14 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Banty Bahngdiya

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Adv. Govind Baburao Bhendarkar Rs 80,46,091 ~ 80 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

Arvind Aatmaram Sandekar Rs 33,50,000 ~ 33 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 39 12th Pass

Baburao Laxman Dandekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 67 10th Pass

Bansod Devrav Kashinath Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate

Bhaisare Hemant Bhimrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Butke Gajanan Tukaram Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

8 38 12th Pass

Damodar Laxmanrao Kale Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 90 Graduate Professional

Dayaram Shivram Kanake Rs 65,000 ~ 65 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate

Dayaram Urkuda Moon

Cases Age Education

0 62 Literate

Dethe Vinod Laxman Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 8th Pass

Devrao Madhorao Bhure Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 12th Pass

Dinesh Daulatrao Meshram Rs 3,02,500 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate Professional

Donade Vilas Shankar Rs 2,37,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Dr. Avinash Manoharrao Warjukar

Cases Age Education

1 48 Others

Gajabe Rameshkumar Baburaoji Rs 2,49,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

Jitendra Aadakuji Raut Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Kose Dipak Shivram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate

Nannaware Parashuram Warluji Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

Narendra Namdevrao Rajurkar

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Narendrakumar Gulabrao Dadmal Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Others

Patil Lahuji Rajeshwar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate

Prabhakar Krushnaji Satpaise Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Prof. Bhagwan Vithuji Nannaware Rs 20,43,271 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Post Graduate

Prof. Dada Dahikar

Cases Age Education

0 60 Post Graduate

Ramesh Tulshiram Nanne Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate Professional

Warkhade Bhagwan Hansaram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv. Dadmal Prabhakar Mahaguji Rs 2,75,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Barapatre Pramod Nagorao Rs 2,35,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Dandekar Baburao Laxman Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 10th Pass

Divakar G. Pendam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

Hargovind Gangaram Meshram

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

J.T.Lonbale Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Mulewar Ashok Marotrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Qureshi Mohmmad Ikhalak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Ramesh Ganpatrao Madavi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Post Graduate

Sandekar Arvind Atmaram

Cases Age Education

2 33 10th Pass

Sandhyatai Jogeshwar Warjukar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate Professional

Vasantbhau Narayan Warjurkar Rs 1,35,308 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Vijaybhau Hiraman Indurkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Vilasbhau Dange Rs 2,03,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 8th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Banti Bhangdiya Rs 41,50,55,010 ~ 41 Crore+

Jitendra Murlidhar Thombare Rs 0 ~

Kailas Shrihri Borkar Rs 1,37,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Keshav Sitaram Ramteke

Manojsingh Gond Madavi Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Nikesh Pralhad Ramteke Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Baburao Pachare Rs 0 ~

Satish Manohar Warjukar Rs 9,12,59,189 ~ 9 Crore+

Arvind Atmaram Sandekar Rs 2,44,55,000 ~ 2 Crore+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Bunty Bhangdiya Rs 18,97,19,519 ~ 18 Crore+

Arvind Atmaram Sandekar Rs 1,87,46,645 ~ 1 Crore+

Dhanraj Raghunath Mungale Rs 88,18,255 ~ 88 Lacs+

Dr. Ajay Ghanshyamji Pise Rs 24,50,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Haridas Domaji Barekar

Kailas Shrihari Borkar Rs 2,80,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Prakash Nakkal Nanhe Rs 14,50,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Satish Manohar Warjukar Rs 1,74,10,326 ~ 1 Crore+

Vanita Jitendra Raut Rs 14,406 ~ 14 Thou+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Banty Bahngdiya

Adv. Govind Baburao Bhendarkar Rs 80,46,091 ~ 80 Lacs+

Arvind Aatmaram Sandekar Rs 33,50,000 ~ 33 Lacs+

Baburao Laxman Dandekar Rs 0 ~

Bansod Devrav Kashinath Rs 0 ~

Bhaisare Hemant Bhimrao Rs 0 ~

Butke Gajanan Tukaram Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Damodar Laxmanrao Kale Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Dayaram Shivram Kanake Rs 65,000 ~ 65 Thou+

Dayaram Urkuda Moon

Dethe Vinod Laxman Rs 0 ~

Devrao Madhorao Bhure Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dinesh Daulatrao Meshram Rs 3,02,500 ~ 3 Lacs+

Donade Vilas Shankar Rs 2,37,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dr. Avinash Manoharrao Warjukar

Gajabe Rameshkumar Baburaoji Rs 2,49,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Jitendra Aadakuji Raut Rs 0 ~

Kose Dipak Shivram Rs 0 ~

Nannaware Parashuram Warluji Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Narendra Namdevrao Rajurkar

Narendrakumar Gulabrao Dadmal Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Patil Lahuji Rajeshwar Rs 0 ~

Prabhakar Krushnaji Satpaise Rs 0 ~

Prof. Bhagwan Vithuji Nannaware Rs 20,43,271 ~ 20 Lacs+

Prof. Dada Dahikar

Ramesh Tulshiram Nanne Rs 0 ~

Warkhade Bhagwan Hansaram Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Adv. Dadmal Prabhakar Mahaguji Rs 2,75,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Barapatre Pramod Nagorao Rs 2,35,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dandekar Baburao Laxman Rs 0 ~

Divakar G. Pendam Rs 0 ~

Hargovind Gangaram Meshram

J.T.Lonbale Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Mulewar Ashok Marotrao Rs 0 ~

Qureshi Mohmmad Ikhalak Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Ganpatrao Madavi Rs 0 ~

Sandekar Arvind Atmaram

Sandhyatai Jogeshwar Warjukar Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Vasantbhau Narayan Warjurkar Rs 1,35,308 ~ 1 Lacs+

Vijaybhau Hiraman Indurkar Rs 0 ~

Vilasbhau Dange Rs 2,03,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

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