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Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Tracking the Polls in Karnataka

Karnataka general elections coverage with focus on electorate, civic issues, and exclusive opinion and analysis pieces.

April 19, 2024 06:21 pm | Updated May 06, 2024 05:43 pm IST

The Hindu Bureau
A grafitti written by the SVEEP Committee of Udupi on the compound wall of the office of Deputy Superintendent of Police in Udupi to create awareness on the need to vote in the Lok Sabha elections.

A grafitti written by the SVEEP Committee of Udupi on the compound wall of the office of Deputy Superintendent of Police in Udupi to create awareness on the need to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. | Photo Credit: Umesh S Shettigar

Karnataka will go to polls in two phases on April 26 and May 7 for the general elections. The State has 28 constituencies, five of which are reserved constituencies for Scheduled Castes and two for Scheduled Tribes. This year’s general elections are spread over seven phases from April 19 to June 1 to elect the 18th Lok Sabha.

Also Read: Karnataka Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live

Tracking the Polls series goes beyond individual constituencies and candidates, to focus on the electorate and electoral awareness, civic issues that can impact the voters, opinion pieces and regional profiles to give our readers a larger picture of the election. The package also comprises exclusive text and video analysis as well as infographic stories by The Hindu’s reporting and data team.

For a deep-dive into all the Parliamentary constituencies in the State and exclusive interviews with major candidates in the fray, read our series Constituency Watch and Conversations with Candidates.

