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

Avinash Madhukarrao Ingale Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Bhimrao Santosh Sirsat IND Loser

Bimod Vitthal Mudhane IND Loser

Dinesh Prakash Sukode IND Loser

Ejaz Nawaj Khan IND Loser

Jagdish Kashiram Rathod IND Loser

Najukrao Udebhanji Dhande Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Pramod Shankar Raut Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Shiv Sena Winner

Sandeep Hanumantrao Shinde IND Loser

Sandip Anantrao Devkate BSP Loser

Thakare Manikrao Govindrao INC Loser

Vivek Babarao Thakare Prahar Janshakti Party Loser

Digras Elections 2024 Schedule

Polling

Nov 2024

Result

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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

2009

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand

2014

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand

2019

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Avinash Madhukarrao Ingale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Bhimrao Santosh Sirsat Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

Bimod Vitthal Mudhane Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Dinesh Prakash Sukode Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Others

Ejaz Nawaj Khan

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Jagdish Kashiram Rathod Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Najukrao Udebhanji Dhande Rs 50,00,000 ~ 50 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 67 Post Graduate

Pramod Shankar Raut Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Rs 24,38,76,524 ~ 24 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 52 Graduate Professional

Sandeep Hanumantrao Shinde

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Sandip Anantrao Devkate Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Thakare Manikrao Govindrao Rs 20,82,319 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 70 12th Pass

Vivek Babarao Thakare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Rs 2,15,97,242 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 48 Graduate Professional

Adv. Shehjad Samiulla Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate Professional

Ashish Manoharrao Deshmukh Rs 1,60,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Bhimrao Keshravrao Patil Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 73 10th Pass

Bimod Vitthal Mudhane Rs 1,40,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Deshmukh Sanjay Uttamrao

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Devrao Ramnath Masal Rs 23,80,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 10th Pass

Ejaj Navaj Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 8th Pass

Nandkishor Narayan Thakare (Nandubhau Thakare) Rs 25,40,000 ~ 25 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Tarik Sahir Lokhandwala

Cases Age Education

1 42 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand

Cases Age Education

20 43 Graduate Professional

Ajay Dube Rs 2,40,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 53 Post Graduate

Ashwin Ramesh Ingale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Athavale Sadanand Pralhad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 Graduate

Bhajgavre Purushottam Domaji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 12th Pass

Devanand Narsing Pawar

Cases Age Education

4 41 Graduate

Digambar Marotrao Raut Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 8th Pass

Lolge Usha Madhavrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Mirza Munaf Beg Rs 70,000 ~ 70 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Prakash Raghunath Raut Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Vasant Vishvasrao Ghuikhedkar Rs 66,46,601 ~ 66 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 51 Post Graduate

Vinay Pralhadarao Borkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

Vinayak Govindrao Bhoyar Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Rs 2,63,877 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

21 38 Graduate

Alam Khan Haji Miya Khan Pathan Rs 33,100 ~ 33 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Literate

Arvind Devidas Shere Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Athawale Sadanand Pralhadrao Rs 5,260 ~ 5 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Deshmukh Sanjay Uttamrao Rs 29,09,280 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 41 Graduate

Gyasoddin Bahoudin Bailim

Cases Age Education

0 57 Literate

Jadhao Madhao Bhoju Rs 41,00,000 ~ 41 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Others

Khwaja Baig Rs 4,67,496 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Mohan Govindrao Bhoyar Rs 6,83,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Pardhi Maroti Narayanrao Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 12th Pass

Purushottam Domaji Bhajgaware

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Rathod Dulsing Kisan Rs 24,000 ~ 24 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 57 10th Pass

Sanjay Sadashiv Rathod Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Shere Motilal Ramji Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 61 10th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Avinash Madhukarrao Ingale Rs 0 ~

Bhimrao Santosh Sirsat Rs 1,10,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bimod Vitthal Mudhane Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Dinesh Prakash Sukode Rs 0 ~

Ejaz Nawaj Khan

Jagdish Kashiram Rathod Rs 0 ~

Najukrao Udebhanji Dhande Rs 50,00,000 ~ 50 Lacs+

Pramod Shankar Raut Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Rs 24,38,76,524 ~ 24 Crore+

Sandeep Hanumantrao Shinde

Sandip Anantrao Devkate Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Thakare Manikrao Govindrao Rs 20,82,319 ~ 20 Lacs+

Vivek Babarao Thakare Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Rs 2,15,97,242 ~ 2 Crore+

Adv. Shehjad Samiulla Khan Rs 0 ~

Ashish Manoharrao Deshmukh Rs 1,60,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bhimrao Keshravrao Patil Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bimod Vitthal Mudhane Rs 1,40,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Deshmukh Sanjay Uttamrao

Devrao Ramnath Masal Rs 23,80,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Ejaj Navaj Khan Rs 0 ~

Nandkishor Narayan Thakare (Nandubhau Thakare) Rs 25,40,000 ~ 25 Lacs+

Tarik Sahir Lokhandwala

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand

Ajay Dube Rs 2,40,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Ashwin Ramesh Ingale Rs 0 ~

Athavale Sadanand Pralhad Rs 0 ~

Bhajgavre Purushottam Domaji Rs 0 ~

Devanand Narsing Pawar

Digambar Marotrao Raut Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Lolge Usha Madhavrao Rs 0 ~

Mirza Munaf Beg Rs 70,000 ~ 70 Thou+

Prakash Raghunath Raut Rs 0 ~

Vasant Vishvasrao Ghuikhedkar Rs 66,46,601 ~ 66 Lacs+

Vinay Pralhadarao Borkar Rs 0 ~

Vinayak Govindrao Bhoyar Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Rathod Sanjay Dulichand Rs 2,63,877 ~ 2 Lacs+

Alam Khan Haji Miya Khan Pathan Rs 33,100 ~ 33 Thou+

Arvind Devidas Shere Rs 0 ~

Athawale Sadanand Pralhadrao Rs 5,260 ~ 5 Thou+

Deshmukh Sanjay Uttamrao Rs 29,09,280 ~ 29 Lacs+

Gyasoddin Bahoudin Bailim

Jadhao Madhao Bhoju Rs 41,00,000 ~ 41 Lacs+

Khwaja Baig Rs 4,67,496 ~ 4 Lacs+

Mohan Govindrao Bhoyar Rs 6,83,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Pardhi Maroti Narayanrao Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Purushottam Domaji Bhajgaware

Rathod Dulsing Kisan Rs 24,000 ~ 24 Thou+

Sanjay Sadashiv Rathod Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Shere Motilal Ramji Rs 80,000 ~ 80 Thou+

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