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. Sachin Jagdish Nimgade IND Loser

Anup Anil Durugkar MNS Loser

Girish Krishnarao Pandav INC Loser

Kunal Kishor Kalbende Desh Janhit Party Loser

Mohan Gopalrao Mate BJP Winner

Sanjay Deorao Somkuwar BSP Loser

Suresh Urkuda Bodhi Ambedkarite Party of India Loser

Akash Vijay Uikey IND Loser

Avinash Deoraoji Kumbhalkar IND Loser

Dhananjay Krishnaji Dhapodkar IND Loser

Er. Rajshri Ashok Ingle Peoples Party of India (Democratic) Loser

Harshal Ramesh Ganjare IND Loser

Ketan Natthuji Parkhi IND Loser

Kunal Patil Bhim Sena Loser

Mohammad Mobin Mohammad Mohsin IND Loser

Rekha Gongale Republican Party of India (A) Loser

Rekha Manohar Nimje Jay Vidarbha Party Loser

Sachin Vidyaman Kumbhare Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Loser

Vishranti Parmeshwar Zambare Bahujan Republican Socialist Party Loser

Nagpur South 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

Dinanath Deorao Padole

2014

Sudhakar Kohale

2019

Mohan Gopalrao Mate

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv. Sachin Jagdish Nimgade Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Anup Anil Durugkar Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 33 12th Pass

Girish Krishnarao Pandav Rs 3,92,02,745 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 60 Doctorate

Kunal Kishor Kalbende

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Mohan Gopalrao Mate Rs 17,02,140 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 56 Others

Sanjay Deorao Somkuwar Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

Suresh Urkuda Bodhi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 12th Pass

Akash Vijay Uikey Rs 8,15,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

Avinash Deoraoji Kumbhalkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate Professional

Dhananjay Krishnaji Dhapodkar

Cases Age Education

0 70 Post Graduate

Er. Rajshri Ashok Ingle Rs 7,800 ~ 7 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

Harshal Ramesh Ganjare Rs 1,30,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Ketan Natthuji Parkhi Rs 5,23,197 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate Professional

Kunal Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 12th Pass

Mohammad Mobin Mohammad Mohsin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 10th Pass

Rekha Gongale Rs 87,000 ~ 87 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Post Graduate

Rekha Manohar Nimje

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate Professional

Sachin Vidyaman Kumbhare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Vishranti Parmeshwar Zambare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Mohan Gopalrao Mate Rs 8,35,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 51 10th Pass

Adv. Trisheel Vijay Khobragade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate Professional

Ashish Ajay Shrivastav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Dilip Ramsumiran Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 10th Pass

Girish Krushnarao Pandav Rs 82,45,552 ~ 82 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Doctorate

Johney Stanlee Raiborde

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Kishor Ratanlal Kumeriya Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 43 10th Pass

Pramod Nathuji Manmode Rs 5,88,58,395 ~ 5 Crore+

Cases Age Education

5 55 10th Pass

Promod Neminath Kapse Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Rahul Sureshrao Harde

Cases Age Education

2 36 Graduate Professional

Rajshree Ingle Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Post Graduate

Ramesh Krishnarao Pishe Rs 16,48,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Post Graduate

Satish Vitthalrao Hole Rs 1,11,06,994 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Others

Shankar Pundlik Thool Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Shridhar Narayan Salve

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Uday Rambhauji Borkar Rs 5,71,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Vitthal Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Others

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sudhakar Kohale Rs 20,32,981 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 Graduate Professional

Abdul Razique Bhola Patel Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Adov.sunil Lacharwar (ex-army) Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate Professional

Ajit Wasudeorao Bhakare Rs 15,00,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Post Graduate

Bhimbisar Alis Bimbisar Bhojraj Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Dable Raju Namdev

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Dinanath Padole Rs 45,190 ~ 45 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 62 Graduate

Dr.yashwant Dadaji Ambatkar Rs 6,20,00,000 ~ 6 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate Professional

Kawdu Namdevrao Arkey Rs 86,000 ~ 86 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Not Given

Kshitij Dadarao Dhobale Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate

Pandav Kiran Krushnarao

Cases Age Education

3 46 Graduate

Ramteke Jiwan Namdevrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Satish Chaturvedi Rs 5,81,23,683 ~ 5 Crore+

Cases Age Education

12 67 Post Graduate

Satish Gulabraoji Shende Rs 29,00,000 ~ 29 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Satyabhama Ramesh Lokhande Rs 35,41,321 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Post Graduate

Shekhar Sawarbandhe

Cases Age Education

6 53 Post Graduate

Vaibhav Sureshrao Pandav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dinanath Deorao Padole Rs 2,33,884 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Adv. Milind Anandrao Khobragade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate Professional

