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

Chandrashekhar Kashinath Madavi Gondvana Gantantra Party Loser

Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar BJP Winner

Kishor Baba Pawar IND Loser

Nagsen Eshavar Wankar Republican Party of India (A) Loser

Nikhil Vasantrao Satpute IND Loser

Ravindra Narayan Dekate IND Loser

Sachin Shankarrao Shraman IND Loser

Shekhar Pramod Shende INC Loser

Smita Prafull Nagarale IND Loser

Vicky Mahendra Sawai IND Loser

Vishal Sharad Ramteke BSP Loser

Wardha 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

Deshmukh Suresh Bahuraoji

2014

Pankaj Bhoyar

2019

Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar

CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Chandrashekhar Kashinath Madavi Rs 2,60,030 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 39 12th Pass

Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar Rs 3,85,25,183 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 47 Doctorate

Kishor Baba Pawar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 Literate

Nagsen Eshavar Wankar Rs 1,20,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Nikhil Vasantrao Satpute

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Ravindra Narayan Dekate Rs 9,65,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Others

Sachin Shankarrao Shraman Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Shekhar Pramod Shende Rs 1,23,68,416 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 55 12th Pass

Smita Prafull Nagarale Rs 57,000 ~ 57 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Vicky Mahendra Sawai

Cases Age Education

1 37 5th Pass

Vishal Sharad Ramteke Rs 22,90,000 ~ 22 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

6 40 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar

Cases Age Education

0 42 Doctorate

Adv. Nandkishor Pralhadrao Borkar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate Professional

Anant Shamraoji Umate Rs 28,00,000 ~ 28 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Chandrabhan Ramaji Nakhale Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 71 Literate

Chandrashekhar Kashinath Madavi Rs 1,99,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Manish Devrao Pusate Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 39 12th Pass

Niraj Gulabrao Gujar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate

Prakash Bajirao Walke Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Sachin Pandurang Raut Alias (Guru Bhau) Rs 3,05,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Others

Shekhar Pramod Shende

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Pankaj Bhoyar Rs 31,68,257 ~ 31 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Doctorate

Ajay Namdevrao Hedau Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Balpande Ravikant Pandurang Rs 38,90,763 ~ 38 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 12th Pass

Balraj Ambadas Lohave Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Bhanudas Tukaram Ramteke Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 60 10th Pass

Bhimrao Tukaramji Ade

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Gangadhar Waman Patil Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 76 10th Pass

Kamble Vinod Marotrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Kishor Rambhau Kinkar Rs 3,45,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 Graduate

Narendra Shripatrao Patil Rs 18,83,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate Professional

Niraj Gulabrao Gujar

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

Parshuram Bhagwanji Thorat Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 58 12th Pass

Rajendra Bakerao Gorde Rs 11,90,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 50 Post Graduate

Rajkumar Narayanrao Bhalavi Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

Rannaware Virendra Baburao

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Shekar Pramod Shende Rs 13,01,360 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 0 12th Pass

Shripal Devraoji Kamble Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Shyam Shankarrao Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 51 10th Pass

Skarmish Shrirangrao Khadse Rs 15,00,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Suresh Baburao Deshmukh

Cases Age Education

4 65 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Deshmukh Suresh Bahuraoji Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 60 Post Graduate

Balpande Ravikant Pandurangji Rs 2,55,506 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

7 38 12th Pass

Bhalavi Gobal Vitthalrao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 10th Pass

Hedau Ajay Namdeorao Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

12 37 Post Graduate

Kashikar Vaibhav Ravi

Cases Age Education

0 34 Post Graduate

Nitin Ganeshrao Yelne Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Pangul Rajabhau Bhauraoji Rs 7,55,634 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 12th Pass

Pradeep Laxmanrao Ladake Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Qureshi Mo. Salim Abdul Sattar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Rajendra Gulabrao Shambharkar

Cases Age Education

1 46 Doctorate

Shende Shekhar Pramod Rs 1,22,00,243 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

3 42 12th Pass

Shyam Shankarrao Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 45 10th Pass

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CANDIDATE LIST 2024

Chandrashekhar Kashinath Madavi Rs 2,60,030 ~ 2 Lacs+

Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar Rs 3,85,25,183 ~ 3 Crore+

Kishor Baba Pawar Rs 0 ~

Nagsen Eshavar Wankar Rs 1,20,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Nikhil Vasantrao Satpute

Ravindra Narayan Dekate Rs 9,65,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Sachin Shankarrao Shraman Rs 0 ~

Shekhar Pramod Shende Rs 1,23,68,416 ~ 1 Crore+

Smita Prafull Nagarale Rs 57,000 ~ 57 Thou+

Vicky Mahendra Sawai

Vishal Sharad Ramteke Rs 22,90,000 ~ 22 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2019

Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar

Adv. Nandkishor Pralhadrao Borkar Rs 0 ~

Anant Shamraoji Umate Rs 28,00,000 ~ 28 Lacs+

Chandrabhan Ramaji Nakhale Rs 0 ~

Chandrashekhar Kashinath Madavi Rs 1,99,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Manish Devrao Pusate Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Niraj Gulabrao Gujar Rs 0 ~

Prakash Bajirao Walke Rs 0 ~

Sachin Pandurang Raut Alias (Guru Bhau) Rs 3,05,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Shekhar Pramod Shende

CANDIDATE LIST 2014

Pankaj Bhoyar Rs 31,68,257 ~ 31 Lacs+

Ajay Namdevrao Hedau Rs 0 ~

Balpande Ravikant Pandurang Rs 38,90,763 ~ 38 Lacs+

Balraj Ambadas Lohave Rs 45,00,000 ~ 45 Lacs+

Bhanudas Tukaram Ramteke Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Bhimrao Tukaramji Ade

Gangadhar Waman Patil Rs 0 ~

Kamble Vinod Marotrao Rs 0 ~

Kishor Rambhau Kinkar Rs 3,45,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Narendra Shripatrao Patil Rs 18,83,000 ~ 18 Lacs+

Niraj Gulabrao Gujar

Parshuram Bhagwanji Thorat Rs 0 ~

Rajendra Bakerao Gorde Rs 11,90,000 ~ 11 Lacs+

Rajkumar Narayanrao Bhalavi Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Rannaware Virendra Baburao

Shekar Pramod Shende Rs 13,01,360 ~ 13 Lacs+

Shripal Devraoji Kamble Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Shyam Shankarrao Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

Skarmish Shrirangrao Khadse Rs 15,00,000 ~ 15 Lacs+

Suresh Baburao Deshmukh

CANDIDATE LIST 2009

Deshmukh Suresh Bahuraoji Rs 0 ~

Balpande Ravikant Pandurangji Rs 2,55,506 ~ 2 Lacs+

Bhalavi Gobal Vitthalrao Rs 0 ~

Hedau Ajay Namdeorao Rs 0 ~

Kashikar Vaibhav Ravi

Nitin Ganeshrao Yelne Rs 0 ~

Pangul Rajabhau Bhauraoji Rs 7,55,634 ~ 7 Lacs+

Pradeep Laxmanrao Ladake Rs 0 ~

Qureshi Mo. Salim Abdul Sattar Rs 0 ~

Rajendra Gulabrao Shambharkar

Shende Shekhar Pramod Rs 1,22,00,243 ~ 1 Crore+

Shyam Shankarrao Gaikwad Rs 0 ~

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