Karnataka polls: 52 new faces, 8 women in BJP's first list of candidates
The BJP on Monday announced the first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka elections.
In the first list, the saffron party has announced the names of 189 candidates. The party has given tickets to 32 candidates from OBC, 30 from SC and 16 from ST.
Announcing the names, BJP's Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh said 52 of the 189 candidates are new faces and eight women.
Among the candidates named in the first list, nine are doctors, five advocates, three academicians, one retired IAS officer, one retired IPS officer, three retired government employees and eight social activists.
The candidates have been selected to bring in a new generation leadership and fresh ideas, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is Karnataka poll-incharge for the party, said addressing the press conference.
Karnataka minister R Ashoka will contest against state Congress chief D K Shivakumar in Kanakapura and also fight from one more seat, the BJP announced.
State minister V Somanna will contest against former chief minister Siddaramaiah of the Congress in Varuna, and also fight from one more seat.
Check Out the Full List of Candidates (189 Constituencies)
| Constituency | Contestant Name |
| Shiggaon | Basavaraj Bommai |
| Nippani | Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle |
| Shikkodi - Sadalga | Ramesh Katti |
| Athani | Mahesh Kumathalli |
| Kagwad | Shrimant Balasaheb Patil |
| Kudachi (SC) | P Rajeev |
| Raybag (SC) | Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole |
| Hukkeri | Nikhil Katti |
| Arabhavi | Balachandra Jarkiholi |
| Gokak | Ramesh Jarkiholi |
| Yemkanmardi | Basavaraj Hundri |
| Belgaum Uttar | Dr Ravi Patil |
| Belgaum Dakshin | Abhay Patil |
| Belgaum Uttar Rural | Nagesh Mannolkar |
| Khanapur | Vittal Halagekar |
| Kittur | Mahantesh Doddagoudar |
| Bailahongal | Jagdish Channappa Metgud |
| Saundatti Yellama | Ratna Vishwanath Mamani |
| Ramdurg | Chikka Revenna |
| 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 | BR Patil (Yatnal) |
| Sindgi | Ramesh Bhusanur |
| Afzalpur | Malikaiah Guttedar |
| Jewargi | Shivanagoudapatil Raddevadagi |
| Shorapur (ST) | Narasimha Nayak |
| Shahapur | Ameenreddy Yalagi |
| Yadgir | Venkatareddy Mudnal |
| Chittapur (SC) | Manikantha 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 | Shivaraj Patil |
| Devadurga (ST) | K Shivanagouda Nayak |
| Lingsugur (SC) | Manappa D Vajjal |
| Sindhanur | K Kariyappa |
| Maski (ST) | Pratapgouda Patil |
| Kushtagi | Doddanagouda Patil |
| Kanakagiri | Basavaraj Dadesaguru |
| Yelburga | Halappa Basappa Achar |
| Shirahatti | Dr Chandru Lamani |
| Gadag | Anil Menasinakai |
| Nargund | CC Patil |
| Navalgund | Shankar Patil Munenakoppa |
| Kundgol | MR Patil |
| Dharwad | Amrut Ayappa Desai |
| 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 | BC Patil |
| Ranibennur | Arun Kumar Pujar |
| Hadagali (SC) | Krishna Naik |
| Vijayanagara | Siddharth Singh |
| Kampli (ST) | TH Suresh Babu |
| Siruguppa (ST) | MS Somalingappa |
| Bellary (ST) | B Sriramulu |
| Bellary City | Gali Somshekara Reddy |
| Sandur | Shilpa Raghavendra |
| Kudilgi (ST) | Lokesh V Nayaka |
| Molakalmuru (ST) | S Thippeswamy |
| Challakere | Anil Kumar |
| Chitradurga | GH Thippareddy |
| Hiriyur | K Poornima Srinivas |
| Hosadurga | S Lingamurthy |
| Holalkere (SC) | M Chandrappa |
| Jagalur (ST) | SV Ramachandra |
| Harihar | BP Harish |
| Honnali | MP Renukacharya |
| Shivvmogga Rural | Ashok Nayak |
| Bhadravati | Mangoti Rudresh |
| Tirthahalli | Araga Jnanendra |
| Shikaripur | BY Vijayendra |