Ashok Dhawad Rs 42,94,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

D. R. Madavi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 5th Pass

Daud Bhale Sheikh Rs 3,98,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Deepak Gulabrao Nagpure

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate Professional

Deshmukh Jitendra Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Jeenda Shrawanji Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate

Khandale Krishnarao Raghoba Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 64 Literate

Kishor Chindhuji Gajbhiye

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Korke Pradeep S. Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Mate Mohan Gopalrao Rs 11,00,325 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 40 12th Pass

NagrarePrashant Vandeo Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Panchbudhe Yupkumar Madhukar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Prakash Shankarrao Charpe

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate Professional

Sanjay Laxman Patil Rs 2,100 ~ 2 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Uttam Shewde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Adv. Sachin Jagdish Nimgade Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Anup Anil Durugkar Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Girish Krishnarao Pandav Rs 3,92,02,745 ~ 3 Crore+

Kunal Kishor Kalbende

Mohan Gopalrao Mate Rs 17,02,140 ~ 17 Lacs+

Sanjay Deorao Somkuwar Rs 20,00,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Suresh Urkuda Bodhi Rs 0 ~

Akash Vijay Uikey Rs 8,15,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Avinash Deoraoji Kumbhalkar Rs 0 ~

Dhananjay Krishnaji Dhapodkar

Er. Rajshri Ashok Ingle Rs 7,800 ~ 7 Thou+

Harshal Ramesh Ganjare Rs 1,30,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Ketan Natthuji Parkhi Rs 5,23,197 ~ 5 Lacs+

Kunal Patil Rs 0 ~

Mohammad Mobin Mohammad Mohsin Rs 0 ~

Rekha Gongale Rs 87,000 ~ 87 Thou+

Rekha Manohar Nimje

Sachin Vidyaman Kumbhare Rs 0 ~

Vishranti Parmeshwar Zambare Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Mohan Gopalrao Mate Rs 8,35,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Adv. Trisheel Vijay Khobragade Rs 0 ~

Ashish Ajay Shrivastav Rs 0 ~

Dilip Ramsumiran Yadav Rs 0 ~

Girish Krushnarao Pandav Rs 82,45,552 ~ 82 Lacs+

Johney Stanlee Raiborde

Kishor Ratanlal Kumeriya Rs 0 ~

Pramod Nathuji Manmode Rs 5,88,58,395 ~ 5 Crore+

Promod Neminath Kapse Rs 0 ~

Rahul Sureshrao Harde

Rajshree Ingle Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Krishnarao Pishe Rs 16,48,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Satish Vitthalrao Hole Rs 1,11,06,994 ~ 1 Crore+

Shankar Pundlik Thool Rs 0 ~

Shridhar Narayan Salve

Uday Rambhauji Borkar Rs 5,71,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Vitthal Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Sudhakar Kohale Rs 20,32,981 ~ 20 Lacs+

Abdul Razique Bhola Patel Rs 0 ~

Adov.sunil Lacharwar (ex-army) Rs 0 ~

Ajit Wasudeorao Bhakare Rs 15,00,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Bhimbisar Alis Bimbisar Bhojraj Kamble Rs 0 ~

Dable Raju Namdev

Dinanath Padole Rs 45,190 ~ 45 Thou+

Dr.yashwant Dadaji Ambatkar Rs 6,20,00,000 ~ 6 Crore+

Kawdu Namdevrao Arkey Rs 86,000 ~ 86 Thou+

Kshitij Dadarao Dhobale Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Pandav Kiran Krushnarao

Ramteke Jiwan Namdevrao Rs 0 ~

Satish Chaturvedi Rs 5,81,23,683 ~ 5 Crore+

Satish Gulabraoji Shende Rs 29,00,000 ~ 29 Lacs+

Satyabhama Ramesh Lokhande Rs 35,41,321 ~ 35 Lacs+

Shekhar Sawarbandhe

Vaibhav Sureshrao Pandav Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Dinanath Deorao Padole Rs 2,33,884 ~ 2 Lacs+

Adv. Milind Anandrao Khobragade Rs 0 ~

Ashok Dhawad Rs 42,94,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

D. R. Madavi Rs 0 ~

Daud Bhale Sheikh Rs 3,98,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Deepak Gulabrao Nagpure

Deshmukh Jitendra Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Jeenda Shrawanji Bhagat Rs 0 ~

Khandale Krishnarao Raghoba Rs 0 ~

Kishor Chindhuji Gajbhiye

Korke Pradeep S. Rs 0 ~

Mate Mohan Gopalrao Rs 11,00,325 ~ 11 Lacs+

NagrarePrashant Vandeo Rs 0 ~

Panchbudhe Yupkumar Madhukar Rs 0 ~

Prakash Shankarrao Charpe

Sanjay Laxman Patil Rs 2,100 ~ 2 Thou+

Uttam Shewde Rs 0 ~

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