Mumbai, April 24: With less than 16 days to go, the stage is all set for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. The Election Commission (EC) on March 29 announced the schedule for the Vidhan Sabha polls to the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka. As per the announcement made by EC, polling for the 224 seats for Karnataka Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10.
While announcing the election dates, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that out of the 224 assembly constituencies, 36 seats have been reserved for SCs and 15 for STs. Soon after the election dates were announced, the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress launched spirited campaigns for the assembly elections. Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 Date and Full Schedule: Polling for 224 Seats To Be Held on May 10, Counting and Results on May 13.
The 2018 Assembly election in Karnataka saw a three-way battle between BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). Ahead of the assembly election, the grand old party announced 223 candidates for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly election in a total of six lists. The Congress party has left one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party, a regional outfit.
Full List of Congress Candidates for Karnataka Assembly Election 2023:
Chikkodi-Sadalga – Ganesh Hukkeri
Kagawad – Bharmgoud Alagowda Kage
Kudachi-SC – Mahendra K.Thammannavar
Hukkeri – AB Patil
Yemkanmardi-ST – Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi
Belgaum Rural – Laxmi Ravindra Hebbalkar
Khanapur – Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar
Bailhongal – Mahantesh Shivanand Koujalagi
Ramdurg – Ashok M. Pattan
Jamkhandi – Anand Siddu Nyamagouda
Hungund – Vijayanand S. Kashappanavar
Muddebihal – Appaji Alias CS Nadagowda
Basavana Bagevadi – Shivanada Patil
Babaleswar – MB Patil
Indi – Yashvanth Rayagoud V Patil
Jevargi – Dr. Ajay Dharam Singh
Shorapur-ST – Rajavenkatappa Naik
Shahpur – Sharanabasappa Gowda
Chitapur-SC – Priyank Kharge
Sedam – Dr. Sharanaprakash Patil
Chincholi-SC – Subash V. Rathod
Gulbarga Uttar – Kaneez Fatima
Aland – BR Patil
Humnabad – Rajashekar B Patil
Bidar South – Ashok Kheny
Bidar – Rahim Khan
Bhalki – Eshwar Khandre
Raichur Rural-ST – Basanagouda Daddal
Maski-ST – Basanagouda Thurvihal
Kushtagi – Amaregouda Patil Bayyapur
Kanakagiri-SC – Shivaraj Sangappa Thangadagi
Yelburga – Basavaraj Rayareddi
Koppal – K. Raghavendra
Gadag – H.K. Patil
Ron – G.S Patil
Hubli-Dharwad-East-SC – Prasad Abbayya
Haliyal – R.V.Deshapande
Karwar – Satish Krishna Sail
Bhatkal – Mankal Subba Vidya
Hangal – Srinivas V. Mane
Haveri -SC – Rudrappa Lamani
Byadgi – Basavaraj N. Shivannanar
Hirekerur – U.B. Banakar
Ranibennur – Prakash K. Koliwad
Hadagalli-SC – P.T. Parameshwara Naik
Hagaribommanahalli-SC – L.B.P. Bheema Naik
Vijayanagara – H.R. Gaviyappa
Kampli-ST – J.N. Ganesh
Bellary-ST – B. Nagendra
Sandur-ST – E. Thukaram
Challakere-ST – T. Raghumurthy
Hiriyur – D. Sudhakar
Hosadurga – Govindappa B.G.
Davanagere North – S.S. Mallikarjun
Davanagere South – Shamanur Shivashankrappa
Mayakonda-SC – K.S. Basavaraju
Bhadravati – Sangameshwara B.K.
