BJP candidate list for 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its first list of 189 candidates for the next month's Karnataka assembly elections and fielded 52 new faces and eight women. The BJP's candidate list for the 2023 Karnataka polls also included thirty-two candidates belonging to OBCs, 30 Scheduled Castes and 16 Scheduled Tribes.


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In the Karnataka BJP candidate list 2023, nine are doctors, five advocates, three academicians, one retired IAS officer, one retired IPS officer, three retired government employees and eight social activists.


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BJP candidate list 2023 has been selected to bring in a new generation of leadership and fresh ideas, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is Karnataka poll-in-charge for the party, said at the press conference.




BJP Candidate List For 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections


Shiggaon Constituency -- Basavaraj Bommai


Nippani -- Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle


Chikkodi -- Sadalga Shri Ramesh Katti


Athani -- Mahesh Kumathalli


Kagwad -- Shrimant Balasaheb Patil


Kudachi SC -- P Rajeev


Ti Raybag SC -- Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole


Hukkeri -- Nikhil Katti


Arabhavi -- Balachandra Jarakiholi


Gokak -- Ramesh Jarakiholi


Yemkanmardi ST --  Basavaraj Hundri


Belgaum Uttar -- Dr Ravi Patil


Belgaum Dakshin -- Abhay Patil


Belgaum Rural -- Nagesh Mannolkar


Khanapur  --  Vittal Halagekar


Kittur  --  Mahantesh Doddagoudar


Bailhongal  --  Jagdish Channappa Metgud


Saundatti Yellamma -- Ratna Vishwanath Mamani


Ramdurg  --  Chikka Revanna


Mudhol SC  --  Govind Karjol


Terdal  --  Siddu Savadi


Jamkhandi  --  Jagadish Gudagunti


Bilgi  --  Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani

Badami  --  Shantha Gowda Patil


Bagalkot  --  Veerabhadrayya Charantimath


Hungund  --  Doddanagouda G Patil


Muddebihal  --  AS Patil Nadahalli


Babaleshwar  --  Vijugouda S Patil


Bijapur City  --  B R Patil Yatnal


Sindgi  --  Ramesh Bhusanur


Afzalpur  --  Malikaiah Guttedar


Jewargi  --  Shivanagoudapatil Raddevadagi

Shorapur ST  --  Narasimha Nayak Rajugouda

Shahapur  --  Ameenreddy Yalagi

Yadgir  --  Venkatareddy Mudnal


Chittapur SC  --  Manikanta Rathod


Chincholi SC -- Dr Avinash Jadhav


Gulbarga Rural SC  --  Basavaraj Mattimod


Gulbarga Dakshin  --  Dattatraya Patil Revoor


Gulbarga Uttar  --  Chandrakant Patil


Aland  --  Subhash Guttedar


Basavakalyan  --  Sharanu Salagar 

Humnabad  --  Siddu Patil


Bidar South -- Dr Shailendra Beldale


Aurad SC  --  Prabhu Chavan


Raichur Rural ST  --  Tipparaju Havaldar


Raichur -- Dr Shivaraj Patil


Devadurga ST  --  K Shivanagouda Nayak


Lingsugur SC  --  Manappa D Vajjal


Sindhanur  --  K Kariyappa


Maski ST  --  Pratapgouda Patil


Kushtagi  --  Doddanagouda Patil


Kanakagiri SC  --  Basavaraj Dadesaguru


Yelburga  --  Halappa Basappa Achar

