Karnataka elections: The battle of the namesakes

This time the election commission has decided to introduce ballots with the photograph of the candidate in it. This could be considered as a much needed exercise since there are several constituencies which have candidates with similar or same names.

In many cases, it is a coincidence while in some it is a deliberate ploy by the opponent to confuse the voter. Here let us take a look at some of the constituencies where a contest is between two people with either same or similar names.

Bengaluru South:

• M Krishnappa (BJP)
• M Krishnappa (Ind)

Jayanagara:

• B N Vijayakumar (BJP)
• Vijayakumar (Ind)

Anekal:

• A Narayanaswamy (BJP)
• A Narayanaswamy (Ind)

Melkote:

• C S Puttaraju (JD(S))
• B K Puttaraju (Ind)

Maski:

• Basanagowda (BJP)
• Basanagowda (Ind)

Holenarasipura:

• H D Revanna (JD(S))
• H D Revanna (Ind)

Sidlaghatta:

• Krishnareddy (Ind)
• M Krishnareddy (Ind)

Yelahanka:

• M N Gopalakrishna (Congress)
• H K Gopalakrishna (Independent)
• A M Hanumanthegowda (JDS)
• H A Hanumanthegowda (Independent)

Hebbal:

• B S Suresh (Congress)
• B S Suresh (Ind)

CV Raman Nagar:

• S Raghu (BJP)
• S Raghu (Ind)