Karnataka Election 2023: Full list of BJP candidates and their constituencies

BJP Karnataka Election List of Candidates, Constituencies: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking to return to power in the state, its only bastion in southern India. Voting for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly will take place on May 10, and the results will be declared on May 13. It has announced 222 candidates for the elections, and the party needs to cross the halfway mark of 113 in order to form the government in the state.

From the Shikaripura seat, the party has fielded former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s son B Y Vijayendra, and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be contesting from his traditional Shiggaon seat in Haveri district. The party has also fielded its stalwarts R Ashoka and V Somanna from the Kanakapura and Varuna seats respectively.

Karnataka elections 2023: Full list of BJP candidates and constituencies announced so far:

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
K.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
C.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
B.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
T. 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
Nagthan (SC) – Sanjeev Aihole
Sedam – Rajkumar Patil
Koppal – Manjula Amaresh
Ron – Kalakappa Bandi
Hubli-Dharwad-Central – Mahesh Tenginakai
Hagaribommanahalli (SC) – B. Ramanna
Hebbal – Katta Jagadish
Govindraj Nagar – Umesh Shetty
Mahadevapura (SC) – Manjula Aravind Limbavali
Krishnaraja – Srivatsa

Of the total 224 constituencies, 36 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes. A total of 5.24 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise and can cast their votes across 58,282 polling stations.

The state is all set to witness a triangular fight between the ruling BJP, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). Earlier, the Congress declared names of 165 candidates and said it would support Karnataka Sarvodaya Party’s Darshan Puttannaiah in Melukote segment. The JD(S) has named 93 candidates, names of whom were released in December last year.