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

Ajinath Balu Bhavar BSP Loser

Akash Chandrakant Shinde IND Loser

Bhalchandra Navasu Morgha IND Loser

Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam BJP Winner

Bhusara Sunil(Bhau) Chandrakant NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar Loser

Comrade Kashinath Pagi Marxist Leninist Party of India (Red Flag) Loser

Hemant Sakharam Khutade Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi Loser

Mohan Baraku Guhe Bhartiya Tribal Party Loser

Shailesh Mavanji Hadbal Revolutionary Marxist Party of India Loser

Sachin Damodar Shingada MNS Loser

Vikramgad 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

Adv. Chintaman Wanaga

2014

Savara Vishnu Rama

2019

Sunil Chandrakant Bhuasara

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ajinath Balu Bhavar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Akash Chandrakant Shinde Rs 16,000 ~ 16 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Bhalchandra Navasu Morgha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 10th Pass

Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam Rs 18,89,099 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Others

Bhusara Sunil(Bhau) Chandrakant

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Comrade Kashinath Pagi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 8th Pass

Hemant Sakharam Khutade Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate Professional

Mohan Baraku Guhe Rs 19,11,987 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate Professional

Shailesh Mavanji Hadbal

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Sachin Damodar Shingada Rs 32,86,588 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Sunil Chandrakant Bhuasara Rs 55,33,558 ~ 55 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 40 12th Pass

Bhalchandra Navsu Morgha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 8th Pass

Hemant Vishnu Savara Rs 1,14,98,899 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Kama Dharma Tabale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 63 5th Pass

Mohan Baraku Guhe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Post Graduate

Pramod Yedu Doke

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate Professional

Sanjay Raghunath Ghatal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 5th Pass

Suresh Bhau Bhoir Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Savara Vishnu Rama Rs 24,47,939 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 64 Graduate

Ashok Kashinath Patil Rs 2,96,302 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Bharat Pandurag Hajare Rs 53,492 ~ 53 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Post Graduate

Budhar Ratan Ravji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Literate

Chintaman Pandu Mohandkar Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

Govind Hemant Ramchandra

Cases Age Education

1 53 Graduate

Guhe Mohan Barku Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate Professional

Kama Dharma Tabale Rs 76,000 ~ 76 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 58 5th Pass

Prakash Krishna Nikam Rs 1,39,130 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 37 Graduate

Sunil Bhusara

Cases Age Education

2 35 12th Pass

Surum Arjun Kisan Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Vaishali Satish Jadhav Rs 19,20,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 29 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Adv. Chintaman Wanaga Rs 5,62,332 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate Professional

Bhadange Vishnu Gangaram Rs 63,010 ~ 63 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Graduate Professional

Bhalchandra Navasu Morgha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 8th Pass

Chandrakant Ravji Bhusara Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 10th Pass

Damu Arjun Mhase

Cases Age Education

0 34 Not Given

Dr. Bhoye Prakash Sadashiv Rs 8,58,970 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 Graduate Professional

Gunanath Ganpat Bhoir Rs 3,028 ~ 3 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 58 Graduate

Kavita Ramachnadra Nirgude Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Graduate Professional

Keshav Pawar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Not Given

Kokera Kashinath Laxman

Cases Age Education

1 33 8th Pass

Mahakal Deepak Lahu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 10th Pass

Mohan Barku Guhe Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Not Given

Vaishali Satish Jadhav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Ajinath Balu Bhavar Rs 0 ~

Akash Chandrakant Shinde Rs 16,000 ~ 16 Thou+

Bhalchandra Navasu Morgha Rs 0 ~

Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam Rs 18,89,099 ~ 18 Lacs+

Bhusara Sunil(Bhau) Chandrakant

Comrade Kashinath Pagi Rs 0 ~

Hemant Sakharam Khutade Rs 1,50,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Mohan Baraku Guhe Rs 19,11,987 ~ 19 Lacs+

Shailesh Mavanji Hadbal

Sachin Damodar Shingada Rs 32,86,588 ~ 32 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Sunil Chandrakant Bhuasara Rs 55,33,558 ~ 55 Lacs+

Bhalchandra Navsu Morgha Rs 0 ~

Hemant Vishnu Savara Rs 1,14,98,899 ~ 1 Crore+

Kama Dharma Tabale Rs 0 ~

Mohan Baraku Guhe Rs 0 ~

Pramod Yedu Doke

Sanjay Raghunath Ghatal Rs 0 ~

Suresh Bhau Bhoir Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Savara Vishnu Rama Rs 24,47,939 ~ 24 Lacs+

Ashok Kashinath Patil Rs 2,96,302 ~ 2 Lacs+

Bharat Pandurag Hajare Rs 53,492 ~ 53 Thou+

Budhar Ratan Ravji Rs 0 ~

Chintaman Pandu Mohandkar Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Govind Hemant Ramchandra

Guhe Mohan Barku Rs 10,00,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Kama Dharma Tabale Rs 76,000 ~ 76 Thou+

Prakash Krishna Nikam Rs 1,39,130 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sunil Bhusara

Surum Arjun Kisan Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Vaishali Satish Jadhav Rs 19,20,000 ~ 19 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Adv. Chintaman Wanaga Rs 5,62,332 ~ 5 Lacs+

Bhadange Vishnu Gangaram Rs 63,010 ~ 63 Thou+

Bhalchandra Navasu Morgha Rs 0 ~

Chandrakant Ravji Bhusara Rs 0 ~

Damu Arjun Mhase

Dr. Bhoye Prakash Sadashiv Rs 8,58,970 ~ 8 Lacs+

Gunanath Ganpat Bhoir Rs 3,028 ~ 3 Thou+

Kavita Ramachnadra Nirgude Rs 0 ~

Keshav Pawar Rs 0 ~

Kokera Kashinath Laxman

Mahakal Deepak Lahu Rs 0 ~

Mohan Barku Guhe Rs 0 ~

Vaishali Satish Jadhav Rs 0 ~

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