The Karnataka Assembly Elections of 2023 are scheduled to be held in May 2023. Indian National Congress released its first list of 124 candidates on March 25, 2023. Caste plays a very important role in our elections, the breakup for the first list is as follows:
- Lingayats: 30
- Vokkaligas: 21
- SC Right: 11
- Valmiki: 10
- Muslim: 8
- Kuruba: 5
- SC Left: 4
- Lambani: 3
The complete list of 124 candidates is listed below.
| Sl. No | Const No | Constituency Name | Selected Candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Chikkodi – Sadalga | Ganesh Hukkeri |
| 2 | 4 | Kagawad | Bharmgoud Alagowda Kage |
| 3 | 5 | Kudachi – SC | Mahendra K. Thammannavar |
| 4 | 7 | Hukkeri | A B Patil |
| 5 | 10 | Yemkanmardi – ST | Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi |
| 6 | 13 | Belgaum Rural | Smt. Laxmi Ravindra Hebbalkar |
| 7 | 14 | Khanapur | Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar |
| 8 | 16 | Bailhongal | Mahantesh Shivanand Koujalagi |
| 9 | 18 | Ramdurg | Ashok M. Pattan |
| 10 | 21 | Jamkhandi | Anand Siddu Nyamagouda |
| 11 | 25 | Hungund | Vijayanand S. Kashappanavar |
| 12 | 26 | Muddebihal | Appaji Alias CS Nadagowda |
| 13 | 28 | Basavana Bagevadi | Shivanada Patil |
| 14 | 29 | Babaleswar | M B Patil |
| 15 | 32 | Indi | Yashvanth Rayagoud V Patil |
| 16 | 35 | Jevargi | Dr. Ajay Dharam Singh |
| 17 | 36 | Shorapur – ST | Rajavenkatappa Naik |
| 18 | 37 | Shahpur | Sharanabasappa Gowda |
| 19 | 40 | Chitapur – SC | Priyank Kharge |
| 20 | 41 | Sedam | Dr. Sharanaprakash Patil |
| 21 | 42 | Chincholi – SC | Subash V. Rathod |
| 22 | 45 | Gulbarga Uttar | Smt. Kaneez Fatima |
| 23 | 46 | Aland | B R Patil |
| 24 | 48 | Humnabad | Rajashekar B Patil |
| 25 | 49 | Bidar South | Ashok Kheny |
| 26 | 50 | Bidar | Rahim Khan |
| 27 | 51 | Bhalki | Eshwar Khandre |
| 28 | 53 | Raichur Rural – ST | Basanagouda Daddal |
| 29 | 59 | Maski – ST | Basanagouda Thurvihal |
| 30 | 60 | Kushtagi | Amaregouda Patil Bayyapur |
| 31 | 61 | Kanakagiri – SC | Shivaraj Sangappa Thangadagi |
| 32 | 63 | Yelburga | Basavaraj Rayareddi |
| 33 | 64 | Koppal | K. Raghavendra |
| 34 | 66 | Gadag | H.K. Patil |
| 35 | 67 | Ron | G.S Patil |
| 36 | 72 | Hubli – Dharwad-East – SC | Prasad Abbayya |
| 37 | 76 | Haliyal | R.V.Deshapande |
| 38 | 77 | Karwar | Satish Krishna Sail |
| 39 | 79 | Bhatkal | Mankal Subba Vidya |
| 40 | 82 | Hangal | Srinivas V. Mane |
| 41 | 84 | Haveri – SC | Rudrappa Lamani |
| 42 | 85 | Byadgi | Basavaraj N. Shivannanar |
| 43 | 86 | Hirekerur | U.B. Banakar |
| 44 | 87 | Ranibennur | Prakash K. Koliwad |
| 45 | 88 | Hadagalli – SC | P.T. Parameshwara Naik |
| 46 | 89 | Hagaribommanahalli – SC | L.B.P. Bheema Naik |
| 47 | 90 | Vijayanagara | H.R. Gaviyappa |
| 48 | 91 | Kampli – ST | J.N. Ganesh |
| 49 | 93 | Bellary – ST | B. Nagendra |
| 50 | 95 | Sandur – ST | E. Thukaram |
| 51 | 98 | Challakere – ST | T. Raghumurthy |
| 52 | 100 | Hiriyur | D. Sudhakar |
| 53 | 101 | Hosadurga | Govindappa B.G. |
| 54 | 106 | Davanagere North | S.S. Mallikarjun |
| 55 | 107 | Davanagere South | Shamanur Shivashankrappa |
| 56 | 108 | Mayakonda-SC | K.S. Basavaraju |
| 57 | 112 | Bhadravati | Sangameshwara B.K. |
| 58 | 116 | Sorab | S. Madhu Bangarappa |
| 59 | 117 | Sagar | Gopalakrishnna Bulur |
| 60 | 118 | Byndoor | K Gopal Pujari |
| 61 | 119 | Kundapura | M. Dinesh Hegde |
| 62 | 121 | Kapu | Vinaya Kumar Sorake |
| 63 | 123 | Sringeri | T.D. Rajegowda |
