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

Abhay Satish Salunke INC Loser

Dattatray Bhanudas Suryawanshi IND Loser

Kamble Dnyaneshwar Sadhu BSP Loser

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil BJP Winner

Akash Prakash Patil Rashtriya Maratha Party Loser

Anwar Husen Mainoddin Sayyad IND Loser

Dattatray Vishwanath Suryawanshi IND Loser

Hanmant Dhanure Prahar Janshakti Party Loser

Mahebub Pasha Khurshid Ahmad Mulla IND Loser

Manju Hiralal Nimbalkar Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Nagnath Ramrao Bodake Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Loser

Nilkanth Govindrao Biradar IND Loser

Nilanga 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

Nilangekar Patil Shivajirao Bhaurao

2014

Nilangekar Sambhaji Deeliprao Patil

2019

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Abhay Satish Salunke Rs 75,75,482 ~ 75 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

9 45 12th Pass

Dattatray Bhanudas Suryawanshi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Kamble Dnyaneshwar Sadhu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil Rs 8,81,86,763 ~ 8 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 47 Others

Akash Prakash Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 32 12th Pass

Anwar Husen Mainoddin Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 54 Post Graduate

Dattatray Vishwanath Suryawanshi

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Hanmant Dhanure Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate Professional

Mahebub Pasha Khurshid Ahmad Mulla Rs 5,20,300 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Graduate

Manju Hiralal Nimbalkar Rs 1,50,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Nagnath Ramrao Bodake

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Nilkanth Govindrao Biradar Rs 1,60,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil Rs 9,64,525 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 42 Others

Ankushrao Shivajirao Patil Honalikar Rs 1,000 ~ 1 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Anwarkhan Sattarkhan Pathan Rs 1,55,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate Professional

Arvind Virbhadrappa Bhatambre Rs 86,086 ~ 86 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate Professional

Ashokrao Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Rs 75,57,972 ~ 75 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 54 Graduate Professional

Kamble Rajaram Vitthal

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Rameshwar Baburao Suryanwashi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 10th Pass

Sastapure Rajkumar Vitthal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Shesherao Rama Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 12th Pass

Shrimant Niwant Usnale

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Nilangekar Sambhaji Deeliprao Patil

Cases Age Education

6 37 Others

Abhay Satishrao Salunke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

9 35 12th Pass

Adv. Sidharth Deshmukh Ambegaonkar Rs 1,90,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Anwar Hussain Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Post Graduate

Baswaraj Malashetti Patil Nagralkar Rs 6,05,901 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Post Graduate

Biradar Vivek Dilip

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

Dr.shobhatai Vaijanath Benjarge Rs 7,61,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 40 Post Graduate

Kasle Rajendra Chandarrao Rs 4,70,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Madhavrao Patil Taklikar Rs 34,71,000 ~ 34 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

Mule Tukaram Manikrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 90 Post Graduate

Reshme Limbanappa Vishwanathappa Rs 1,84,52,091 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 54 5th Pass

Santosh Shesherao Dhale Rs 19,000 ~ 19 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Post Graduate

Satyaprakash Babu Dive Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Shaukatali Ibrahim Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Nilangekar Patil Shivajirao Bhaurao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 79 Doctorate

Balaji Pundlik Shinde Rs 34,73,985 ~ 34 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Bhagvan Shivaji Makane Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 28 12th Pass

Chakradhar Shahajirao Shelke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Dhale Santosh Shesherao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Post Graduate

Hari Babu Kale

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Kamble Amol Bhanudas Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Illiterate

Mohammaed Rafi Shamshoddin Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Nilangekar Avinash Madhukarrao Rs 1,350 ~ 1 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil

Cases Age Education

11 32 12th Pass

Patil Madhavrao Hanmantrao Rs 1,32,295 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Patil Yashwant Madhavrao Rs 17,18,794 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 41 12th Pass

Salunke Abhay Satish Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

21 30 12th Pass

Shaikh Shaukatali Ibrahim Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

Shivshankar Baburao Biradar

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Subhash Anandrao Shinde Rs 2,21,112 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Abhay Satish Salunke Rs 75,75,482 ~ 75 Lacs+

Dattatray Bhanudas Suryawanshi Rs 0 ~

Kamble Dnyaneshwar Sadhu Rs 0 ~

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil Rs 8,81,86,763 ~ 8 Crore+

Akash Prakash Patil Rs 0 ~

Anwar Husen Mainoddin Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Dattatray Vishwanath Suryawanshi

Hanmant Dhanure Rs 0 ~

Mahebub Pasha Khurshid Ahmad Mulla Rs 5,20,300 ~ 5 Lacs+

Manju Hiralal Nimbalkar Rs 1,50,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Nagnath Ramrao Bodake

Nilkanth Govindrao Biradar Rs 1,60,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil Rs 9,64,525 ~ 9 Lacs+

Ankushrao Shivajirao Patil Honalikar Rs 1,000 ~ 1 Thou+

Anwarkhan Sattarkhan Pathan Rs 1,55,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Arvind Virbhadrappa Bhatambre Rs 86,086 ~ 86 Thou+

Ashokrao Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Rs 75,57,972 ~ 75 Lacs+

Kamble Rajaram Vitthal

Rameshwar Baburao Suryanwashi Rs 0 ~

Sastapure Rajkumar Vitthal Rs 0 ~

Shesherao Rama Kamble Rs 0 ~

Shrimant Niwant Usnale

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Nilangekar Sambhaji Deeliprao Patil

Abhay Satishrao Salunke Rs 0 ~

Adv. Sidharth Deshmukh Ambegaonkar Rs 1,90,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Anwar Hussain Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Baswaraj Malashetti Patil Nagralkar Rs 6,05,901 ~ 6 Lacs+

Biradar Vivek Dilip

Dr.shobhatai Vaijanath Benjarge Rs 7,61,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Kasle Rajendra Chandarrao Rs 4,70,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Madhavrao Patil Taklikar Rs 34,71,000 ~ 34 Lacs+

Mule Tukaram Manikrao Rs 0 ~

Reshme Limbanappa Vishwanathappa Rs 1,84,52,091 ~ 1 Crore+

Santosh Shesherao Dhale Rs 19,000 ~ 19 Thou+

Satyaprakash Babu Dive Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Shaukatali Ibrahim Shaikh Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Nilangekar Patil Shivajirao Bhaurao Rs 0 ~

Balaji Pundlik Shinde Rs 34,73,985 ~ 34 Lacs+

Bhagvan Shivaji Makane Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Chakradhar Shahajirao Shelke Rs 0 ~

Dhale Santosh Shesherao Rs 0 ~

Hari Babu Kale

Kamble Amol Bhanudas Rs 0 ~

Mohammaed Rafi Shamshoddin Sayyad Rs 0 ~

Nilangekar Avinash Madhukarrao Rs 1,350 ~ 1 Thou+

Nilangekar Sambhaji Diliprao Patil

Patil Madhavrao Hanmantrao Rs 1,32,295 ~ 1 Lacs+

Patil Yashwant Madhavrao Rs 17,18,794 ~ 17 Lacs+

Salunke Abhay Satish Rs 0 ~

Shaikh Shaukatali Ibrahim Rs 0 ~

Shivshankar Baburao Biradar

Subhash Anandrao Shinde Rs 2,21,112 ~ 2 Lacs+

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