Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Dates, Schedule, Seats, Total Voters And More

The Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka will take place in two phases, on April 26 and May 7. Campaigning for the14 Lok Sabha seats which will go to polls on Friday came to an end on Wednesday evening.

Key constituencies going to polls in Karnataka on April 26 are Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Mandya, and Mysore.

The Congress and BJP will lock horns on the electoral battleground again, in less than a year. It's going to be a straight fight between the ruling Congress and the BJP-JD(S) combine unlike the Assembly elections in May last year which witnessed a triangular contest among the three parties.

BJP is contesting in 25 seats while the JD(S) has fielded candidates in three. The Congress is contesting in all 28 seats.

The other smaller parties are:

• Bahujan Samaj Party

• Communist Party of India (Marxist)

• Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha

• Uttama Prajaakeeya Party

• Karnataka Rashtra Samithi

• Karnataka Janata Paksha

• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

• Prahar Janshakti Party

• Republican Party of India (Athawale)

• Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

• Socialist Party (India)

• Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha

The state has a total of 28 Lok Sabha segments. While polling for 14 Lok Sabha segments in the southern part of the state will be held on April 26, the second phase of voting in northern districts will be held on May 7.

A total of 247 candidates -- 226 men and 21 women -- are in the fray for the April 26 round of voting in most of the southern and coastal districts.

Chikkaballapur has the maximum number of 29 candidates, followed by 24 in Bangalore Central, while Dakshina Kannada has the least number - nine.

Here's a total list of constituencies in Karnataka:

1. Chikkodi

2. Belgaum

3. Bagalkot

4. Bijapur

5. Gulbarga

6. Raichur

7. Bidar

8. Koppal

9. Bellary

10. Haveri

11. Dharwad

12. Uttara Kannada

13. Davanagere

14. Shimoga

15. Udupi Chikmagalur

16. Hassan

17. Dakshina Kannada

18. Chitradurga

19. Tumkur

20. Mandya

21. Mysore

22. Chamarajanagar

23. Bangalore Rural

24. Bangalore North

25. Bangalore Central

26. Bangalore South

27. Chikballapur

28. Kolar

The following constituencies will go to vote on April 26: Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar

The following constituencies will go to vote on May 7: Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Shimoga

In the final electoral rolls 2024, the total number of general electors was computed to be 5,37,85,815. This includes 2,69,33,750 male electors, 2,68,47,145 female electors, and 4,920 others.

For the first phase, ,more than 2.88 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in 30,602 polling stations where polling will take place between 7 am to 6 pm.

(With PTI inputs)