| 64 | 128 | Chikanayakanhalli | Kiran Kumar |
| 65 | 129 | Tiptur | K Shadakshari |
| 66 | 130 | Turuvekere | Kanthraj B.M |
| 67 | 131 | Kunigal | Dr. H.D. Ranganath |
| 68 | 134 | Koratagere – SC | Dr. G. Parameshwara |
| 69 | 136 | Sira | T.B. Jaya Chandra |
| 70 | 137 | Pavagada – SC | H.V. Venkatesh |
| 71 | 138 | Madhugiri | K.N. Rajanna |
| 72 | 139 | Gauribidanur | Shivashankar Reddy N.H |
| 73 | 140 | Bagepalli | S.N. Subba Reddy |
| 74 | 143 | Chintamani | Dr. M.C. Sudhakar |
| 75 | 144 | Srinivaspur | K.R. Ramesh Kumar |
| 76 | 146 | Kolar Gold Field – SC | Smt. Roopakala M |
| 77 | 147 | Bangarapet – SC | S.N. Narayanaswamy |
| 78 | 149 | Malur | K.Y. Nanje Gowda |
| 79 | 152 | Byatarayanapura | Krishna Byregowda |
| 80 | 154 | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Smt. Kusuma H |
| 81 | 157 | Malleshwaram | Anup Iyengar |
| 82 | 158 | Hebbal | Suresha B.S |
| 83 | 160 | Sarvagnanagar | K.J. George |
| 84 | 162 | Shivajinagar | Rizwan Arshad |
| 85 | 163 | Shanti Nagar | N.A. Haris |
| 86 | 164 | Gandhi Nagar | Dinesh Gundu Rao |
| 87 | 165 | Rajaji Nagar | Puttanna |
| 88 | 166 | Govindraj Nagar | Priyakrishnna |
| 89 | 167 | Vijay Nagar | M. Krishnamppa |
| 90 | 168 | Chamrajpet | B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan |
| 91 | 170 | Basavanagudi | U.B. Venkatesh |
| 92 | 172 | B T M Layout | Ramalinga Reddy |
| 93 | 173 | Jayanagar | Smt. Sowmya R |
| 94 | 174 | Mahadevapura – SC | H Nagesh |
| 95 | 177 | Anekal – SC | B. Shivanna |
| 96 | 178 | Hosakote | Sharath Kumar Bachegowda |
| 97 | 179 | Devanahalli – SC | K.H. Muniyappa |
| 98 | 180 | Doddaballapur | T. Venkataramaiah |
| 99 | 181 | Nelamangala – SC | Srinivasaiah N |
| 100 | 182 | Magadi | H.C. Balakrishna |
| 101 | 183 | Ramanagaram | Iqbal Hussain H A |
| 102 | 184 | Kanakapura | D.K. Shivakumar |
| 103 | 186 | Malavalli – SC | P.M. Narendraswamy |
| 104 | 190 | Shrirangapattana | A. B. Ramesh Bandisiddegowda |
| 105 | 191 | Nagamangala | N. Chaluvarayaswamy |
| 106 | 197 | Holenarasipur | Shreyas M. Patel |
| 107 | 199 | Sakleshpur – SC | Murali Mohan |
| 108 | 200 | Belthangady | Rakshith Shivaram |
| 109 | 201 | Moodabidri | Mithun M. Rai |
| 110 | 204 | Mangalore | U.T. Abdul Khader Ali Fareed |
| 111 | 205 | Bantval | Ramanatha Rai B |
| 112 | 207 | Sullia – SC | Krishnappa G |
| 113 | 209 | Virajpet | A.S. Ponnanna |
| 114 | 210 | Piriyapatna | K. Ventakesh |
| 115 | 211 | Krishnarajanagara | D. Ravishankar |
| 116 | 212 | Hunsur | H.P. Manjunath |
| 117 | 213 | Heggadadevankote – ST | Anil Kumar C |
| 118 | 214 | Nanjanagud – SC | Darshan Dhruvyanarayana |
| 119 | 218 | Narasimharaja | Tanveer Sait |
| 120 | 219 | Varuna | Siddaramaiah |
| 121 | 220 | T. Narasipur – SC | H. C. Mahadevappa |
| 122 | 221 | Hanur | R. Narendra |
| 123 | 223 | Chamarajanagar | C. Puttaranga Shetty |
| 124 | 224 | Gundlupet | H.M. Ganesh Parasad |
Also see,
- All about Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023
- Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 – Congress Lists – First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
- Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 – Congress Full List
- Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 – BJP Full List
- Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 – AAP Candidates List
- Final party wise tally after bypoll elections held in 2019
- Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 – Constituency-wise Results