Sorab – S. Madhu Bangarappa
Sagar – Gopalakrishnna Bulur
Byndoor – K Gopal Pujari
Kundapura – M. Dinesh Hegde
Kapu – Vinaya Kumar Sorake
Sringeri – T.D. Rajegowda
Chikanayakanhalli – Kiran Kumar
Tiptur – K Shadakshari
Turuvekere – Kanthraj B.M
Kunigal – Dr. H.D. Ranganath
Koratagere-SC – Dr. G. Parameshwara
Sira – T.B. Jaya Chandra
Pavagada-SC – H.V. Venkatesh
Madhugiri – K.N. Rajanna
Gauribidanur – Shivashankar Reddy N.H
Bagepalli – S.N. Subba Reddy
Chintamani – Dr. M.C. Sudhakar
Srinivaspur – K.R. Ramesh Kumar
Kolar Gold Field-SC – Roopakala M
Bangarapet-SC – S.N. Narayanaswamy
Malur – K.Y. Nanje Gowda
Byatarayanapura – Krishna Byregowda
Rajarajeshwarinagar – Kusuma H
Malleshwaram – Anup lyengar
Hebbal – Suresha B.S
Sarvagnanagar – K.J. George
Shivajinagar – Rizwan Arshad
Shanti Nagar – N.A. Haris
Gandhi Nagar – Dinesh Gundu Rao
Rajaji Nagar – Puttanna
Govindraj Nagar – Priyakrishnna
Vijay Nagar – M. Krishnamppa
Chamrajpet – B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan
Basavanagudi – U.B. Venkatesh
BTM Layout – Ramalinga Reddy
Jayanagar – Sowmya R
Mahadevapura-SC – Nagesh T
Anekal -SC – B. Shivanna
Hosakote – Sharath Kumar Bachegowda
Devanahalli-SC – K.H. Muniyappa
Doddaballapur – T. Venkataramaiah
Nelamangala-SC – Srinivasaiah N
Magadi – H.C. Balakrishna
Ramanagaram – Iqbal Hussain HA
Kanakapura – D.K. Shivakumar
Malavalli-SC – P.M. Narendraswamy
Shrirangapattana – A. B. Ramesh Bandisiddegowda
Nagamangala – N. Chaluvarayaswamy
Holenarasipur – Shreyas M. Patel
Sakleshpur-SC – Murali Mohan
Belthangady – Rakshith Shivaram
Moodabidri – Mithun M. Rai
Mangalore – U.T. Abdul Khader Ali Fareed
Bantval – Ramanatha Rai B
Sullia-SC – Krishnappa G
Virajpet – A.S. Ponnanna
Piriyapatna – K. Ventakesh
Krishnarajanagara – D. Ravishankar
Hunsur – H.P. Manjunath
Heggadadevankote-ST – Anil Kumar C
Nanjanagud-SC – Darshan Dhruvyanarayana
Narasimharaja – Tanveer Salt
Varuna – Siddaramaiah
T. Narasipur-SC – H. C. Mahadevappa
Hanur – R. Narendra
Chamarajanagar – C. Puttaranga Shetty
Gundlupet – H.M. Ganesh Parasad
Nippani – Kakasaheb Patil
Gokak – Mahantesh Kadadi
Kittur – Babasaheb D. Patil
Saundatti Yellamma – Vishwas Vasant Vaidya
Mudhol-SC – Ramappa Balappa Timmapur
Bilgi – J.T. Patil
Badami – Bheemasen B. Chimmannakatti
Bagalkot – Hullappa Y. Meti
Bijapur City – Abdul Hameed Kajasaheb Mushrif
Nagthan-SC – Vitthal Katakadhond
Afzalpur – M.Y. Patil
Yadgir – Channareddy Patil Tunnur
Gurmitkal – Baburao Chinchansur
Gulbarga Dakshin – Allamaprabhu Patil
Basavakalyan – Vijay Dharam Singh
Gangawati – Iqbal Ansari
Nargund – B.R. Yavagal
Dharwad – Vinay Kulkarni
Kalghatgi – Santosh S. Lad
Sirsi – Bhimanna Naik
Yellapur – V.S. Patil
Kudligi – ST – Dr. Srinivas NT
Molakalmuru-ST – N.Y. Gopalakrishna
Chitradurga – K.C. Veerendra (Pappy)
Holalkere-SC – Anjaneya H
Channagiri – Basavaraju V. Shivaganga
