In all, 2,613 candidates are in the fray for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls after the final date for withdrawal of nominations on Monday. According to the ultimate listing of candidates shared by the Election Commission, 185 women candidates and one from the ‘Others’ class are contesting.
Of 3,130 candidates, who filed legitimate nomination papers by the deadline on April 21, a complete of 517 withdrew from the contest by Monday.
Party-wise break-up
While 224 candidates are from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Opposition Congress has fielded 223, and the Janata Dal (Secular) has fielded 207 candidates.
A complete of 918 Independents and 685 from registered unrecognised political events (RUPP) are in the fray, in accordance with the ultimate listing. As many as 209 candidates are from the Aam Aadmi Party, 133 from the BSP, eight from the JDU, 4 from the CPI(M), and two from the NPP.
Previous polls
In the 2018 and 2013 Assembly elections, there have been 2,655 and a couple of,948 candidates in the fray, respectively.
The quantity of women candidates has decreased from 219 in 2018 to 185 this time. In 2013, 170 women candidates have been in the fray.
The quantity of male candidates has additionally decreased from 2,436 in the 2018 Assembly elections to 2,427 this time. The quantity of withdrawals have additionally decreased from 583 in 2018 to 517 this time.
Highest in Ballari
While Ballari City constituency has the highest quantity of candidates (24), Hoskote and Anekal comply with with 23 every. Seven constituencies – Mangaluru, Bantwal, Tirthahalli, Kundapur, Kapu, Yemkanamardi, and Deodurg- have 5 candidates every, the least.
State capital Bengaluru, which alone has 28 Assembly segments, has 389 candidates, including 38 women.
The highest quantity of Independents are in Hoskote (15), Ballari City and Srirangapatna (12 every), Chitradurga (11), Gauribidanur, Kolar and Yelahanka (10).
The highest quantity of women contestants (six) are from Rajarajeshwarinagar, Jayanagar, and KGF constituencies. Nippani, Harapanahalli, Malur, and Chickpet comply with with 5 women candidates every.
Manoj Kumar Meena, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for Karnataka, mentioned a complete of 16 constituencies have greater than 15 candidates in the fray. “We will use more than two ballot units in these constituencies,” he mentioned.
Polling can be held in a single section for all 224 constituencies, including 36 reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes (STs). The counting will happen on May 13.
