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

Adv. Advait Dewdatta Gawde IND Loser

Adv. Mitesh Varshney Rashtriya Swarajya Sena Loser

Amol Dashrath Sawant BSP Loser

Bharat Arjanbhai Bhuva Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party Loser

Chandan Chaturvedi Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Sena Loser

Mrs. Chhaya Tiwari Janata Congress Loser

Samir Kamalakar Desai Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Loser

Santosh Manik Rayban Aapki Apni Party (Peoples) Loser

Shri Virendra Vijay Jadhav MNS Loser

Sudhir Shankar Hole IND Loser

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur BJP Winner

Goregaon 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

2009

Subhash Rajaram Desai

2014

Smt.vidya Thakur

2019

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv. Advait Dewdatta Gawde Rs 3,41,130 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate Professional

Adv. Mitesh Varshney Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Post Graduate

Amol Dashrath Sawant Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Bharat Arjanbhai Bhuva Rs 19,20,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Chandan Chaturvedi

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Mrs. Chhaya Tiwari Rs 66,00,000 ~ 66 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

Samir Kamalakar Desai Rs 12,71,34,570 ~ 12 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Santosh Manik Rayban Rs 3,85,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Shri Virendra Vijay Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 49 12th Pass

Sudhir Shankar Hole

Cases Age Education

0 28 Others

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur Rs 7,85,38,136 ~ 7 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 63 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur Rs 4,43,89,717 ~ 4 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 58 8th Pass

Adv. Mitesh Varshney Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 28 Post Graduate

Ajay Kailashnath Dubey Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

Amol Dasharath Sawant Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Bhonsle Mahendra Malusare Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Others

Mohite Yuvraj Ganesh

Cases Age Education

0 53 Post Graduate

Noshad Yakub Shikalgar Rs 1,04,44,702 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Post Graduate

Purushottam Manubhai Patel Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 72 Graduate

Virendra Jadhav Rs 39,78,638 ~ 39 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 44 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Smt.vidya Thakur Rs 2,66,79,680 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

Akil Ahmed Ali Sayed Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 46 5th Pass

Anant Vitthal Jadhav Rs 5,09,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Avisha Kulkarni Gopalkrishnan Rs 42,50,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 51 Doctorate

Dipti Ashok Walawalkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Ganesh Mhasnaji Kamble

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Masooq Iliyas Siddiqui Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Rajesh Phoochand Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Rao Shashank Sharad Rs 20,37,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Ratnaparkhe Manohar Ambada Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Sameer Ali Antulay

Cases Age Education

1 37 12th Pass

Sharad Keshav Sawant Rs 23,02,456 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Subhash Rajaram Desai Rs 6,32,595 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

12 72 10th Pass

Vinod Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Virendra Kumar Yadav

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Yogesh Pandurang Kupekar Rs 31,50,000 ~ 31 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Subhash Rajaram Desai Rs 10,38,733 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

8 68 10th Pass

Babar Laxman Parasu Rs 62,000 ~ 62 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

Deepak Ghamare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 49 Graduate

Jayant R. Zaveri Rs 20,25,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Mohd. Zafar Nassem Ahmed Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Rajesh Munnalal Gupta

Cases Age Education

0 31 5th Pass

Sasidharan K. Nair Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Sharad Jaganath Rao Rs 2,05,05,133 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

6 68 10th Pass

Uday Chandrakant Mashelkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Post Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Adv. Advait Dewdatta Gawde Rs 3,41,130 ~ 3 Lacs+

Adv. Mitesh Varshney Rs 0 ~

Amol Dashrath Sawant Rs 0 ~

Bharat Arjanbhai Bhuva Rs 19,20,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

Chandan Chaturvedi

Mrs. Chhaya Tiwari Rs 66,00,000 ~ 66 Lacs+

Samir Kamalakar Desai Rs 12,71,34,570 ~ 12 Crore+

Santosh Manik Rayban Rs 3,85,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Shri Virendra Vijay Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Sudhir Shankar Hole

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur Rs 7,85,38,136 ~ 7 Crore+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur Rs 4,43,89,717 ~ 4 Crore+

Adv. Mitesh Varshney Rs 0 ~

Ajay Kailashnath Dubey Rs 0 ~

Amol Dasharath Sawant Rs 0 ~

Bhonsle Mahendra Malusare Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Mohite Yuvraj Ganesh

Noshad Yakub Shikalgar Rs 1,04,44,702 ~ 1 Crore+

Purushottam Manubhai Patel Rs 0 ~

Virendra Jadhav Rs 39,78,638 ~ 39 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Smt.vidya Thakur Rs 2,66,79,680 ~ 2 Crore+

Akil Ahmed Ali Sayed Rs 0 ~

Anant Vitthal Jadhav Rs 5,09,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Avisha Kulkarni Gopalkrishnan Rs 42,50,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Dipti Ashok Walawalkar Rs 0 ~

Ganesh Mhasnaji Kamble

Masooq Iliyas Siddiqui Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Phoochand Tiwari Rs 0 ~

Rao Shashank Sharad Rs 20,37,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Ratnaparkhe Manohar Ambada Rs 0 ~

Sameer Ali Antulay

Sharad Keshav Sawant Rs 23,02,456 ~ 23 Lacs+

Subhash Rajaram Desai Rs 6,32,595 ~ 6 Lacs+

Vinod Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Virendra Kumar Yadav

Yogesh Pandurang Kupekar Rs 31,50,000 ~ 31 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Subhash Rajaram Desai Rs 10,38,733 ~ 10 Lacs+

Babar Laxman Parasu Rs 62,000 ~ 62 Thou+

Deepak Ghamare Rs 0 ~

Jayant R. Zaveri Rs 20,25,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Mohd. Zafar Nassem Ahmed Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Munnalal Gupta

Sasidharan K. Nair Rs 0 ~

Sharad Jaganath Rao Rs 2,05,05,133 ~ 2 Crore+

Uday Chandrakant Mashelkar Rs 0 ~

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