Tirthahalli – Kimmane Rathnakar
Udupi – Prasadraj Kanchan
Kadur – Anand K.S
Tumkur City – Iqbal Ahmed
Gubbi – S.R. Srinivas
Yelahanka – Keshava Rajanna B
Yeshvanthapura – S. Balraj Gowda
Mahalakshmi Layout – Keshava Murthy
Padmanaba Nagar – V. Raghunatha Naidu
Melukote – Darshan Puttannaiah of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party
Mandya – P. Ravikumar
Krishnarajpet – B.L. Devraja
Belur – B. Shivram
Madikeri – Dr. Mantar Gowda
Chamunderhwari – Siddhegowda
Kollegal-SC – A.R. Krishna Murthy
Athani – Laxman Savadi
Raybag – SC – Mahaveer Mohith
Arabhavi – Arvind Dalwai
Belgaum Uttar – Asif Sait
Belgaum Dakshin – Prabhavathi Mastmardi
Terdal – Siddappa Ramappa Konnur
Devar Hippargi – Sharanappa T. Sunagar
Sindgi – Ashok M. Managuli
Gulbarga Rural – SC – Revu Naik Belamagi
Aurad – SC – Dr. Bhimsen Rao Shinde
Manvi – ST – G. Hampayya Nayak
Devadurga – ST – Shreedevi R. Nayak
Sindhanur – Hampan Gowda Badarli
Shirahatti- SC – Sujatha N. Doddamani
Navalgund – N.H. Konareddy
Kundgol – Kusumavathi C. Shivalli
Kumta – Nivedit Alva
Siruguppa- ST – B.M. Nagraj
Bellary City – Nara Bharath Reddy
Jagalur – ST – B. Devendrappa
Harapanahalli – N. Kotresh
Honnali – D.G. Shanthana Gowda
Shimoga Rural – SC – Dr. Sreenivas Kariyanna
Shimoga – H.C. Yogesh
Shikaripura – G.B. Malatesh
Karkal – Uday Shetty
Mudigere – SC – Nayana Jyothi Jhawar
Tarikere – G.H. Srinivasa
Tumkur Rural – G.H. Shanmukhappa Yadav
Chikkaballapur – Pradeep Eshwar Ayyar ‘PE’
Kolar – Kothur G. Manjunath
Dasarahalli – Dhanajaya Gangadharaiah
Chickpet – R.V. Devaraju
Bommanahalli – Umapathi Srinivas Gowda
Bangalore South – R.K. Ramesh
Channapatna – Gangadhar S.
Maddur – K.M. Uday
Arsikere – K.M. Shivalinge Gowda
Hassan – Banavasi Rangaswamy
Mangalore City South – John Richard Lobo
Puttur – Ashok Kumar Rai
Krishnaraja – M.K. Somashekara
Chamaraja – K. Harish Gowda
Lingsugur – SC – Durgappa S. Hoolageri
Hubli-Dharwad-Central – Jagadish Shettar
Hubli-Dharwad -West – Deepak Chinchore
Shiggaon – Mohammed Yousuf Savanur
Harihar – Nandagavi Srinivas
Chikmagalur – H.D. Thammaiah
Shravanabelagola – M.A. Gopalaswamy
The counting of votes and the election results will be declared on May 13. The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly will end on May 24. It must be noted that there are a total of 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly and a party will require to win more than 113 seats in order to form government in the state as the majority mark is 113. Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: PM Narendra Modi, JP Nadda, Amit Shah Among BJP’s Star Campaigners, Check Full List Here.
So, will the ruling party BJP manage to win Karnataka once again or will the Congress upset the saffron party as it did in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections?
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