2013 Karnataka Assembly Elections

 

Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 5, 2013 the Election Commission announced on March 20,2013 Election Commissioner VS Sampath said it will be a single-phase election and the counting of votes would take place on May 8,2013.

The elections for the 14th Karnataka Assembly is likely to be a 3-way contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress, and the JD(S).

Elections 2008 Results

RANK	PARTY	SEATS	%
1	BJP	110	33.86%
2	INC	80	34.76%
3	JD(S)	28	18.96%
4	IND	6	6.92%
5	BSP	0	2.74%
6	SP	0	0.93%

Total seats 224 | Majority 113

The forthcoming Assembly elections will see 7 former CM's, besides the incumbent, Jagadish Shettar, either as contestants or as campaigners. 

Barring J.H. Patel who is no more, all Chief Ministers who were in power since 1992 will be busy in the run-up to the elections. They are: M. Veerappa Moily, H.D. Deve Gowda, S.M. Krishna, N. Dharam Singh, H.D. Kumaraswamy, B.S. Yeddyurappa, D.V. Sadananda Gowda and Jagadish Shettar

  Incremental Voters for the 2013 Assembly Elections

The May five assembly elections in Karnataka would have 35,58,862 first time voters (18-22 age category), including 5,34,548 in the city, eligible to cast their ballot in the state, where there would be 52,034 polling stations, an official said. Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said the total electorate is 4,36,36,966, including 70,37,885 in Bangalore - 2,22,84050 male and 2,13,52,916 female. "Net addition of voters since January 28 is about 18 lakh, including six lakh in Bangalore", he said.

Congress Party Announces 177 Candidates -Friday April 5,2013

The Congress Party on Friday April 5,2013 announced candidates for 177 of the 224 constituencies, which includes the top leaders — Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G. Parameshwara (Koratagere-SC) and the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah (Varuna)

A total of 41 former Ministers, four former Union Ministers, four former MPs and eight women, including actor Umashree and Karnataka Mahila Congress President Manjula Naidu. R (Rajajinagar), have found their names on the list.

Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday April 9,2013 released the second list of 35 candidates for the May 5 Assembly elections.The first list of 140 candidates was released on April 5,2013

CNN-IBN-The Week Survey

Janata Dal (Secular) president and former Chief Minsiter HD Kumaraswamy is the most preferred CM candidate, with 18 % people voting

Ex-BJP BS Yeddyurappa came a close second, garnering 10% votes

Congress leader Siddaramaiah was at number 3, gaining 9

Incumbent BJP Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar came last, with 6 % votes. 

Key Contestants in the  2013 Karnataka Assembly Elections

• Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar(BJP) contest from Hubli-Dharwad Central

• Deputy Chief Ministers K.S. Eshwarappa contest from Shimoga and R. Ashok, from Padmanabhanagar in Bangalore

• State Congress chief G. Parameshwara, from Koratagere in Tumkur and Siddaramaiah, from Varuna in Mysore (Both are chief ministerial aspirants)

• Former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy contest from Ramanangaram
• KJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa contest from Shikaripura in Shimoga
• Actor Ambareesh (Congress) contest from Mandya in Mandya district 

2013 Karnataka Assembly Elections Polling Day -  May 05,2013

 

Karnataka recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with 71.29% voting in the May05,2013 Assembly polls, a top electoral officer said. The highest voter turnout of 71.90 % was registered in 1978. In the last elections, the state had recorded 64.78 % voter turnout.

Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said since the 1994 assembly polls, there had been a significant drop in the percentage of voter turnout till the last elections held in 2008.
"Karnataka registered 71.29 % voter turnout in the May 5,2013 assembly polls. In the last elections, the state had recorded 64.78 % voter turnout. This is quite a significant percentage jump over last elections," Jha said.

 

All thirty districts, except Mysore, have recorded improved voter turnout compared to the last elections

The highest voter turnout was recorded in Chikkaballapur district with 83.50 %and the lowest in Bangalore Urban district at 57.58 %

In the 1994 elections, the state had recorded 68.59 % voter turnout and in the 1999 polls, it was 67.65 %In 2004, 65.17 %voter turnout was recorded 

Pre-poll surveys and exit polls have forecast a victory for Congress aided by the presence of Karnataka Janatha Paksha led by former BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa who has made no bones about his intention to "decimate" BJP.

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