Karnataka Election 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling political party in India, has announced 222 candidates for the elections to the 224-member Karnataka assembly. According to the Election Commission’s (EC) schedule of events, the counting of votes is on May 13. The state has 5.24 crore voters and 58,282 polling stations. Karnataka will largely witness a triangular fight between the ruling BJP, the Congress, and the Janata Dal (Secular). The party needs to cross the halfway mark of 113 in order to form the government in the state.
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Karnataka Elections 2023: Full list of BJP candidates and constituencies
BJP’s first list has 8 women Candidates, 52 new faces
The BJP announced its first list of candidates in 189 constituencies on Tuesday, fielding 52 new faces and eight women candidates. Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai will contest from his Shiggaon constituency. Meanwhile, former CM B S Yediyurappa’s son B Y Vijayendra will be contesting from his father’s Shikaripura constituency. C T Ravi, BJP national general secretary will contest from Chikkmagaluru seat.
BJP Releases second list of 23 candidates for Karnataka polls
Earlier in the month of April, the BJP released its second list of 23 candidates for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections. The party aims to retain power in the southern state by winning a majority in the 224-seat assembly. Former chief minister and six-term MLA Jagadish Shettar did not find a place on the list, which led him to join the Congress party.
BJP Announces 3rd list of 10 candidates for Karnataka Assembly polls
The ruling BJP on Monday announced candidates for 10 more constituencies. The party has fielded state BJP General Secretary Mahesh Tenginkai from the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly segment. Former Minister and MLA Aravind Limbavali’s wife Manjula Arvind Limbavali has got the ticket for the Mahadevapura Constituency, the party has fielded Katta Jagadish, son of former Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu from Hebbal. Check Full list of BJP candidates and constituencies below.
- Basavaraj Bommai – Shiggaon
- Nippani – Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle
- Chikkodi – Sadalga – Ramesh Katti
- Athani – Mahesh Kumathalli
- Kagwad – Shrimant Balasaheb Patil
- Kudachi (SC) – P. Rajeev
- Raybag (SC) – Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole
- Hukkeri – Nikhil Katti
- Arabhavi – Balachandra Jarakiholi
- Gokak – Ramesh Jarakiholi
- Yemkanmardi (ST) – Basavaraj Hundri
- Belgaum Uttar – Dr. Ravi Patil
- Belgaum Dakshin – Abhay Patil
- Belgaum Rural – Nagesh Mannolkar
- Khanapur – Vittal Halagekar
- Kittur – Mahantesh Doddagoudar
- Bailhongal – Jagdish Channappa Metgud
- Saundatti Yellamma – Ratna Vishwanath Mamani
- Ramdurg – Chikka Revanna
- Mudhol (SC) – Govind Karjol
- Terdal – Siddu Savadi
- Jamkhandi – Jagadish Gudagunti
- Bilgi – Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani
- Badami – Shantha Gowda Patil
- Bagalkot – Veerabhadrayya Charantimath
- Hungund – Doddanagouda G Patil
- Muddebihal – AS Patil Nadahalli
