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

Awale Raju(Baba) Jaywantrao INC Loser

Dalitmitra Dr.Ashokrao Mane(Bapu Jan Surajya Shakti Winner

Dr.Ganesh Vilasrao Waikar Republican Party of India (A) Loser

Karade Dhanaji Lahu IND Loser

Pradeep Bhimsen Kamble IND Loser

Satish Sambhaji Kurane IND Loser

Tukaram Sabaji Kamble IND Loser

Ajit Kumar Devmore IND Loser

Amar Rajaram Shinde BSP Loser

Ashok Tukaram Mane IND Loser

Devendra Nana Mohite IND Loser

Dr.Kranti Dilip Sawant Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Kamble Vaibhav Shankar IND Loser

Pragati Ravindra Chavan IND Loser

Hatkanangle 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

Dr. Sujit Vasantrao Minachekar

2014

Dr. Minchekar Sujitkumar Vasantrao

2019

Raju Jaywantrao Awale

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Awale Raju(Baba) Jaywantrao Rs 5,06,18,517 ~ 5 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Dalitmitra Dr.Ashokrao Mane(Bapu

Cases Age Education

1 70 10th Pass

Dr.Ganesh Vilasrao Waikar Rs 6,20,569 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 32 8th Pass

Karade Dhanaji Lahu

Cases Age Education

0 50 Others

Pradeep Bhimsen Kamble Rs 1,35,450 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

Satish Sambhaji Kurane Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

Tukaram Sabaji Kamble Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate

Ajit Kumar Devmore Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Amar Rajaram Shinde Rs 2,95,800 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

Ashok Tukaram Mane Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 5th Pass

Devendra Nana Mohite Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 72 Graduate Professional

Dr.Kranti Dilip Sawant Rs 6,86,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate Professional

Kamble Vaibhav Shankar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 54 Others

Pragati Ravindra Chavan Rs 76,00,000 ~ 76 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 45 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Raju Jaywantrao Awale Rs 1,49,31,378 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Adv. Tejas Chimaji Pathane Rs 4,15,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

Ashok Kondiram Mane Rs 2,00,21,299 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 65 10th Pass

Awale Shivaji Mahadev Rs 1,69,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 38 Graduate

Chandrashekhar Sadashiv Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 8th Pass

Dr. Prashant Dnyaneshwar Gangawane

Cases Age Education

1 37 Doctorate

Dr.Avinash Jaywant Sawardekar Rs 78,40,000 ~ 78 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate Professional

Kamble Pradip Bhimsen Rs 96,000 ~ 96 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Kiran Sukumar Kambale Rs 5,07,451 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Rahul Uttam Patole Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 27 8th Pass

Raju Dilip Waydande

Cases Age Education

0 27 5th Pass

Raju Kisanrao Awale Rs 9,07,813 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Sagar Namdev Shinde Rs 28,46,000 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 30 10th Pass

Sandip Akaram Dabade Rs 2,40,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 36 10th Pass

Shivaji Parsu Kamble

Cases Age Education

0 45 Others

Sujitkumar Vasantrao Minachekar Rs 97,01,323 ~ 97 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 49 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Minchekar Sujitkumar Vasantrao

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Awale Jaywant Gangaram Rs 51,63,820 ~ 51 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 73 10th Pass

Awale Raju Kisanrao Rs 19,26,276 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 42 Graduate

Bhimrao Urf Bhima Lagmanna Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 50 Graduate

Bhosale Ranjeet Sadanand Rs 9,50,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Ghatge Dattatray Vishnu Rs 15,22,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Kadam Pramod Madhukar Rs 13,59,000 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 46 10th Pass

Kamble Nandkishor Sahdev Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 12th Pass

Kamble Surekha Sunil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Kundan Vasant Waghmare

Cases Age Education

0 35 Post Graduate

Sarjerao Shripati Phule Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Graduate Professional

Shivmurti Ramchandra Pirapgol Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 75 12th Pass

Waghmare Parashram Sangappa Rs 3,33,250 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Sujit Vasantrao Minachekar Rs 8,27,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate Professional

Awale Raju (Baba) Jayawantrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Awale Raju Kisanrao Rs 16,92,198 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 37 Graduate

Ghatage Dattatray Vishnu Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 Post Graduate

Malage Mangalrao Jinnappa

Cases Age Education

0 55 12th Pass

Vikrant Subhash Sonavane Rs 42,96,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 28 Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Awale Raju(Baba) Jaywantrao Rs 5,06,18,517 ~ 5 Crore+

Dalitmitra Dr.Ashokrao Mane(Bapu

Dr.Ganesh Vilasrao Waikar Rs 6,20,569 ~ 6 Lacs+

Karade Dhanaji Lahu

Pradeep Bhimsen Kamble Rs 1,35,450 ~ 1 Lacs+

Satish Sambhaji Kurane Rs 0 ~

Tukaram Sabaji Kamble Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Ajit Kumar Devmore Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Amar Rajaram Shinde Rs 2,95,800 ~ 2 Lacs+

Ashok Tukaram Mane Rs 0 ~

Devendra Nana Mohite Rs 0 ~

Dr.Kranti Dilip Sawant Rs 6,86,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Kamble Vaibhav Shankar Rs 0 ~

Pragati Ravindra Chavan Rs 76,00,000 ~ 76 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Raju Jaywantrao Awale Rs 1,49,31,378 ~ 1 Crore+

Adv. Tejas Chimaji Pathane Rs 4,15,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Ashok Kondiram Mane Rs 2,00,21,299 ~ 2 Crore+

Awale Shivaji Mahadev Rs 1,69,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Chandrashekhar Sadashiv Kamble Rs 0 ~

Dr. Prashant Dnyaneshwar Gangawane

Dr.Avinash Jaywant Sawardekar Rs 78,40,000 ~ 78 Lacs+

Kamble Pradip Bhimsen Rs 96,000 ~ 96 Thou+

Kiran Sukumar Kambale Rs 5,07,451 ~ 5 Lacs+

Rahul Uttam Patole Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Raju Dilip Waydande

Raju Kisanrao Awale Rs 9,07,813 ~ 9 Lacs+

Sagar Namdev Shinde Rs 28,46,000 ~ 28 Lacs+

Sandip Akaram Dabade Rs 2,40,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Shivaji Parsu Kamble

Sujitkumar Vasantrao Minachekar Rs 97,01,323 ~ 97 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Dr. Minchekar Sujitkumar Vasantrao

Awale Jaywant Gangaram Rs 51,63,820 ~ 51 Lacs+

Awale Raju Kisanrao Rs 19,26,276 ~ 19 Lacs+

Bhimrao Urf Bhima Lagmanna Kamble Rs 0 ~

Bhosale Ranjeet Sadanand Rs 9,50,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Ghatge Dattatray Vishnu Rs 15,22,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Kadam Pramod Madhukar Rs 13,59,000 ~ 13 Lacs+

Kamble Nandkishor Sahdev Rs 0 ~

Kamble Surekha Sunil Rs 0 ~

Kundan Vasant Waghmare

Sarjerao Shripati Phule Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Shivmurti Ramchandra Pirapgol Rs 0 ~

Waghmare Parashram Sangappa Rs 3,33,250 ~ 3 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Dr. Sujit Vasantrao Minachekar Rs 8,27,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Awale Raju (Baba) Jayawantrao Rs 0 ~

Awale Raju Kisanrao Rs 16,92,198 ~ 16 Lacs+

Ghatage Dattatray Vishnu Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Malage Mangalrao Jinnappa

Vikrant Subhash Sonavane Rs 42,96,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

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