Karnataka Election 2023: BJP Releases Third List of Candidates | Check Full List Here

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the third and the last list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. The state will go to polls in a single phase voting on May 10.

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the third and the last list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. The state will go to polls in a single phase voting on May 10. The saffron camp had earlier announced 23 candidates in the second and 189 candidates in the first lists.

Notably, the party has dropped its seasoned leader Aravind Limbavali from Mahadevapura seat, and fielded his wife Manjula Aravind Limbavali in his place. Aravind Limbavali has been an MLA from Mahadevapura seat since 2008. There had been talks in the political arena of Aravind of joining the Congress.

The list also includes Hubli-Dharwad-Central segment, from where former chief minister Jagadish Shettar was willing to contest. The party announced its state general secretary Mahesh Tenginakai from this seat.

Karnataka elections 2023: Full list of BJP candidates and constituencies

1. Basavaraj Bommai – Shiggaon
2. Nippani – Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle
3. Chikkodi – Sadalga – Ramesh Katti
4. Athani – Mahesh Kumathalli
5. Kagwad – Shrimant Balasaheb Patil
6. Kudachi (SC) – P. Rajeev
7. Raybag (SC) – Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole
8. Hukkeri – Nikhil Katti
9. Arabhavi – Balachandra Jarakiholi
10. Gokak – Ramesh Jarakiholi
11. Yemkanmardi (ST) – Basavaraj Hundri
12. Belgaum Uttar – Dr. Ravi Patil
13. Belgaum Dakshin – Abhay Patil
14. Belgaum Rural – Nagesh Mannolkar
15. Khanapur – Vittal Halagekar
16. Kittur – Mahantesh Doddagoudar
17. Bailhongal – Jagdish Channappa Metgud
18. Saundatti Yellamma – Ratna Vishwanath Mamani
19. Ramdurg – Chikka Revanna
20. Mudhol (SC) – Govind Karjol
21. Terdal – Siddu Savadi
22. Jamkhandi – Jagadish Gudagunti
23. Bilgi – Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani
24. Badami – Shantha Gowda Patil
25. Bagalkot – Veerabhadrayya Charantimath
26. Hungund – Doddanagouda G Patil
27. Muddebihal – AS Patil Nadahalli
28. Babaleshwar – Vijugouda S Patil
29. Bijapur City – B R Patil (Yatnal)
30. Sindgi – Ramesh Bhusanur
31. Afzalpur – Malikaiah Guttedar
32. Jewargi – Shivanagoudapatil Raddevadagi
33. Shorapur (ST) – Narasimha Nayak (Rajugouda)
34. Shahapur – Ameenreddy Yalagi
35. Yadgir – Venkatareddy Mudnal
36. Chittapur (SC) – Manikanta Rathod
37. Chincholi (SC) – Dr. Avinash Jadhav
38. Gulbarga Rural (SC) – Basavaraj Mattimod
39. Gulbarga Dakshin – Dattatraya Patil Revoor
40. Gulbarga Uttar – Chandrakant Patil
41. Aland – Subhash Guttedar
42. Basavakalyan – Sharanu Salagar
43. Humnabad – Siddu Patil
44. Bidar South – Dr. Shailendra Beldale
45. Aurad (SC) – Prabhu Chavan
46. Raichur Rural (ST) – Tipparaju Havaldar
47. Raichur – Dr. Shivaraj Patil
