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

Ashish Nandkishore Jaiswal(Vakil) Shiv Sena Winner

Vishal Gangadharrao Barbate Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Loser

Adv. Dr. Gowardhan Namdeo Somdeve All India Forward Bloc Loser

Ambade Prafulla Premdas IND Loser

Chandrashekhar Namade Bhimte BSP Loser

Pankaj Sevakram Masurkar Hindustan Janta Party Loser

Pradip Narayan Salve Bhim Sena Loser

Pukraj Krushnaji Kamde IND Loser

Roshan Rupchand Gade IND Loser

Sachin Marotrao Kirpan IND Loser

Vishesh Vasanta Futane Bahujan Republican Socialist Party Loser

Ramtek 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

Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal (wakil)

2014

Reddy Dwaram Mallikarjun Ramreddy

2019

Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashish Nandkishore Jaiswal(Vakil) Rs 1,25,94,840 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 53 Graduate Professional

Vishal Gangadharrao Barbate

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Adv. Dr. Gowardhan Namdeo Somdeve Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 70 Doctorate

Ambade Prafulla Premdas Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Post Graduate

Chandrashekhar Namade Bhimte Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Pankaj Sevakram Masurkar

Cases Age Education

1 45 10th Pass

Pradip Narayan Salve Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 12th Pass

Pukraj Krushnaji Kamde Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Roshan Rupchand Gade Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Sachin Marotrao Kirpan Rs 39,000 ~ 39 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Vishesh Vasanta Futane Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal Rs 85,39,085 ~ 85 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 48 Graduate Professional

Bhagwan Bhaiyya Bhonde Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Dwaram Mallikarjun Reddy Rs 39,68,348 ~ 39 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 57 5th Pass

Ishwar Chaitram Gajbe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Karamore Ramesh Prabhakar

Cases Age Education

2 40 12th Pass

Mukesh Madhukar Pendam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

Sanjay Vitthalrao Satyekar Rs 49,500 ~ 49 Thou+

Cases Age Education

3 45 12th Pass

Satyendra (Bunty) Ratanlal Gedam Rs 16,10,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Graduate

Udaysingh Sohanlal Yadav Rs 68,87,037 ~ 68 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Reddy Dwaram Mallikarjun Ramreddy Rs 58,00,479 ~ 58 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 53 5th Pass

Ashish Nandkishore Jaiswal (vakil) Rs 16,61,667 ~ 16 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 43 Graduate Professional

Ashok Namaji Dongare Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 8th Pass

Bhojraj Shankar Gharde Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Dr. Amol Ranjeet Deshmukh Rs 6,69,66,764 ~ 6 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

Gajbe Ishwar Chaitram

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Lonare Prakash Marotrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Rameshwar Mangal Inwate Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

Rani Rajashreedevi Bulandshah Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 67 Illiterate

Sanjay Vitthalrao Satyekar

Cases Age Education

2 40 10th Pass

Subodh Baburao Mohite Rs 1,74,22,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 53 Graduate Professional

Sunil Rambhau Thakare Rs 3,70,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Vishesh Vasanta Futane Rs 5,55,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Yogesh Raghunath Wadibhasme Rs 10,75,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

10 46 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal (Wakil) Rs 6,94,055 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 38 Graduate Professional

(Anna Comrade) Natthu Parteti Rs 8,000 ~ 8 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 52 8th Pass

Chaudhari Madhukar Raghoba Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 5th Pass

Dwaram Mallikrjuna Ram Reddy Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 48 5th Pass

Hajare Vinod Pandurang

Cases Age Education

0 47 12th Pass

Ishwar Chaitram Gajabe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 53 10th Pass

Kamley Mahadeo Gangadhar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 52 12th Pass

Masurkar Pankaj Sevakram Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 32 10th Pass

Mohan Rambhau Mahajan Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 46 8th Pass

Mohite Subodh Baburao

Cases Age Education

1 48 Graduate

Mungale Jivan Mahadeorao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 12th Pass