- Babaleshwar – Vijugouda S Patil
- Bijapur City – B R Patil (Yatnal)
- Sindgi – Ramesh Bhusanur
- Afzalpur – Malikaiah Guttedar
- Jewargi – Shivanagoudapatil Raddevadagi
- Shorapur (ST) – Narasimha Nayak (Rajugouda)
- Shahapur – Ameenreddy Yalagi
- Yadgir – Venkatareddy Mudnal
- Chittapur (SC) – Manikanta Rathod
- Chincholi (SC) – Dr. Avinash Jadhav
- Gulbarga Rural (SC) – Basavaraj Mattimod
- Gulbarga Dakshin – Dattatraya Patil Revoor
- Gulbarga Uttar – Chandrakant Patil
- Aland – Subhash Guttedar
- Basavakalyan – Sharanu Salagar
- Humnabad – Siddu Patil
- Bidar South – Dr. Shailendra Beldale
- Aurad (SC) – Prabhu Chavan
- Raichur Rural (ST) – Tipparaju Havaldar
- Raichur – Dr. Shivaraj Patil
- Devedurga (ST) – K Shivanagouda Nayak
- Lingsugur (SC) – Manappa D Vajjal
- Sindhanur – K Kariyappa
- Maski (ST) – Pratapgouda Patil
- Kushtagi – Doddanagouda Patil
- Kanakagiri (SC) – Basavaraj Dadesaguru
- Yelburga – Halappa Basappa Achar
- Shirahatti (SC) – Dr. Chandru Lamani
- Gadag – Anil Menasinakai
- Nargund – C.C. Patil
- Navalgund – Shankar Patil Munenakoppa
- Kundgol – M R Patil
- Dharwad – Amrut Ayyappa Desai
- Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC) – Arvind Bellad
- Hubli-Dharwad-West – Dr. Kranti Kiran
- Haliyal – Sunil Hegde
- Karwar – Rupali Santosh Nayak
- Kumta – Dinakar Shetty
- Bhatkal – Sunil Baliya Nayak
- Sirsi – Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Yellapur – Shivaram Hebbar
- Byadgi – Virupakshappa Ballari
- Hirekerur – B.C. Patil
- Ranibennur – Arun Kumar Pujar
- Hadagalli (SC) – Krishna Naik
- Vijayanagara – Siddharth Singh
- Kampli (ST) – T H Suresh Babu
- Siruguppa (ST) – M.S. Somalingappa
- Bellary (ST) – B. Sriramulu
- Bellary City – Gali Somashekhara Reddy
- Sandur (ST) – Shilpa Raghavendra
- Kudligi (ST) – Lokesh V Nayaka
- Molakalmuru (ST) – S. Thippeswamy
- Challakere (ST) – Anilkumar
- Chitradurga – G H Thippareddy
- Hiriyur – K. Poornima Srinivas
- Hosadurga – S Lingamurthy
- Holalkere (SC) – M. Chandrappa
- Jagalur (ST) – S V Ramachandra
- Harihar – B.P. Harish
- Honnali – M P Renukacharya
- Shimoga Rural (SC) – Ashok Nayak
- Bhadravati – Mangoti Rudresh
- Tirthahalli – Araga Jnanendra
- Shikaripur – BY Vijayendra
- Sorab – Kumar Bangarappa
- Sagar – Haratalu H. Halappa
- Kundapura – Kiran Kumar Kodgi
- Udupi – Yashpal Suvarna
- Kapu – Gurme Suresh Shetty
- Karkal – V. Sunil Kumar
- Sringeri – D. N. Jeevaraj
- Chikmagalur – C T Ravi
- Tarikere – D S Suresh
- Kadur – K S Prakash
- Chikkanayakanahalli – J.C. Madhuswamy
- Tiptur – B.C. Nagesh
- Turuvekere – Masala Jayaram
- Kunigal – D Krishna Kumar
- Tumkur City – G.B. Jyothi Ganesh
- Tumkur Rural – B Suresh Gowda
- Koratagere (SC) – Anil Kumar, Retd. IAS
- Sira – Dr. Rajesh Gowda
- Pavagada (SC) – Krishna Nayak
- Madhugiri – LC Nagaraj
- Gauribidanur – Dr. Shashidhar
- Bagepalli – C Muniraju
- Chikkaballapur – Dr. K. Sudhakar
- Chintamani – Venu Gopal
- Srinivaspur – Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy
- Mulbagal (SC) – Shigehalli Sundar
- Bangarapet (SC) – M. Narayanswamy
- Kolar – Varthur Prakash
- Malur – KS Manjunath Gowda
- Yelahanka – S.R. Vishwanath
- R. Pura – BA Basavaraj
- Byatarayanapura – Thammesh Gowda
- Yeshvanthapura – S.T. Somashekar