48. Devedurga (ST) – K Shivanagouda Nayak
49. Lingsugur (SC) – Manappa D Vajjal
50. Sindhanur – K Kariyappa
51. Maski (ST) – Pratapgouda Patil
52. Kushtagi – Doddanagouda Patil
53. Kanakagiri (SC) – Basavaraj Dadesaguru
54. Yelburga – Halappa Basappa Achar
55. Shirahatti (SC) – Dr. Chandru Lamani
56. Gadag – Anil Menasinakai
57. Nargund – C.C. Patil
58. Navalgund – Shankar Patil Munenakoppa
59. Kundgol – M R Patil
60. Dharwad – Amrut Ayyappa Desai
61. Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC) – Arvind Bellad
62. Hubli-Dharwad-West – Dr. Kranti Kiran
63. Haliyal – Sunil Hegde
64. Karwar – Rupali Santosh Nayak
65. Kumta – Dinakar Shetty
66. Bhatkal – Sunil Baliya Nayak
67. Sirsi – Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
68. Yellapur – Shivaram Hebbar
69. Byadgi – Virupakshappa Ballari
70. Hirekerur – B.C. Patil
71. Ranibennur – Arun Kumar Pujar
72. Hadagalli (SC) – Krishna Naik
73. Vijayanagara – Siddharth Singh
74. Kampli (ST) – T H Suresh Babu
75. Siruguppa (ST) – M.S. Somalingappa
76. Bellary (ST) – B. Sriramulu
77. Bellary City – Gali Somashekhara Reddy
78. Sandur (ST) – Shilpa Raghavendra
79. Kudligi (ST) – Lokesh V Nayaka
80. Molakalmuru (ST) – S. Thippeswamy
81. Challakere (ST) – Anilkumar
82. Chitradurga – G H Thippareddy
83. Hiriyur – K. Poornima Srinivas
84. Hosadurga – S Lingamurthy
85. Holalkere (SC) – M. Chandrappa
86. Jagalur (ST) – S V Ramachandra
87. Harihar – B.P. Harish
88. Honnali – M P Renukacharya
89. Shimoga Rural (SC) – Ashok Nayak
90. Bhadravati – Mangoti Rudresh
91. Tirthahalli – Araga Jnanendra
92. Shikaripur – BY Vijayendra
93. Sorab – Kumar Bangarappa
94. Sagar – Haratalu H. Halappa
95. Kundapura – Kiran Kumar Kodgi
96. Udupi – Yashpal Suvarna
97. Kapu – Gurme Suresh Shetty
98. Karkal – V. Sunil Kumar
99. Sringeri – D. N. Jeevaraj
100. Chikmagalur – C T Ravi
101. Tarikere – D S Suresh
102. Kadur – K S Prakash
103. Chikkanayakanahalli – J.C. Madhuswamy
104. Tiptur – B.C. Nagesh
105. Turuvekere – Masala Jayaram
106. Kunigal – D Krishna Kumar
107. Tumkur City – G.B. Jyothi Ganesh
108. Tumkur Rural – B Suresh Gowda
109. Koratagere (SC) – Anil Kumar, Retd. IAS
110. Sira – Dr. Rajesh Gowda
111. Pavagada (SC) – Krishna Nayak
112. Madhugiri – LC Nagaraj
113. Gauribidanur – Dr. Shashidhar
114. Bagepalli – C Muniraju
115. Chikkaballapur – Dr. K. Sudhakar
116. Chintamani – Venu Gopal
117. Srinivaspur – Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy
118. Mulbagal (SC) – Shigehalli Sundar
119. Bangarapet (SC) – M. Narayanswamy
120. Kolar – Varthur Prakash
121. Malur – KS Manjunath Gowda
122. Yelahanka – S.R. Vishwanath
123. R. Pura – BA Basavaraj
124. Byatarayanapura – Thammesh Gowda
125. Yeshvanthapura – S.T. Somashekar
126. Rajarajeshwarinagar – Munirathna Naidu
127. Dasarahalli – S Muniraju
128. Mahalakshmi Layout – K. Gopalaiah
129. Malleshwaram – C.N. Ashwathnarayana
130. Pulakeshinagar (SC) – Murali
131. Sarvagnanagar – Padmanabha Reddy