Ojha Chandrabhushan Haribans Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 46 12th Pass

Paunikar Chandrashekhar Gulabrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Raju Kawadu Hatwar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 41 12th Pass

Rajubhau (Rajesh) Manik Thakare

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Rameshwar Mangal Inwate Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Rawat Sunil Kailaschandra Rs 8,50,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 49 Graduate

Satyekar Sanjay Vithalrao Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 10th Pass

Sorley Madholal Hiralal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

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Cases Age Education

0 67 5th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ashish Nandkishore Jaiswal(Vakil) Rs 1,25,94,840 ~ 1 Crore+

Vishal Gangadharrao Barbate

Adv. Dr. Gowardhan Namdeo Somdeve Rs 0 ~

Ambade Prafulla Premdas Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Chandrashekhar Namade Bhimte Rs 0 ~

Pankaj Sevakram Masurkar

Pradip Narayan Salve Rs 0 ~

Pukraj Krushnaji Kamde Rs 0 ~

Roshan Rupchand Gade Rs 0 ~

Sachin Marotrao Kirpan Rs 39,000 ~ 39 Thou+

Vishesh Vasanta Futane Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal Rs 85,39,085 ~ 85 Lacs+

Bhagwan Bhaiyya Bhonde Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Dwaram Mallikarjun Reddy Rs 39,68,348 ~ 39 Lacs+

Ishwar Chaitram Gajbe Rs 0 ~

Karamore Ramesh Prabhakar

Mukesh Madhukar Pendam Rs 0 ~

Sanjay Vitthalrao Satyekar Rs 49,500 ~ 49 Thou+

Satyendra (Bunty) Ratanlal Gedam Rs 16,10,000 ~ 16 Lacs+

Udaysingh Sohanlal Yadav Rs 68,87,037 ~ 68 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Reddy Dwaram Mallikarjun Ramreddy Rs 58,00,479 ~ 58 Lacs+

Ashish Nandkishore Jaiswal (vakil) Rs 16,61,667 ~ 16 Lacs+

Ashok Namaji Dongare Rs 0 ~

Bhojraj Shankar Gharde Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Dr. Amol Ranjeet Deshmukh Rs 6,69,66,764 ~ 6 Crore+

Gajbe Ishwar Chaitram

Lonare Prakash Marotrao Rs 0 ~

Rameshwar Mangal Inwate Rs 0 ~

Rani Rajashreedevi Bulandshah Rs 0 ~

Sanjay Vitthalrao Satyekar

Subodh Baburao Mohite Rs 1,74,22,000 ~ 1 Crore+

Sunil Rambhau Thakare Rs 3,70,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Vishesh Vasanta Futane Rs 5,55,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Yogesh Raghunath Wadibhasme Rs 10,75,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Ashish Nandkishor Jaiswal (Wakil) Rs 6,94,055 ~ 6 Lacs+

(Anna Comrade) Natthu Parteti Rs 8,000 ~ 8 Thou+

Chaudhari Madhukar Raghoba Rs 0 ~

Dwaram Mallikrjuna Ram Reddy Rs 0 ~

Hajare Vinod Pandurang

Ishwar Chaitram Gajabe Rs 0 ~

Kamley Mahadeo Gangadhar Rs 0 ~

Masurkar Pankaj Sevakram Rs 0 ~

Mohan Rambhau Mahajan Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Mohite Subodh Baburao

Mungale Jivan Mahadeorao Rs 0 ~

Ojha Chandrabhushan Haribans Rs 0 ~

Paunikar Chandrashekhar Gulabrao Rs 0 ~

Raju Kawadu Hatwar Rs 0 ~

Rajubhau (Rajesh) Manik Thakare

Rameshwar Mangal Inwate Rs 0 ~

Rawat Sunil Kailaschandra Rs 8,50,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Satyekar Sanjay Vithalrao Rs 20,000 ~ 20 Thou+

Sorley Madholal Hiralal Rs 0 ~

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