- Rajarajeshwarinagar – Munirathna Naidu
- Dasarahalli – S Muniraju
- Mahalakshmi Layout – K. Gopalaiah
- Malleshwaram – C.N. Ashwathnarayana
- Pulakeshinagar (SC) – Murali
- Sarvagnanagar – Padmanabha Reddy
- V. Raman Nagar (SC) – S. Raghu
- Shivajinagar – N. Chandra
- Shanti Nagar – Shiva Kumar
- Gandhi Nagar – A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda
- Rajaji Nagar – S. Suresh Kumar
- Vijay Nagar – H Raveendra
- Chamrajpet – Bhaskar Rao, IPS
- Chickpet – Uday Garudachar
- Basavanagudi – Ravisubramanya
- Padmanaba Nagar – R. Ashoka
- T.M. Layout – Sridhar Reddy
- Jayanagar – C K Ramamurthy Shri Sathish Reddy
- Bommanahalli – Sathish Reddy
- Bangalore South – M Krishnappa
- Anekal (SC) – Hullalli Srinivas
- Hosakote – M.T.B. Nagraj
- Devanahalli (SC) – Pilla Munishamappa
- Doddaballapur – Dhiraj Muniraju
- Nelamangala (SC) – Sapthagiri Naik
- Magadi – Prasad Gowda
- Ramanagaram – Goutham Gowda
- Kanakapura – R. Ashok
- Channapatna – CP Yogeshwar
- Malavalli (SC) – Muniraju
- Maddur – S P Swamy
- Melukote – Dr. Indresh Kumar
- Mandya – Ashok Jayaram
- Shrirangapattana – Indavalu Sachidananda
- Nagamangala – Sudha Shivaram
- Krishnarajpet – Dr. K.C. Narayanagowda
- Belur – Hullalli K Suresh
- Hassan – J Preetham Gowda
- Holenarasipur – Devaraje Gowda
- Arkalgud – Yoga Ramesh
- Sakleshpur (SC) – Cement Manju
- Belthangady – Harish Poonja
- Moodabidri – Umanath Kotian
- Mangalore City North – Y. Bharat Shetty
- Mangalore City South – Vedavyas Kamath
- Mangalore – Sathish Kumpala
- Bantval – Rajesh Naik
- Puttur – Asha Thimmappa
- Sullia (SC) – Bhagirathi Murulya
- Madikeri – M P Appachu Ranjan
- Virajpet – K G Bopaiah
- Piriyapatna – C. H. Vijayashankar
- Krishnarajanagara – Venkatesh Hosalli
- Hunsur – Devarahalli Somashekhar
- Nanjangud (SC) – B. Harshavardhan
- Chamundeshwari – Kaveesh Gowda
- Chamaraja – L. Nagendra
- Narasimharaja – Sandesh Swami
- Varuna – V. Somanna
- Narasipur (SC) – Dr. Revanna
- Hanur – Dr. Preetham Nagappa
- Kollegal (SC) – N. Mahesh
- Chamarajanagar – V. Somanna
- Gundlupet – C.S. Niranjan Kumar
- Devar Hippargi – Somanagouda Patil (Sasanur)
- Basavana Bagevadi – SK Bellubbi
- Indi – Kasagouda Biradar
- Gurmitkal – Kum. Lalitha Anapur
- Bidar – Eshwar Singh Thakur
- Bhalki – Prakash Khandre
- Gangawati – Paranna Munavalli
- Kalghatgi – Nagaraj Chabbi
- Hangal – Shivaraj Sajjanar
- Haveri (SC) – Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar
- Harapanahalli – Karunakara Reddy
- Davanagere North – Lokikere Nagaraj
- Davanagere South – Ajay Kumar
- Mayakonda (SC) – Basavaraja Naik
- Channagiri – Shiv Kumar
- Byndoor – Gururaj Gantihole
- Mudigere (SC) – Deepak Doddalah
- Gubbi – SD Dileep Kumar
- Sidlaghatta – Ramachandra Gowda
- Kolar Gold Field (SC) – Ashwini Sampangi
- Shravanabelagola- Chidananda
- Arsikere – GV Basavaraju
- Heggadadevankote (ST) – Krishna Naik
A total of 5.24 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise and can cast their votes across 58,282 polling stations. To recall, the counting of votes will commence on May 13. Of the total 224 constituencies, 36 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes.
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