132. V. Raman Nagar (SC) – S. Raghu
133. Shivajinagar – N. Chandra
134. Shanti Nagar – Shiva Kumar
135. Gandhi Nagar – A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda
136. Rajaji Nagar – S. Suresh Kumar
137. Vijay Nagar – H Raveendra
138. Chamrajpet – Bhaskar Rao, IPS
139. Chickpet – Uday Garudachar
140. Basavanagudi – Ravisubramanya
141. Padmanaba Nagar – R. Ashoka
142. T.M. Layout – Sridhar Reddy
143. Jayanagar – C K Ramamurthy Shri Sathish Reddy
144. Bommanahalli – Sathish Reddy
145. Bangalore South – M Krishnappa
146. Anekal (SC) – Hullalli Srinivas
147. Hosakote – M.T.B. Nagraj
148. Devanahalli (SC) – Pilla Munishamappa
149. Doddaballapur – Dhiraj Muniraju
150. Nelamangala (SC) – Sapthagiri Naik
151. Magadi – Prasad Gowda
152. Ramanagaram – Goutham Gowda
153. Kanakapura – R. Ashok
154. Channapatna – CP Yogeshwar
155. Malavalli (SC) – Muniraju
156. Maddur – S P Swamy
157. Melukote – Dr. Indresh Kumar
158. Mandya – Ashok Jayaram
159. Shrirangapattana – Indavalu Sachidananda
160. Nagamangala – Sudha Shivaram
161. Krishnarajpet – Dr. K.C. Narayanagowda
162. Belur – Hullalli K Suresh
163. Hassan – J Preetham Gowda
164. Holenarasipur – Devaraje Gowda
165. Arkalgud – Yoga Ramesh
166. Sakleshpur (SC) – Cement Manju
167. Belthangady – Harish Poonja
168. Moodabidri – Umanath Kotian
169. Mangalore City North – Y. Bharat Shetty
170. Mangalore City South – Vedavyas Kamath
171. Mangalore – Sathish Kumpala
172. Bantval – Rajesh Naik
173. Puttur – Asha Thimmappa
174. Sullia (SC) – Bhagirathi Murulya
175. Madikeri – M P Appachu Ranjan
176. Virajpet – K G Bopaiah
177. Piriyapatna – C. H. Vijayashankar
178. Krishnarajanagara – Venkatesh Hosalli
179. Hunsur – Devarahalli Somashekhar
180. Nanjangud (SC) – B. Harshavardhan
181. Chamundeshwari – Kaveesh Gowda
182. Chamaraja – L. Nagendra
183. Narasimharaja – Sandesh Swami
184. Varuna – V. Somanna
185. Narasipur (SC) – Dr. Revanna
186. Hanur – Dr. Preetham Nagappa
187. Kollegal (SC) – N. Mahesh
188. Chamarajanagar – V. Somanna
189. Gundlupet – C.S. Niranjan Kumar
190. Devar Hippargi – Somanagouda Patil (Sasanur)
191. Basavana Bagevadi – SK Bellubbi
192. Indi – Kasagouda Biradar
193. Gurmitkal – Kum. Lalitha Anapur
194. Bidar – Eshwar Singh Thakur
195. Bhalki – Prakash Khandre
196. Gangawati – Paranna Munavalli
197. Kalghatgi – Nagaraj Chabbi
198. Hangal – Shivaraj Sajjanar
199. Haveri (SC) – Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar
200. Harapanahalli – Karunakara Reddy
201. Davanagere North – Lokikere Nagaraj
202. Davanagere South – Ajay Kumar
203. Mayakonda (SC) – Basavaraja Naik
204. Channagiri – Shiv Kumar
205. Byndoor – Gururaj Gantihole
206. Mudigere (SC) – Deepak Doddalah
207. Gubbi – SD Dileep Kumar
208. Sidlaghatta – Ramachandra Gowda
209. Kolar Gold Field (SC) – Ashwini Sampangi
210. Shravanabelagola- Chidananda
211. Arsikere – GV Basavaraju
212. Heggadadevankote (ST) – Krishna Naik

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.