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Collection - 54 stories

Lok Sabha Elections
Countdown Karnataka: Political landscape of North Karnataka ahead of Phase 3 polls
B.S. Yediyurappa, former Chief Minister, won in 2014. His son B.Y. Raghavendra won in 2009, 2018 bypoll and in 2019. 
Karnataka
Dynasts and entrenched leaders have held sway in politics for long in Karnataka
B Rishikesh Bahadurdesai,G T Sathish
A bird in Tavare Kere at Keregodu village after the water level had dipped in lakes at Mandya district of Karnataka due to drought situation.
Lok Sabha Elections
Hindutva and caste calculations overtake real issues of drought and backwardness in north Karnataka
Girish Pattanashetti
The ABVP protests in Hubballi seeking the death penalty for the accused in the Neha Hiremath murder case. Neha, a first-year MCA student, was stabbed to death in Hubballi.
Premium
Murder and mischief in Hubballi
Girish Pattanashetti
Voters in queue at a polling station in Nagadevnahalli in Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency, on April 26, 2024.
Karnataka
Lok Sabha polls: Experts attribute low turnout in Bengaluru to errors in voters’ list, lack of information on candidates and urban apathy
The Hindu Bureau
Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a road show in Haveri on May 1, 2024.
Lok Sabha Elections
Karnataka BJP seeks extension of polling hours on May 7 due to heat wave
The Hindu Bureau
Manjamma Jogati was chosen by the Election Commission during the 2023 Assembly election as a poll icon to motivate the community to get enrolled and come out to vote. She continues to be the ambassador for the Lok Sabha polls too.
Lok Sabha Elections
Third-gender voter turnout less than 22% in 14 Karnataka constituencies that went to polls on April 26
Afshan Yasmeen
Unwavered by heat: An elderly woman walks with the aid of a stick as she arrives to cast her vote in Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
Data
Little correlation between higher temperatures and lower turnout: Data
Srinivasan Ramani
National Students’ Union of India supporters along with students of Maharani College staging a protest against Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna over his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha Elections
Prajwal Revanna ‘sex scandal’ | Will JD(S) votes shift to Congress in pockets of North Karnataka constituencies?
Nagesh Prabhu
Yogendra Yadav, national convener of Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, addressing a press conferecne in Kalaburagi on Tuesday.
lok sabha elections 2024
This election not about Modi but mudda: Yogendra Yadav
The Hindu Bureau
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) national president H.D. Deve Gowda (seated) with elder son H.D. Revanna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, younger son H.D. Kumaraswamy, and grandson Prajwal Revanna who is the MP in Hassan.
Analysis
Prajwal Revanna ‘sex scandal’ | For embattled JD(S), allegation makes the divide in family stark
Sharath Srivatsa
Women stand in queue to cast their vote in Mandya Lok Sabha constituency on April 26, 2024.
Lok Sabha Elections
Lok Sabha elections Phase 2 | Revised turnout pegged at 69.59% in Karnataka; women vote more in rural seats
Afshan Yasmeen
Long queues of voters at a polling station at Nagadevnahalli in Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency.
Bengaluru
Clean up rolls, avoid weekend dates for polling, say experts as Bengaluru records poor voter turnout again
Shreyas H.S.
Para swimmer K.S. Vishwas gets indelible ink applied on his feet at Govindarajanagar polling station in Bengaluru on Friday.
Lok Sabha Elections
With votes in EVMs for 14 out of 28 constituencies, focus now shifts to North Karnataka for May 7 polls
Sharath Srivatsa
Repoll at Indiganatta village in Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency was held under tight police security on Monday.
Lok Sabha Elections
Repoll at Indiganatha peaceful, but only 71 out of 528 cast vote
The Hindu Bureau
2024 Karnataka general election schedule is split into two phases on April 26 and May 7
Lok Sabha Elections
Karnataka General Election 2024 full schedule: All you need to know about the Lok Sabha election in Karnataka
The Hindu Bureau
Lok Sabha Elections
Bipolar elections in Karnataka | Infographics
The Hindu Bureau
DECODE KARNATAKA
Watch | Will Bengaluru choose BJP again?
Nalme Nachiyar,K. V. Aditya Bharadwaj
DECODE KARNATAKA
Watch | Will the BJP-JD(S) alliance work in Karnataka?
Sharat S. Srivatsa,Nalme Nachiyar
DECODE KARNATAKA
Watch | How crucial are the 2024 Lok Sabha polls for Karnataka?
Nalme Nachiyar,S Bageshree
ELECTION 360
Watch | Will Congress retain Bengaluru Rural? | Election 360
Shobha K. Nair
An elderly women voter, who came to the polling booth to cast her vote, is assisted by two young girls in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency.
Lok Sabha Elections
Battle 2024: Crucial for Congress, BJP, JD(S) locally and nationally
Nagesh Prabhu
The delegation pointed out that the CEO, DEO or RO is required to issue notice to the star campaigner as well as the political party when there is any violation and release publicly.
Lok Sabha Elections
Civil society organisations approach CEO, seek action from ECI against Modi
The Hindu Bureau
A farmer unloading copra at Tiptur in Tumakuru district on April 17, 2024.
Karnataka
Summer of discontent in the land of coconuts in Karnataka
Sharath Srivatsa
Water is being supplied through tankers to coconut plantations in Baramagiri and surrounding villages of Hiriyur taluk in Chitradurga district as the vast Baramagiri lake has dried up.
Lok Sabha Elections
Upper Bhadra project is crucial, but farmers on the ground hardly know about the Centre-State row over it
Sharath Srivatsa
Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and others present Prime Minister Narendra Modi a gift during an election rally in Mysuru on April 14, 2024.
Lok Sabha Elections
Battle of ‘guarantees’ between BJP, Congress in parched Karnataka
Sharath Srivatsa
Sugarcane crop lost due to drought at Mandya district of Karnataka.
lok sabha elections 2024
Severe drought impacts lives, and will influence the poll in Mandya in south Karnataka
Sharath Srivatsa
Farmers from Mysuru and Chamarajanagar at the meeting on Tuesday.
Karnataka
Pre-poll meeting: Farmers seek revision in norms determining agricultural loan, drought and flood relief
The Hindu Bureau
