Karnataka elections: JDS releases its third list of candidates: Check details

JDS on Wednesday released its third list of 59 candidates for the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.

The regional party has given tickets to several leaders who defected the BJP and Congress. Notably, BJP MLC Ayanur Manjunath, who quit the party and announced his resignation on Wednesday, has been given a ticket to contest from Shivamogga City Constituency.

BS Yediyurappa's grand-nephew NR Santosh has been fielded from Arsikere constituency while former Congress MLC MLC Raghu Achar got a ticket from Chitradurga.

Former Congress MLA Anil Lad bagged the Ballari City ticket and former BJP MLA MP Kumaraswamy will be contesting from the Mudigere constituency. It has to be noted that the JDS has replaced 12 candidates in various constituencies including Ballari City, Mandya, Varuna, Rajajinagar, etc.

Interestingly, HD Kumaraswamy-led party is extending support to Congress candidate Darshan Dhruvanarayana in Nanjangud. In addition to this seat, the JDS is supporting Kalaburagi Rural (CPIM), Bagepalli (CPIM), KR Puram (CPIM), CV Raman Nagar (RPI), Vijayanagara (RPI), and Mahadevapura (RPI).

Nippani: Raju Maruti Pawar
Chikkodi: Sadashiv Valake
Kagawad: Mallappa M Chunga
Hukkeri: Basavarajagouda Patila
Arabhavi: Prakash Kash Shetty
Yamakaranamaradi (ST): Maruti Mallappa Astagi
Belgaum (North): Shivananda Moogalihal
Belgaum (South): Srinivasa Tholalkar
Belgaum (Rural): Shankar Gowda Rudragowda Patila
Ramadurga: Prakash Mudhol
Mudhola: Dharmaraj Vithal Doddamani
Theradal: Suresh Arjun Madiwalar
Jamakandi: Yakub Baba Lal Kapadewal
Belagi: Rukmadeen Saudagar
Bagalkote: Devaraja Patil
Hunagunda: Shivappa Mahadevappa Boli
Vijayapura City: Bande Nawaz Mabari
Surapura: Shravanakumar Nayka
Gulbarga (South): Krishnareddy
Aurad (SC): Jaising Rathore
Raichur: Vinayakumar
Maski: Raghavendra hero
Kanakagiri: Rajagopal
Yalaburga: Mallanagowda Siddappa Konanagowda
Koppal: Chandrasekhar
Shirahatti: Hanumanthappa Nayaka
Gadaga: Venkanagowda Govinda Gowdar
Rona: Mugadam Saab Mudhol
Naragunda: Rudragowda Ninganagowda Patil
Navlagunda: Kallappa Nagappa Gaddi
Kundagola: Hazrat Ali Allasaab
Dharwad: Manjunath Laxman Hagedar
Hubli-Dharwad Centre: Siddalingesh Gowda Mahanta Wodeyar
Hubli-Dharwad West: Gururaja Hunasimada
Kalaghatagi: V. Veerappa Basappa Shigehatti
Haveri: Tukaram Malagi
Badge: Sunita M. Pujaar
Koodlagi: Kodihalli Bhimappa
Chitradurga: Raghu Achar
Holalkere: Indrajit Naik
Jagaluru: Devaraj
Shimoga City: Ayanur Manjunath
Soraba: Basur Chandra Gowda
Sagar: Zakir
Rajarajeshwarinagar: Dr. Narayana Swamy
Malleshwar: Utkarsh
Chamarajpet: Govindaraju
Chikkapet: Imran Pasha
Padmanabhanagar: B. Manjunath
BTM Barangay: Venkatesh
Jayanagar: Kalegowda
Bommanahalli: Narayana Raju
Arsikere: NR Santosh
Moodbidire: Amarashree
Sullya: Prof. Venkatesh H.N.
Virajpet: Mansoor Ali
Chamaraja: HK Ramesh (Ravi)
Narasimharaja: Abdul Khader Shahid
Chamarajanagar: Mallikarjunaswamy