Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 at a Glance

Karnataka assembly election 2018 will be held on 12th May and the counting will happen on May 15th. From poll predictions to the cast break down of the candidate lists of various parties, we offer comprehensive information about the elections.

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Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 Dates

Date of notification	April 17
Last date to file nomination	April 24
Last date to withdraw nomination	April 27
Date of polling	May 12
Date of counting	May 15

Assembly Elections 2018 – Number of Voters in Karnataka

Category	2013	2018
Female Voters	21,367,912	24,471,979
Transgender Voters	2,100	4,552
Male Voters	22,315,727	25,205,820
Number of Young Voters	718,000	1,542,000
Total Number of Voters	44,403,739	51,224,351

Interesting Facts

Number of candidates running – as many as 3374
Female candidates 259
Male candidates – 3115

Interesting Figures and Numbers

Over Rs 120 crore sized as on April 30th, ahead of Karnataka assembly poll 2018.
Karnataka may overtake TN on total seizure – (around Rs130 crore seized in the 2016 elections from TN)
Uttar Pradesh tops the list – Rs 190 crore cumulative seizure

Total cash seized from March 27 – April 24, 2018, almost equal to the amount of cash seized during the 2013 Assembly and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections combined together. Here are some quick facts

Rs 14.42 crore was seized during the 2013 polls
Rs 28.08 crore was seized in 2014.
Both combined together- Rs 42.5 crore.
Unaccounted cash seized March 27 – April 24, 2018, was Rs 41.94 crore
112,877 liters of alcohol were seized in 2013 Assembly and 2014 Loksabha elections
409,099.785 liters were seized till April 25, 2018. It is considered as 3 times more than 2013 Assembly and 2014 Loksabha elections
303 excise licenses for bars and retails shops in Bengaluru alone were suspended for violating poll code conduct till 24 April 2018
793 excise license suspended statewide till 24 April 2018
14 licenses suspended in 2014 Lok Sabha polls

Candidates Contesting from Two Constituencies

Siddaramaiah (Cong): Chamundeshwari and Badami
Sriramulu (BJP): Molakalmuru and Badami
Kumaraswamy (JDS): Channapatna and Ramanagara

Party-wise Election Manifesto – 2018 Karnataka Assembly ELection

M3 EVMs to be Used for the 1st time Karnataka 2018 Assembly Elections

Yes, for the 1st time in Indian, 3rd generation or M3 EVMs will be used in this election and it is for the 1st time in India too. the machine is produced by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd and Bharat Electronics Lt. Here are the main features and pointers:

This will be used in 7 constituencies
The machine can store the data of 384 candidates
Data and information 64 candidates can be accessed at once
Comes with a self-diagnostics feature – the system can identify defects within
The vehicles carrying the M3 EVMs are with GPS
The machines come with paper trail slips

BJP VS Congress?

What people think about the Government’s performance and how it can influence the election? Check out the data (based on a report on asianage.com) below:

Siddaramaiah and Modi Govt. Performance

Leader	Fully Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Fully Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied
Siddaramaiah	27%	43%	16%	12%
Narendra Modi	25%	39%	17%	14%

Anti Incumbency Vote Divide and CM Candidates’ Popularity

Anti Incumbency Vote Divide	BJP	JD(S)	Others
	53%	32%	15%
CM Candidates and Popularity	Siddaramaiah (INC)	BS Yeddyurappa (BJP)	HD Kumaraswamy (JD(S)
	30%	25%	20%

Assessment of State Government’s Performance over the last 5 Years

Key Areas	Improved	Remained the Same	Deteriorated
Essential Commodity Prices	77%	18%	4%
Corruption	55%	34%	7%
Employment Opportunities	16%	40%	37%
Road Conditions	62%	29%	8%
Electricity	62%	33%	4%
Drinking Water	58%	32%	9%
Irrigation	40%	43%	15%
Religious Harmony	39%	38%	14%

Children of Politicians Contesting in Karnataka Assembly Election 2018

Siddaramaiah’s son Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah – Varuna constituency
Mallikarjun Kharge’s son, Priyank Kharge – Chittapur constituency.
K H Muniyappa’s daughter Roopa – Kolar Gold Fields constituency.
Ramalinga Reddy’s daughter Sowmya Reddy – Jayanagar constituency.
TB Jayachandra’s son Santosh – Chikanayakanahalli constituency.
M Krishnappa’s son Priya Krishna – Vijayanagar constituency.

Sons of Karnataka CMs Contesting in the Assembly Polls 2018

Deve Gowda’s sons Kumaraswamy & Revanna (JDS)
JH Patel’s son Mahima Patel
Bangarappa’s sons Madhu Bangarappa (Congress) & Kumar Bangarappa (BJP)
Dharam Singh’s son Ajay Singh
Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah (Congress)
Gundu Rao’s son Dinesh Gundu Rao (Congress)
Bommai’s son Basavaraj Bommai (BJP)

NOTA Debuts in a General Assembly Election in Karnataka

NOTA or None of the Above made its debut in Karnataka Assembly Election 2018
It was used in 2014 Lok Sabha elections
2.57 lakh persons chose NOTA in 2014
434 candidates were rejected in 2014
Constituencies with candidates who have criminal backgrounds witnessed NOTA being used the most
In 2018 Assembly Election there are 56 such constituencies
NOTA was used for the 1st time in rolled out in September 2013
Since then it has secured over 1.33 crores of votes in various elections