Karnataka polls: Bommai to contest Shiggaon, BJP fields BSY's son BY Vijayendra. Full list

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its first list of 189 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its first list of 189 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections - at a press briefing at the party headquarters in New Delhi. The party's national general secretary Arun Singh announced that out of the total candidates, 52 have received a ticket for the first time. He added that 32 candidates belong to the OBC community, 20 from SC, and 16 from ST.

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai (PTI)

See the full list of BJP's 1st list of candidates and their constituencies for the Karnataka elections:

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