Activists Aakar Patel, Parakala Prabhakar, A.R. Vasavi, and Mallika Ganti at a press meet in Bengaluru on Friday.
Karnataka
Performance in 17th Lok Sabha: Three Karnataka MPs raised zero questions, five did not participate in any debate
The Hindu Bureau
JD(S) leader and party candidate from Mandya H.D. Kumaraswamy and BJP State president Vijayendra Yediyurappa during a BJP-JDS joint roadshow in Tumakuru on April 13, 2024.
STATE OF PLAY
Sexism on the campaign trail
S Bageshree
Editorial
Two-horse race: On the contest in Karnataka and General election 2024
Congress candidate Prabha Mallikarjun campaigns in Karnataka’s Harihar.
Premium
In Karnataka, it’s all in the family
S Bageshree
A senior Congress leader, who has unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls twice, said Bengaluru has preferred BJP for Lok Sabha even when Congress found favour in the Assembly elections. 
Lok Sabha elections 2024
Congress has not won Lok Sabha seat in Bengaluru after 1999, but hopeful of turning the tide in 2024
K. V. Aditya Bharadwaj
Union Minister & Bengaluru North BJP candidate Shobha Karandlaje launches campaign vehicles for the Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru on April 15, 2024.
Lok Sabha elections 2024
BJP has pitched ‘outsiders’ in Bengaluru North since 2004, and they have won
K. V. Aditya Bharadwaj
BJP workers celebrating the victory of a candidate in Mangaluru in 2019.
Lok Sabha Elections
BJP has retained 13 Lok Sabha seats, JD(S) one, and Congress none consistently since 2009
K. V. Aditya Bharadwaj
Air India Express unveils #VoteAsYouAre initiative, to encourage first time voters to exercise their voting rights in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha Elections
Air India Express offers 19% discount for first-time voters flying home to cast their votes
The Hindu Bureau
The Election Commission puts up a list of free election symbols for candidates of unrecognised parties and independents to pick up.
lok sabha elections 2024
Election symbols: Candidates choose from mundane to the unusual ones
Afshan Yasmeen
People from Tamil Nadu head to their hometowns to vote in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru.
Karnataka
Construction sector impacted in Bengaluru as immigrant workers travel to vote
Aakansha Munshi, K. Sowmya
SVEEP officials sailed in coracles in the Cauvery river in Chamarajanagar to create voter awareness near Hoggenakal.
Karnataka
Unique voter awareness campaign near Hoggenakal
The Hindu Bureau
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah drinking water to beat the heat during his campaign in Mysuru recently amidst the rising mercury levels.
Karnataka
Will the electors brave the heat wave to vote?
Shankar Bennur
Congress candidate from Bengaluru South seat Sowmya Reddy has the most number of criminal cases registered against her, according to a report released by Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) in association with DAKSH. 
Lok Sabha Elections
Five out of six candidates from Bengaluru have criminal cases registered against them: Report
The Hindu Bureau
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah holding a roadshow in support of Congress candidate for Bengaluru South constituency Sowmya Reddy for the Lok Sabha elections, at Jayanagar in Bengaluru on April 8.
Lok Sabha Elections
Candidates sweat it out in sweltering heat to connect with voters
Afshan Yasmeen
Shobha Karandlaje, BJP candidate from Bengaluru North constituency, with party MLA C.N. Ashwath Narayan during their visit to the dhobi ghat at Vyalikaval in Bengaluru as part of campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
Lok Sabha Elections
Lok Sabha election: Number of women fielded by major political parties in Karnataka remains in single digit
Afshan Yasmeen
Drinking water cans at a rally of BJP candidate Tejaswi Surya at Jayanagar in Bengaluru.
Lok Sabha Elections
City and Elections: Water crisis part of political rhetoric, but makes little impact this election season
K. V. Aditya Bharadwaj
The deadline for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project has been revised to 2027 by the Karnataka government.
Lok Sabha Elections
City and Elections: Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project faces delays; commuters urge speedy completion
The Hindu Bureau
The Namma Metro currently ranks as India’s second-longest operational metro network, spanning 73.81 kilometres.
Lok Sabha Elections
City and Elections: Bengaluru’s metro woes amid Lok Sabha elections: Political parties spar over future course of metro; commuters angry at delay
The Hindu Bureau
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Head Office (BBMP building ) at Hudson circle, in Bengaluru.
Premium
Deafening silence over decimation of democracy in Bengaluru city’s administration
Vijayan Menon
Harisha Gowda
Lok Sabha Elections
Triple graduates, foreign educated among Independent candidates in Bengaluru
Jahnavi T.R.
Congress candidate for Bengaluru North constituency M.V. Rajeev Gowda and Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah lead a road show at Gayathrinagar, ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024, in Bengaluru on April 7, 2024.
Lok Sabha Elections
From visiting apartment complexes to travelling by Namma Metro, candidates take many routes to voters’ heart in Bengaluru
Nagesh Prabhu
JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy along with BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra during a roadshow in support of Tumakuru BJP candidate V. Somanna on Saturday.
Lok Sabha Elections
Kumaraswamy’s statement on women triggers a row
The Hindu Bureau
Over a hundred residents from Royal Lakefront Residency have signed a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer. 
KARNATAKA WATER CRISIS 2024
Residents of J.P. Nagar layout in Bengaluru to boycott Lok Sabha elections over Cauvery water supply issues  
The Hindu Bureau
Representational picture
Chennai
Being ‘homeless’ and getting inked
Liffy Thomas
Lok Sabha Elections
In Karnataka, media teams of major political parties tweak strategies ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Jahnavi T.R.
Educational institutions and resident welfare associations have planned multiple events and programmes to encourage people to vote on April 26. 
Lok Sabha Elections
Universities, RWAs plan unique programmes to promote voting in Bengaluru
Jahnavi T.R.

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