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

Aref Banemiya Sheikh All India Majlis-E-Inquilab-E-Millat Loser

Arun Sonaji Ghodke Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Azhar Bapulal Shaikh IND Loser

Bhumre Vilas Sandipanrao Shiv Sena Winner

Dattatray Radhakisan Gorde Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Loser

Gorakh Vitthal Sharnagat Bahujan Bharat Party Loser

Imrannazir Isamoddin Shaikh SDPI Loser

Jiyaullah Akabar Shaikh IND Loser

Kailas Bhausaheb Tawar Swabhimani Paksha Loser

Krushna Bhujangrao Girge IND Loser

Kunal Baburao Wawhal IND Loser

Maheboob Ajij Shiakh Janhit Lokshahi Party Loser

Prakash Uttamrao Dilvale Rashtriya Samaj Paksha Loser

Riyaj Badshah Shaikh IND Loser

Santosh Lalsing Rathod IND Loser

Vijay Arjun Bachke BSP Loser

Waman Ramrao Sathe IND Loser

Paithan 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

Sanjay Waghchaure

2014

Bhumre Sandipanrao Aasaram

2019

Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Aref Banemiya Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Arun Sonaji Ghodke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate

Azhar Bapulal Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 33 Graduate Professional

Bhumre Vilas Sandipanrao Rs 15,88,90,951 ~ 15 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 38 Post Graduate

Dattatray Radhakisan Gorde

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Gorakh Vitthal Sharnagat Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 8th Pass

Imrannazir Isamoddin Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Jiyaullah Akabar Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 8th Pass

Kailas Bhausaheb Tawar Rs 18,50,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

Krushna Bhujangrao Girge

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Kunal Baburao Wawhal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Maheboob Ajij Shiakh Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 58 10th Pass

Prakash Uttamrao Dilvale Rs 2,18,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 45 10th Pass

Riyaj Badshah Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Santosh Lalsing Rathod

Cases Age Education

0 40 Post Graduate

Vijay Arjun Bachke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Post Graduate

Waman Ramrao Sathe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 54 5th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram Rs 22,00,000 ~ 22 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

9 57 10th Pass

Aadsul Ravsaheb Ratan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate Professional

Ad. Trimbak Baburao Jadhav Rs 32,48,000 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate Professional

Arjun Shankar Khandagale Rs 3,52,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 Illiterate

Asalam Habib Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Bhagwat Bapurao Bhumare

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Chavhan Vijay Ambadas Rs 18,28,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 43 12th Pass

Dattatray Radhakisan Gorde Rs 30,39,133 ~ 30 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Dhondibhau Bhimbhau Pujari Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Khonde Bharat Subhash

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Pralhad Dhondiram Rathod Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 5th Pass

Shyam Pavalas Rupekar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Literate

Sukhdev Rakhmaji Ban Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 61 Graduate

Vijay Rangnath Gavali Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Vishal Tulashidas Kharge

Cases Age Education

0 25 Post Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Bhumre Sandipanrao Aasaram Rs 1,04,24,992 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

9 52 10th Pass

Akbar Rahimoddin Shaikh Rs 27,000 ~ 27 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 45 12th Pass

Babasaheb Bhausaheb Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Chormale Ramnath Khushalrao Rs 68,250 ~ 68 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 54 12th Pass

Gaikwad Rajesh

Cases Age Education

1 39 8th Pass

Ghule Babasaheb Ramrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Kale Ravindra Shivajirao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 44 Graduate

Kundhhare Ashok Chandabhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 5th Pass

Nayna Rangnath Gawali Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Rupekar Shyam Pavalas

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

Shaikh Abbas Shaikh Kasam Rs 10,050 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Shinde Sunil Shivaji Rs 11,21,282 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 42 Graduate

Shri Kasab Ranjana Dnyanoba Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Shri Nahulikar Sunil Keshav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Shri Ranpise Shailendra Vilas

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

Vijaysing Panditrao Bodkhe Rs 1,38,900 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 38 12th Pass

Vinayak Hiwale Rs 1,21,06,444 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 52 5th Pass

Waghchaure Sanjay Alias Raosaheb Yadavrao Rs 28,54,603 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sanjay Waghchaure Rs 8,88,820 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 45 12th Pass

Bhumre Sandipanrao Aasaram Rs 13,77,320 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 47 10th Pass

