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

Abdullah Khan Latif Khan Durrani (Babajani) IND Loser

Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar NCP Winner

Trimbak Devidas Pawar All India Hindustan Congress Party Loser

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao INC Loser

Engg. Suresh Kisanrao Phad Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Loser

Rajesh Balasaheb Patil IND Loser

Samadhan Ashroba Salve IND Loser

Shivaji Devaji Kamble IND Loser

Pathri 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

Renge Mira Kalyanrao

2014

Phad Mohan Madhavrao

2019

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Abdullah Khan Latif Khan Durrani (Babajani) Rs 1,92,44,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

2 67 10th Pass

Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar Rs 96,85,108 ~ 96 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Trimbak Devidas Pawar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 8th Pass

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao Rs 42,13,100 ~ 42 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 73 Graduate

Engg. Suresh Kisanrao Phad Rs 23,35,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 59 Others

Rajesh Balasaheb Patil Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Samadhan Ashroba Salve

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate Professional

Shivaji Devaji Kamble Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao

Cases Age Education

1 68 Graduate

Ajay Sadashiv Solanke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 30 8th Pass

Chavan Narayan Tukaram Rs 1,32,769 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

Dr Jagdish Balasaheb Shinde Rs 1,09,20,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate Professional

Gautam Vaijnathrao Ujgare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 39 Graduate

Jaijairam Shriram Vighne

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Moiz Ansari Abdul Quader Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Mujeeb Alam Badare Alam Rs 2,70,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 Graduate

Phad Mohan Madhavrao Rs 89,84,812 ~ 89 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 10th Pass

Vilas Saheb Babar Rs 20,80,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 42 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Phad Mohan Madhavrao Rs 1,63,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Babar Vilas Sahebrao Rs 7,80,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 38 12th Pass

Chavan Rewa Hari Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 Illiterate

Durrani Abdullah Khan A.latif Khan Rs 3,61,00,000 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 56 10th Pass

Gaikwad Ashok Ganpatrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Ghagare Ramesh Yamaji

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Gujar Subhash Yelappa Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Graduate

Haribhau Vitthalrao Lahane Rs 2,17,12,040 ~ 2 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 56 12th Pass

Jadhav Narayan Gulabrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Janardhan Sambhaji Hatagale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 5th Pass

Meera Kalyanrao Reng

Cases Age Education

3 45 12th Pass

Mrs. Shantabai Manoharrao Shamkuwar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 64 5th Pass

Pathan Talewarkhan Pathan Sherkhan Rs 77,900 ~ 77 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 65 Graduate

Rumale Tukaram Dhondiba Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 Graduate

Sable Arjun Ramrao

Cases Age Education

2 31 12th Pass

Sitafale Vijaykumar Tulshiram Rs 15,15,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 55 10th Pass

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao Rs 31,08,524 ~ 31 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 63 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Renge Mira Kalyanrao Rs 50,105 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Aaherkar Pralhad Annasaheb Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 8th Pass

Atmaram Narohoji Ranher Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Chavan Narayan Tukaram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 8th Pass

Deshmukh Govind Ramrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 10th Pass

Dilip Mariba Dhawale

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Durrani Abdullah Khan Durrani A. Latifkhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

5 51 10th Pass

Ghumbare Nagorao Bansi Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 62 5th Pass

Jadhav Suresh Ramrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 50 Graduate

Rodge Shakuntala alias Rajamati Shivaji

Cases Age Education

0 45 5th Pass

Rumale Tukaram Dhondiba Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Saifoddin Sarfarjoddin Faroki Rs 69,425 ~ 69 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate

Shaikh Budhan Sk gulab Atar Rs 1,43,100 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 10th Pass

Sontakke Bandu Alias Dhammapal Rambhau Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

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Cases Age Education

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Abdullah Khan Latif Khan Durrani (Babajani) Rs 1,92,44,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar Rs 96,85,108 ~ 96 Lacs+

Trimbak Devidas Pawar Rs 0 ~

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao Rs 42,13,100 ~ 42 Lacs+

Engg. Suresh Kisanrao Phad Rs 23,35,000 ~ 23 Lacs+

Rajesh Balasaheb Patil Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Samadhan Ashroba Salve

Shivaji Devaji Kamble Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao

Ajay Sadashiv Solanke Rs 0 ~

Chavan Narayan Tukaram Rs 1,32,769 ~ 1 Lacs+

Dr Jagdish Balasaheb Shinde Rs 1,09,20,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Gautam Vaijnathrao Ujgare Rs 0 ~

Jaijairam Shriram Vighne

Moiz Ansari Abdul Quader Rs 0 ~

Mujeeb Alam Badare Alam Rs 2,70,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Phad Mohan Madhavrao Rs 89,84,812 ~ 89 Lacs+

Vilas Saheb Babar Rs 20,80,000 ~ 20 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Phad Mohan Madhavrao Rs 1,63,00,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Babar Vilas Sahebrao Rs 7,80,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Chavan Rewa Hari Rs 0 ~

Durrani Abdullah Khan A.latif Khan Rs 3,61,00,000 ~ 3 Crore+

Gaikwad Ashok Ganpatrao Rs 0 ~

Ghagare Ramesh Yamaji

Gujar Subhash Yelappa Rs 0 ~

Haribhau Vitthalrao Lahane Rs 2,17,12,040 ~ 2 Crore+

Jadhav Narayan Gulabrao Rs 0 ~

Janardhan Sambhaji Hatagale Rs 0 ~

Meera Kalyanrao Reng

Mrs. Shantabai Manoharrao Shamkuwar Rs 0 ~

Pathan Talewarkhan Pathan Sherkhan Rs 77,900 ~ 77 Thou+

Rumale Tukaram Dhondiba Rs 0 ~

Sable Arjun Ramrao

Sitafale Vijaykumar Tulshiram Rs 15,15,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao Rs 31,08,524 ~ 31 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Renge Mira Kalyanrao Rs 50,105 ~ 50 Thou+

Aaherkar Pralhad Annasaheb Rs 0 ~

Atmaram Narohoji Ranher Rs 0 ~

Chavan Narayan Tukaram Rs 0 ~

Deshmukh Govind Ramrao Rs 0 ~

Dilip Mariba Dhawale

Durrani Abdullah Khan Durrani A. Latifkhan Rs 0 ~

Ghumbare Nagorao Bansi Patil Rs 0 ~

Jadhav Suresh Ramrao Rs 0 ~

Rodge Shakuntala alias Rajamati Shivaji

Rumale Tukaram Dhondiba Rs 0 ~

Saifoddin Sarfarjoddin Faroki Rs 69,425 ~ 69 Thou+

Shaikh Budhan Sk gulab Atar Rs 1,43,100 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sontakke Bandu Alias Dhammapal Rambhau Rs 0 ~

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