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.

Nandgaon Elections 2024

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Candidate name Party Status

Anand Suresh Shingare Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Ganesh Jagannath Dhatrak Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Loser

Gautam Nanaji Gaikwad BSP Loser

Suhas (Aanna) Dwarkanath Kande Shiv Sena Winner

Akbar Shameem Sonawala MNS Loser

Firoz Shaikh Karim IND Loser

Ganesh Kashinath Dhatrak IND Loser

Harun Arab Pathan IND Loser

Kande Suhas (Anna) IND Loser

Vaishali Birudeo Vhadgar IND Loser

Valmik Sanjay Nikam IND Loser

Nandgaon 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

Pankaj Chhagan Bhujbal

2014

Pankaj Bhujbal

2019

Suhas Dwarkanath Kande

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Anand Suresh Shingare Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Ganesh Jagannath Dhatrak Rs 1,10,36,595 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Graduate

Gautam Nanaji Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 8th Pass

Suhas (Aanna) Dwarkanath Kande Rs 11,15,17,869 ~ 11 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 49 Graduate

Akbar Shameem Sonawala Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 42 12th Pass

Firoz Shaikh Karim Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 55 8th Pass

Ganesh Kashinath Dhatrak

Cases Age Education

0 33 10th Pass

Harun Arab Pathan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

Kande Suhas (Anna) Rs 15,57,461 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Vaishali Birudeo Vhadgar

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate

Valmik Sanjay Nikam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 32 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Suhas Dwarkanath Kande Rs 1,02,52,252 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

7 42 Graduate

Ashok Raghunath Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Bhagwan Namdev Sonavne Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate Professional

Govinda Ambar Borale Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Mali Pundlik Laxman Rs 46,200 ~ 46 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Literate

Mangal Gorakh Amrale

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Pankaj Chhagan Bhujbal Rs 3,27,71,077 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

13 46 12th Pass

Rahul Popat Kaklij Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 12th Pass

Rajendra Dagaduji Pagare Rs 27,35,000 ~ 27 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 54 Graduate

Ratnakar Dnyandeo Pawar Rs 11,24,70,337 ~ 11 Crore+

Cases Age Education

20 49 Graduate Professional

Sanjay Babanrao Sanap

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Shamimbhai Abdulsattar Sonavala Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 5th Pass

Sunil Tukaram Sonawane Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 65 12th Pass

Wadghule Vishal Shivaji Rs 35,000 ~ 35 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Pankaj Bhujbal

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Anil Gangadhar Aher Rs 49,08,281 ~ 49 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 47 Graduate Professional

Anil Mhasu Aher Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 5th Pass

Hire (patil) Advay Prashant Rs 31,67,567 ~ 31 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 28 Post Graduate

Jayant Shivaji Sanap Rs 3,94,79,172 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 39 Graduate Professional

Prasadrao Hiramanrao Pawar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Samadhan Bhagwan Jagtap Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 32 8th Pass

Sanjay Babanrao Sanap Rs 55,00,000 ~ 55 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Shakuntala Kailas More Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

Shantaram Dashrath Desai

Cases Age Education

0 51 5th Pass

Sonawala Sabiha Akbar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Sudarshan Raghunathrao Kadam Rs 9,81,405 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Suhas Dvarakanath Kande Rs 1,46,23,852 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 38 Graduate

Suraj Bhimrao Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 8th Pass

Suryawanshi Pravin Rajaram

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Pankaj Chhagan Bhujbal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Amrale Gorakh Ragho Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 42 10th Pass

Pankaj Ramchandra Khatal Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate

Pawar Sanjay Sayali Rs 14,04,070 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 42 Literate

Shewale Sandip Jibau

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Anand Suresh Shingare Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Ganesh Jagannath Dhatrak Rs 1,10,36,595 ~ 1 Crore+

Gautam Nanaji Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Suhas (Aanna) Dwarkanath Kande Rs 11,15,17,869 ~ 11 Crore+

Akbar Shameem Sonawala Rs 0 ~

Firoz Shaikh Karim Rs 0 ~

Ganesh Kashinath Dhatrak

Harun Arab Pathan Rs 0 ~

Kande Suhas (Anna) Rs 15,57,461 ~ 15 Lacs+

Vaishali Birudeo Vhadgar

Valmik Sanjay Nikam Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Suhas Dwarkanath Kande Rs 1,02,52,252 ~ 1 Crore+

Ashok Raghunath Patil Rs 0 ~

Bhagwan Namdev Sonavne Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Govinda Ambar Borale Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Mali Pundlik Laxman Rs 46,200 ~ 46 Thou+

Mangal Gorakh Amrale

Pankaj Chhagan Bhujbal Rs 3,27,71,077 ~ 3 Crore+

Rahul Popat Kaklij Rs 0 ~

Rajendra Dagaduji Pagare Rs 27,35,000 ~ 27 Lacs+

Ratnakar Dnyandeo Pawar Rs 11,24,70,337 ~ 11 Crore+

Sanjay Babanrao Sanap

Shamimbhai Abdulsattar Sonavala Rs 0 ~

Sunil Tukaram Sonawane Rs 0 ~

Wadghule Vishal Shivaji Rs 35,000 ~ 35 Thou+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Pankaj Bhujbal

Anil Gangadhar Aher Rs 49,08,281 ~ 49 Lacs+

Anil Mhasu Aher Rs 0 ~

Hire (patil) Advay Prashant Rs 31,67,567 ~ 31 Lacs+

Jayant Shivaji Sanap Rs 3,94,79,172 ~ 3 Crore+

Prasadrao Hiramanrao Pawar Rs 0 ~

Samadhan Bhagwan Jagtap Rs 0 ~

Sanjay Babanrao Sanap Rs 55,00,000 ~ 55 Lacs+

Shakuntala Kailas More Rs 0 ~

Shantaram Dashrath Desai

Sonawala Sabiha Akbar Rs 0 ~

Sudarshan Raghunathrao Kadam Rs 9,81,405 ~ 9 Lacs+

Suhas Dvarakanath Kande Rs 1,46,23,852 ~ 1 Crore+

Suraj Bhimrao Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Suryawanshi Pravin Rajaram

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Pankaj Chhagan Bhujbal Rs 0 ~

Amrale Gorakh Ragho Rs 0 ~

Pankaj Ramchandra Khatal Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Pawar Sanjay Sayali Rs 14,04,070 ~ 14 Lacs+

Shewale Sandip Jibau

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