| Soraba | Kumar Bangarappa |
| Sagar | Haratalu H Halappa |
| Kundapura | Kiran Kumar Kodgi |
| Udupi | Yashpal Suvarna |
| Kapu | Gurme Suresh Shetty |
| Karkala | V Sunil Kumar |
| Sringeri | DN Jeevaraj |
| Chikkamagalur | CT Ravi |
| Tarikere | DS Suresh |
| Kadur | KS Prakash |
| Chikkanayakanahalli | JC Madhuswamy |
| Tiptur | BC Nagesh |
| Turuvekre | Masala Jayaram |
| Kunigal | D Krishna Kumar |
| Tumkur City | GB 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 |
| Chikkaballapura | Dr K Sudhakar |
| Chintamani | Venu Gopal |
| Srinivasapur | Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy |
| Mulbagal (SC) | Shigehalli Sundar |
| Bangarapet (SC) | M Narayanaswamy |
| Kolar | Varthur Prakash |
| Malur | KS Manjunath Gowda |
| Yelahanka | SR Vishwanath |
| KR Pura | BA Basavaraj |
| Byatarayanapura | Thammesh Gowda |
| Yeshwathpura | ST Somashekhar |
| Rajarajeshwarinagar | Munirathna Naidu |
| Dasarahalli | S Muniraju |
| Mahalakshmi Layout | K Gopalaiah |
| Malleshwaram | CN Ashwathnarayana |
| Pulakeshinagar (SC) | Murali |
| Sarvagnanagar | Padmanabha Reddy |
| CV Raman Nagar | S Raghu |
| Shivajinagar | N Chandra |
| Shanti Nagar | Shiva Kumar |
| Gandhi Nagar | AR Sapthagiri Gowda |
| Rajaji Nagar | S Suresh Kumar |
| Vijay Nagar | H Raveendra |
| Chamrajpet | Bhaskar Rao (IPS) |
| Chickpet | Uday Garudachar |
| Basavanagudi | Ravi Subramanya |
| Padmanabha Nagar | R Ashoka |
| BTM Layout | Sridhar Reddy |
| Jayanagar | CK Ramamurthy |
| Bommannahalli | Sathish Reddy |
| Bangalore South | M Krishnappa |
| Anekal (SC) | Hullali Krishna |
| Hosakote | MTB Nagaraj |
| Devanahalli (SC) | Pilla Munishamappa |
| Doddaballapur | Dhiraj Muniraju |
| Nelamangala (SC) | Sapthagiri Naik |
| Magadi | Prasad Gowda |
| Ramanagaram | Goutham Gowda |
| Kanakapura | R Ashok |
| Channapatna | CP Yogeshwar |
| Malavalli | Muniraju |
| Maddur | SP Swamy |
| Melukote | Dr Indresh Kumar |
| Mandya | Ashok Jayaram |
| Shrirangapattana | Indavalu Sachidananda |
| Nagamangala | Sudha Shivaram |
| Krishnarajpet | KC Narayana Gowda |
| Belur | Hullali 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 |
| Bantwal | Rajesh Naik |
| Puttur | Asha Thimappa |
| Sullia | Bhagirathi Murulya |
| Madikeri | Appachu Ranjan |
| Virajpet | KG Bopaih |
| Piriyapatna | CH Vijayashankar |
| Krishnarajanagara | Venkatesh Hosahalli |
| Hunsur | Devarahalli Somashekhar |
| Nanjangud (SC) | B Harshavardhan |
| Chamundeshwari | Kaveesh Gowda |
| Chamraja | L Nagendra |
| Narasimharaja | Sandesh Swami |
| Varuna | V Somanna |
| T Narasipura | Dr Revanna |
| Hanur | Dr Preetham Nagappa |
| Kollegal (SC) | N Nagesh |
| Chamrajanagar | V Somanna |
| Gundlupet | CS Niranjan Kumar |
The period for filing nominations begins from April 13 and will continue till April 20.
Also, eight women are part of the list. Check out the names of the candidates:
BJP leaders said that the party has done an elaborate exercise of feedback before deciding on party candidates and expressed confidence of the party again forming government in the southern state.
The BJP, aiming to return to power in Karnataka with an absolute majority, has set a target of winning at least 150 of the total 224 seats in the Assembly.
While the Congress has already announced a total of 166 candidates, including Karnataka Sarvodaya Party's Darshan Puttannaiah for whom it has extended support in the Melukote constituency, in two lists, JD(S) has announced one list of 93 candidates.
Voting will take place in a single phase across the state on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13.
Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Sign in with Google