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

Ashabai Sunil Khairnar Hindu Samaj Party Loser

Aslam Ramjanali Shaikh INC Winner

Hafeez Yakub Sayyed Bahujan Maha Party Loser

Kamleshbhai Dayabhai Vyas Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party Loser

Mohammad Umar Raza Shaikh Indian Political Congress Party Loser

Shanul Hassan Sayed Rashtriya Ulama Council Loser

Shyambihari Kanhaiyalal Jaiswar Rashtriya Swarajya Sena Loser

Vinod Shelar BJP Loser

Ajay Rokade Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Ashraf Ali Abushama Khan IND Loser

Bakthinathan Alias Venkat IND Loser

Cyril Dsouza BSP Loser

Danesh Alam Sayyad IND Loser

Minesh Tarun Modi IND Loser

Mohsin Qasim Shaikh IND Loser

Rizwana Khan IND Loser

Sadik Khan IND Loser

Venugopal IND Loser

Malad West 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

Aslam Shaikh

2014

Aslam Shaikh

2019

Aslam Ramzanali Shaikh

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashabai Sunil Khairnar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 38 Literate

Aslam Ramjanali Shaikh Rs 60,00,000 ~ 60 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 55 8th Pass

Hafeez Yakub Sayyed Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 41 8th Pass

Kamleshbhai Dayabhai Vyas Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Mohammad Umar Raza Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

Shanul Hassan Sayed

Cases Age Education

0 43 Others

Shyambihari Kanhaiyalal Jaiswar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 44 Post Graduate

Vinod Shelar Rs 3,67,88,284 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 54 Others

Ajay Rokade Rs 3,77,346 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 39 10th Pass

Ashraf Ali Abushama Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Bakthinathan Alias Venkat

Cases Age Education

0 56 Illiterate

Cyril Dsouza Rs 4,99,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 52 Literate

Danesh Alam Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Minesh Tarun Modi

Cases Age Education

2 44 10th Pass

Mohsin Qasim Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 39 8th Pass

Rizwana Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Sadik Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 5th Pass

Venugopal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Aslam Ramzanali Shaikh Rs 41,21,783 ~ 41 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 50 8th Pass

Amzad Sarmad Shaikh Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Elumalai Perumal Pillai (Venu Pillai) Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Ismail Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Jayesh Vrajlal Gohil

Cases Age Education

0 49 5th Pass

Kamlesh Dhumal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Keshav Govinda Jadhav Rs 9,000 ~ 9 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 54 5th Pass

Mohammed Taufeeq Idris Quereshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 8th Pass

Shakeel Hasan Patni Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 5th Pass

Thakur Ramesh Singh

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Vidya Naik Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Aslam Shaikh Rs 49,27,189 ~ 49 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 45 8th Pass

Arun Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

D\'souza Tony Salvador Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 10th Pass

Deepak Pandurang Pawar Rs 2,70,00,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

Dr.ram Barot

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate Professional

Dsouza Cyril Peter Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 42 Literate

Elumalai Perumal Pillai Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 8th Pass

Jyoti Bajirao Patil Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Meetali Milind Lavate Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Shumuwel Benjamin Bhalekar

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Siddiquii Rukhsana Nazim Mohammed Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 10th Pass

Sunil Hiraman Shinde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 45 10th Pass

Vinay Dharmchand Jain Rs 11,70,27,412 ~ 11 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Aslam Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 41 12th Pass

Austin Marcus Gracious Rs 42,556 ~ 42 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Not Given

Azimuddin Shami Khan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 5th Pass

Deepak Pandurang Pawar (Pappa) Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

Mohamed Hussain Ansari

Cases Age Education

0 48 Others

Mohammad Zubair Memon Rs 4,50,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Mourya Mahatma Ramnaresh Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Neela Padmakar desai Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

R. K. Gupta Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

R. U. Singh

Cases Age Education

1 59 Post Graduate

Santram Gangaram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Soosairaj Babu Anthony Chetty Rs 3,08,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Sunil Koli Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 42 Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ashabai Sunil Khairnar Rs 0 ~

Aslam Ramjanali Shaikh Rs 60,00,000 ~ 60 Lacs+

Hafeez Yakub Sayyed Rs 0 ~

Kamleshbhai Dayabhai Vyas Rs 0 ~

Mohammad Umar Raza Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Shanul Hassan Sayed

Shyambihari Kanhaiyalal Jaiswar Rs 0 ~

Vinod Shelar Rs 3,67,88,284 ~ 3 Crore+

Ajay Rokade Rs 3,77,346 ~ 3 Lacs+

Ashraf Ali Abushama Khan Rs 0 ~

Bakthinathan Alias Venkat

Cyril Dsouza Rs 4,99,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Danesh Alam Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Minesh Tarun Modi

Mohsin Qasim Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Rizwana Khan Rs 0 ~

Sadik Khan Rs 0 ~

Venugopal Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Aslam Ramzanali Shaikh Rs 41,21,783 ~ 41 Lacs+

Amzad Sarmad Shaikh Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Elumalai Perumal Pillai (Venu Pillai) Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Ismail Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Jayesh Vrajlal Gohil

Kamlesh Dhumal Rs 0 ~

Keshav Govinda Jadhav Rs 9,000 ~ 9 Thou+

Mohammed Taufeeq Idris Quereshi Rs 0 ~

Shakeel Hasan Patni Rs 0 ~

Thakur Ramesh Singh

Vidya Naik Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Aslam Shaikh Rs 49,27,189 ~ 49 Lacs+

Arun Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

D\'souza Tony Salvador Rs 0 ~

Deepak Pandurang Pawar Rs 2,70,00,000 ~ 2 Crore+

Dr.ram Barot

Dsouza Cyril Peter Rs 0 ~

Elumalai Perumal Pillai Rs 0 ~

Jyoti Bajirao Patil Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Meetali Milind Lavate Rs 0 ~

Shumuwel Benjamin Bhalekar

Siddiquii Rukhsana Nazim Mohammed Rs 0 ~

Sunil Hiraman Shinde Rs 0 ~

Vinay Dharmchand Jain Rs 11,70,27,412 ~ 11 Crore+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Aslam Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Austin Marcus Gracious Rs 42,556 ~ 42 Thou+

Azimuddin Shami Khan Rs 0 ~

Deepak Pandurang Pawar (Pappa) Rs 0 ~

Mohamed Hussain Ansari

Mohammad Zubair Memon Rs 4,50,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Mourya Mahatma Ramnaresh Singh Rs 0 ~

Neela Padmakar desai Rs 0 ~

R. K. Gupta Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

R. U. Singh

Santram Gangaram Rs 0 ~

Soosairaj Babu Anthony Chetty Rs 3,08,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Sunil Koli Rs 0 ~

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