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

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale NCP Winner

Chandrahans Annasaheb Autade IND Loser

Dilip Bhausaheb Gaikwad IND Loser

Mehbubkha Ahamadkha Pathan BSP Loser

Varpe Sandeep Gorakshanath NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar Loser

Vijay Sudhakar Jadhav IND Loser

Vishwanath Pandurang Wagh IND Loser

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao Baliraja Party Loser

Sanjay Babutai Bhaskarrao Kale IND Loser

Shakil Babubhai Chopdar Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Kopargaon 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

Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao

2019

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale Rs 2,00,00,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 39 Post Graduate

Chandrahans Annasaheb Autade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Graduate

Dilip Bhausaheb Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 12th Pass

Mehbubkha Ahamadkha Pathan

Cases Age Education

0 59 5th Pass

Varpe Sandeep Gorakshanath Rs 71,02,345 ~ 71 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 53 Graduate Professional

Vijay Sudhakar Jadhav Rs 11,30,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 57 8th Pass

Vishwanath Pandurang Wagh

Cases Age Education

2 41 8th Pass

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao Rs 4,46,025 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Sanjay Babutai Bhaskarrao Kale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

Shakil Babubhai Chopdar Rs 3,24,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale Rs 88,88,950 ~ 88 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 34 Post Graduate

Ahire Magan Pandurang Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 72 10th Pass

Ashok Vijay Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Kale Ashok Namdev Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Literate

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Kolhe Shital Digambar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada Rs 12,96,428 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Madhav Sakharam Tribhuvan Rs 96,000 ~ 96 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 60 8th Pass

Rajesh Namdeorao Parjane Rs 19,70,908 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Rajesh Sakhahari Parjane

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Salunke Dipak Ganpatrao Rs 11,82,064 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 8th Pass

Shah Alim Chhotu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 49 Literate

Ukirde Sudam Pandharinath Rs 6,25,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 67 Graduate Professional

Vahadne Vijay Suryabhan Rs 16,87,871 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale Rs 5,21,250 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate Professional

Ashok Vijay Gaikwad Rs 16,00,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 8th Pass

Autade Nitin Bhanudas Rs 78,24,683 ~ 78 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 49 Others

Balkrushna Tukaram Dikshit Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 Not Given

Bipin Chhaburao Kolhe

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Dwarkanath Macchindra Pandore Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Kale Ashok Chandrabhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao Rs 32,525 ~ 32 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

Sanjay Shivaji Mandlik Rs 1,75,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 37 Graduate Professional

Sapkal Mohan Bhausaheb

Cases Age Education

0 25 Not Given

Shah Alim Chhotu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Literate

Sharad Laxman Londhe Rs 1,51,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Tribhuvan Madhav Sakharam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 8th Pass

Vishwnath Pandurang Wagh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao Rs 51,49,142 ~ 51 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 Post Graduate

Avare Sanjay Bhaskar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 Graduate

Damale Babasaheb Gangadhar Rs 84,38,021 ~ 84 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

8 40 12th Pass

Gunjal Prabhakar Bhaupatil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Jadhav Balasaheb Karbhari

Cases Age Education

1 45 12th Pass

Kacharu Nagu Waghmare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Graduate Professional

Kale Ashok Chandrabhan Rs 3,60,407 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 56 Post Graduate

Kale Ashok Suryabhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Literate

Kolhe Bipin Chhaburao

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Nanda Balu Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 5th Pass

Seni Sunil Babulal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 5th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale Rs 2,00,00,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Chandrahans Annasaheb Autade Rs 0 ~

Dilip Bhausaheb Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Mehbubkha Ahamadkha Pathan

Varpe Sandeep Gorakshanath Rs 71,02,345 ~ 71 Lacs+

Vijay Sudhakar Jadhav Rs 11,30,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Vishwanath Pandurang Wagh

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao Rs 4,46,025 ~ 4 Lacs+

Sanjay Babutai Bhaskarrao Kale Rs 0 ~

Shakil Babubhai Chopdar Rs 3,24,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale Rs 88,88,950 ~ 88 Lacs+

Ahire Magan Pandurang Rs 0 ~

Ashok Vijay Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Kale Ashok Namdev Rs 0 ~

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao

Kolhe Shital Digambar Rs 0 ~

Kolhe Snehalata Bipindada Rs 12,96,428 ~ 12 Lacs+

Madhav Sakharam Tribhuvan Rs 96,000 ~ 96 Thou+

Rajesh Namdeorao Parjane Rs 19,70,908 ~ 19 Lacs+

Rajesh Sakhahari Parjane

Salunke Dipak Ganpatrao Rs 11,82,064 ~ 11 Lacs+

Shah Alim Chhotu Rs 0 ~

Ukirde Sudam Pandharinath Rs 6,25,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Vahadne Vijay Suryabhan Rs 16,87,871 ~ 16 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale Rs 5,21,250 ~ 5 Lacs+

Ashok Vijay Gaikwad Rs 16,00,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Autade Nitin Bhanudas Rs 78,24,683 ~ 78 Lacs+

Balkrushna Tukaram Dikshit Rs 0 ~

Bipin Chhaburao Kolhe

Dwarkanath Macchindra Pandore Rs 0 ~

Kale Ashok Chandrabhan Rs 0 ~

Kawade Shivaji Popatrao Rs 32,525 ~ 32 Thou+

Sanjay Shivaji Mandlik Rs 1,75,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sapkal Mohan Bhausaheb

Shah Alim Chhotu Rs 0 ~

Sharad Laxman Londhe Rs 1,51,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Tribhuvan Madhav Sakharam Rs 0 ~

Vishwnath Pandurang Wagh Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Kale Ashokrao Shankarrao Rs 51,49,142 ~ 51 Lacs+

Avare Sanjay Bhaskar Rs 0 ~

Bipindada Shankarrao Kolhe Rs 0 ~

Damale Babasaheb Gangadhar Rs 84,38,021 ~ 84 Lacs+

Gunjal Prabhakar Bhaupatil Rs 0 ~

Jadhav Balasaheb Karbhari

Kacharu Nagu Waghmare Rs 0 ~

Kale Ashok Chandrabhan Rs 3,60,407 ~ 3 Lacs+

Kale Ashok Suryabhan Rs 0 ~

Kolhe Bipin Chhaburao

Nanda Balu Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Seni Sunil Babulal Rs 0 ~

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