Karnataka, with its 28 Lok Sabha seats, holds significant sway in the forthcoming elections. The Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka are scheduled in two phases, with polling set to occur on April 26 and May 7, as per the Election Commission’s announcement on March 16.
In the 2024 general elections, Karnataka will conclude its Lok Sabha polls early in the first quarter, with polling dates set for April 26 and May 7.
Polling on April 26 will cover constituencies such as Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, and Kolar. Meanwhile, on May 7, voting will take place in Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, and Shimoga constituencies.
Among Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha seats, five are reserved for SC candidates, and two for ST candidates. In the 17th Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP-led NDA clinched 26 seats, with the BJP alone securing 25. Meanwhile, the INC and JD(S) alliance managed to secure just two seats.
The BJP has unveiled its candidates for 20 seats in Karnataka. Notable names include Jagadish Shettar, Basavraj Bommai, Pralhad Joshi, and Tejasvi Surya, contesting from Belgaum, Haveri, Dharwad, and Bengaluru South, respectively.
On the other hand, the Congress has nominated candidates like Priyanka Jarakiholi, Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar, Samyukta S Patil, H R Algur, Radhakrishna, G Kumar Naik, Sagar Khandre, K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal, Anandaswamy Gaddadevara, Math, Anjali Nimbalkar, and others.
