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

Balaram Dattatrey Patil Peasants And Workers Party of India Loser

Leena Arjun Garad Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Loser

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur BJP Winner

Dr Vasant Uttam Rathod Digital Organization of Nation Party Loser

Gajendra Krushnadas Ahire BSP Loser

Pavan Uttamrao Kale Bhartiya Jan Samrat Party Loser

Santosh Sharad Pawar Republican Sena Loser

Yogesh Janardan Chile MNS Loser

Panvel 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

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur

2014

Prashant Thakur

2019

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Balaram Dattatrey Patil Rs 85,95,650 ~ 85 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

8 60 Graduate

Leena Arjun Garad Rs 1,20,02,190 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur Rs 42,55,440 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

10 50 12th Pass

Dr Vasant Uttam Rathod Rs 42,80,000 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Gajendra Krushnadas Ahire Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Pavan Uttamrao Kale

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate

Santosh Sharad Pawar Rs 24,15,425 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

Yogesh Janardan Chile Rs 7,56,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 44 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur Rs 3,89,48,286 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 45 12th Pass

Adv. Manvendra Yallappa Vaidu Rs 33,23,772 ~ 33 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 0 Post Graduate

Arun Ram Mhatre Rs 4,47,239 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 Graduate

Fulchand Mangal Kitke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 10th Pass

Haresh Manohar Keni Rs 40,52,466 ~ 40 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Haresh S. Keni

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Kantilal Harishchandra Kadu Rs 23,14,728 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 47 Graduate

Pravin Subhash Patil Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Rajeev Kumar Sinha Rs 6,95,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Sanjay Ganpat Chaudhari

Cases Age Education

1 30 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Prashant Thakur Rs 2,84,47,351 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

5 40 12th Pass

Balaram S. Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Literate

Balusheth Gajanan Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

Gharat Vasudev Krushna Rs 3,48,00,389 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 40 10th Pass

Kesarinath Vinayak Patil Rs 12,20,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 47 10th Pass

Mahadev Ramchandra Pawar

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Pahalan Rajesh Devroa Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Patil Avinash Vasant Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 5th Pass

Patil Balaram Dattatrey Rs 1,20,58,522 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 50 Graduate

Prashantdada Bhargav Thakur

Cases Age Education

1 39 12th Pass

Pravin Subhash Patil Rs 6,55,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

R.c.gharat Rs 8,76,413 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Sunil Narayan Gharat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 49 5th Pass

Vaishali Surendra Borde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur

Cases Age Education

3 35 12th Pass

Balram Dattareya Patil Rs 25,82,000 ~ 25 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 46 Graduate

Kantilal Hansaraj Gangar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 5th Pass

Maheshwar Damoder Tandel Rs 8,36,332 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

Patil Balaram Dattusheth Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Literate

Patil Balaram Gajanan

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Patil Balaram Jayram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 5th Pass

Patil Balaram Namdev Rs 8,88,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 50 8th Pass

Patil Balusheth Rs 13,000 ~ 13 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Literate

Patil Kesarinath Vinayak Rs 3,50,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 42 5th Pass

Raghunatha Nair Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Ramsheth Thakur Rs 13,000 ~ 13 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 51 10th Pass

Ravindra Kashinath Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate Professional

Thakur Prashant Tukaram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

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Balaram Dattatrey Patil Rs 85,95,650 ~ 85 Lacs+

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Prashant Ramsheth Thakur Rs 42,55,440 ~ 42 Lacs+

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Gajendra Krushnadas Ahire Rs 0 ~

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CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur Rs 3,89,48,286 ~ 3 Crore+

Adv. Manvendra Yallappa Vaidu Rs 33,23,772 ~ 33 Lacs+

Arun Ram Mhatre Rs 4,47,239 ~ 4 Lacs+

Fulchand Mangal Kitke Rs 0 ~

Haresh Manohar Keni Rs 40,52,466 ~ 40 Lacs+

Haresh S. Keni

Kantilal Harishchandra Kadu Rs 23,14,728 ~ 23 Lacs+

Pravin Subhash Patil Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Rajeev Kumar Sinha Rs 6,95,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Sanjay Ganpat Chaudhari

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Prashant Thakur Rs 2,84,47,351 ~ 2 Crore+

Balaram S. Patil Rs 0 ~

Balusheth Gajanan Patil Rs 0 ~

Gharat Vasudev Krushna Rs 3,48,00,389 ~ 3 Crore+

Kesarinath Vinayak Patil Rs 12,20,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Mahadev Ramchandra Pawar

Pahalan Rajesh Devroa Rs 0 ~

Patil Avinash Vasant Rs 0 ~

Patil Balaram Dattatrey Rs 1,20,58,522 ~ 1 Crore+

Prashantdada Bhargav Thakur

Pravin Subhash Patil Rs 6,55,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

R.c.gharat Rs 8,76,413 ~ 8 Lacs+

Sunil Narayan Gharat Rs 0 ~

Vaishali Surendra Borde Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Prashant Ramsheth Thakur

Balram Dattareya Patil Rs 25,82,000 ~ 25 Lacs+

Kantilal Hansaraj Gangar Rs 0 ~

Maheshwar Damoder Tandel Rs 8,36,332 ~ 8 Lacs+

Patil Balaram Dattusheth Rs 0 ~

Patil Balaram Gajanan

Patil Balaram Jayram Rs 0 ~

Patil Balaram Namdev Rs 8,88,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Patil Balusheth Rs 13,000 ~ 13 Thou+

Patil Kesarinath Vinayak Rs 3,50,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Raghunatha Nair Rs 0 ~

Ramsheth Thakur Rs 13,000 ~ 13 Thou+

Ravindra Kashinath Patil Rs 0 ~

Thakur Prashant Tukaram Rs 0 ~

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