Gazi Allauddin Bashiroddin Rs 500 ~ 5 Hund+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Gorakhnath Bhaurao Tambe Rs 68,637 ~ 68 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Kolge Vishnu Pandharinath Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Mudgal Punjaram Kaduba

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

Pathan Anwarkha Yunuskha Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Pawar Lahu Kashinath Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Pralhad Dhondiba Rathod Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 5th Pass

Shaikh Jamadar Shaikh Sardar

Cases Age Education

0 48 10th Pass

Sunil Shivaji Shinde Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 40 Graduate

Tawar Kailas Bhausaheb Rs 18,74,318 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 Graduate

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Aref Banemiya Sheikh Rs 0 ~

Arun Sonaji Ghodke Rs 0 ~

Azhar Bapulal Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Bhumre Vilas Sandipanrao Rs 15,88,90,951 ~ 15 Crore+

Dattatray Radhakisan Gorde

Gorakh Vitthal Sharnagat Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Imrannazir Isamoddin Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Jiyaullah Akabar Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Kailas Bhausaheb Tawar Rs 18,50,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Krushna Bhujangrao Girge

Kunal Baburao Wawhal Rs 0 ~

Maheboob Ajij Shiakh Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Prakash Uttamrao Dilvale Rs 2,18,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Riyaj Badshah Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Santosh Lalsing Rathod

Vijay Arjun Bachke Rs 0 ~

Waman Ramrao Sathe Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram Rs 22,00,000 ~ 22 Lacs+

Aadsul Ravsaheb Ratan Rs 0 ~

Ad. Trimbak Baburao Jadhav Rs 32,48,000 ~ 32 Lacs+

Arjun Shankar Khandagale Rs 3,52,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Asalam Habib Shaikh Rs 0 ~

Bhagwat Bapurao Bhumare

Chavhan Vijay Ambadas Rs 18,28,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Dattatray Radhakisan Gorde Rs 30,39,133 ~ 30 Lacs+

Dhondibhau Bhimbhau Pujari Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Khonde Bharat Subhash

Pralhad Dhondiram Rathod Rs 0 ~

Shyam Pavalas Rupekar Rs 0 ~

Sukhdev Rakhmaji Ban Rs 0 ~

Vijay Rangnath Gavali Rs 0 ~

Vishal Tulashidas Kharge

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Bhumre Sandipanrao Aasaram Rs 1,04,24,992 ~ 1 Crore+

Akbar Rahimoddin Shaikh Rs 27,000 ~ 27 Thou+

Babasaheb Bhausaheb Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Chormale Ramnath Khushalrao Rs 68,250 ~ 68 Thou+

Gaikwad Rajesh

Ghule Babasaheb Ramrao Rs 0 ~

Kale Ravindra Shivajirao Rs 0 ~

Kundhhare Ashok Chandabhan Rs 0 ~

Nayna Rangnath Gawali Rs 0 ~

Rupekar Shyam Pavalas

Shaikh Abbas Shaikh Kasam Rs 10,050 ~ 10 Thou+

Shinde Sunil Shivaji Rs 11,21,282 ~ 11 Lacs+

Shri Kasab Ranjana Dnyanoba Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Shri Nahulikar Sunil Keshav Rs 0 ~

Shri Ranpise Shailendra Vilas

Vijaysing Panditrao Bodkhe Rs 1,38,900 ~ 1 Lacs+

Vinayak Hiwale Rs 1,21,06,444 ~ 1 Crore+

Waghchaure Sanjay Alias Raosaheb Yadavrao Rs 28,54,603 ~ 28 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Sanjay Waghchaure Rs 8,88,820 ~ 8 Lacs+

Bhumre Sandipanrao Aasaram Rs 13,77,320 ~ 13 Lacs+

Gazi Allauddin Bashiroddin Rs 500 ~ 5 Hund+

Gorakhnath Bhaurao Tambe Rs 68,637 ~ 68 Thou+

Kolge Vishnu Pandharinath Rs 0 ~

Mudgal Punjaram Kaduba

Pathan Anwarkha Yunuskha Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Pawar Lahu Kashinath Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Pralhad Dhondiba Rathod Rs 0 ~

Shaikh Jamadar Shaikh Sardar

Sunil Shivaji Shinde Rs 4,00,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Tawar Kailas Bhausaheb Rs 18,74,318 ~ 18 Lacs+

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