Shirahatti SC -- Dr Chandru Lamani


Gadag  --  Anil Menasinakai


Nargund  --  CC Patil


Navalgund  --  Shankar Patil Munenakoppa

Kundgol  --  M R Patil


Dharwad  --  Amrut Ayyappa Desai


Hubli Dharwad East SC -- Dr Kranti Kiran


Hubli Dharwad West  --  Arvind Bellad


Haliyal  --  Sunil Hegde


Karwar -- Rupali Santosh Nayak

Kumta  --  Dinakar Shetty


Bhatkal  --  Sunil Baliya Nayak


Sirsi  --  Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

Yellapur  --  Shivaram Hebbar ol

Byadgi  --  Virupakshappa Ballari


Hirekerur  --  BC Patil


Ranibennur  --  Arun Kumar Pujar BET


Hadagalli SC  --  Krishna Naik


Vijayanagara  --  Siddharth Singh


Kampli ST  --  T H Suresh Babu


Siruguppa ST  --  MS Somalingappa


Bellary ST  --  B Sriramulu


Bellary City  --  Gali Somashekhara Reddy

Sandur ST -- Shilpa Raghavendra


Kudligi ST  --  Lokesh V Nayaka


Molakalmuru ST  --  S Thippeswamy


Challakere ST  --  Anilkumar


Chitradurga  --  G H Thippareddy

Hiriyur --  K Poornima Srinivas

Hosadurga  --  S Lingamurthy


Holalkere SC  --  M Chandrappa


Jagalur ST  --  S V Ramachandra


Harihar  --  BP Harish


Honnali  --  M P Renukacharya


Shimoga Rural SC  --  Ashok Nayak


Bhadravati  --  Mangoti Rudresh


Tirthahalli  --  Araga Jnanendra


Shikaripur  --  BY Vijayendra


Sorab  --  Kumar Bangarappa


Sagar  --  Haratalu H Halappa


Kundapura  --  Kiran Kumar Kodgi


Udupi  --  Yashpal Suvarna


Kapu  --  Gurme Suresh Shetty

Karkal  --  V Sunil Kumar

Sringeri  --  D N Jeevaraj


Chikmagalur  --  C T Ravi


Tarikere  --  D S Suresh


Kadur  --  K S Prakash


Chikkanayakanahalli  --  JC Madhuswamy

Tiptur  --  BC Nagesh


Turuvekere  --  Masala Jayaram

Kunigal  --  D Krishna Kumar

Tumkur City  --  GB Jyothi Ganesh

Tumkur Rural  --  B Suresh Gowda

Koratagere SC  --  Anil Kumar Retd IAS

Sira -- Dr Rajesh Gowda


Pavagada SC  --  Krishna Nayak


Madhugiri  --  L C Nagaraj


Gauribidanur Dr Shashidhar


Bagepalli  --  C Muniraju


Chikkaballapur -- Dr K Sudhakar


Chintamani  --  Venu Gopal


Srinivaspur  --  Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy

Mulbagal SC  --  Shigehalli Sundar

Bangarapet SC  --  M Narayanswamy

Kolar  --  Varthur Prakash


Malur  --  KS Manjunath Gowda

Yelahanka  --  SR Vishwanath

KR Pura  --  BA Basavaraj


Byatarayanapura  --  Thammesh Gowda

Yeshvanthapura  --  ST Somashekar

Rajarajeshwarinagar  --  Munirathna Naidu

Dasarahali  --  S Muniraju


Mahalakshmi Layout  --  K Gopalaiah


Malleshwaram Dr CN Ashwathnarayana

Pulakeshinagar SC  --  Murali


Sarvagnanagar  --  Padmanabha Reddy

CV Raman Nagar SC  --  S Raghu


Shivajinagar  --  N Chandra


Shanti Nagar  --  Shiva Kumar


Gandhi Nagar  --  AR Sapthagiri Gowda

Rajaji Nagar  --  S Suresh Kumar

Vijay Nagar  --  H Raveendra


Chamrajpet  --  Bhaskar Rao IPS

Chickpet  --  Uday Garudachar

Basavanagudi  --  Ravisubramanya

Padmanaba Nagar  --  R Ashoka


BTM Layout  --  Sridhar Reddy


Jayanagar  --  C K Ramamurthy


Bommanahalli  --  Sathish Reddy


Bangalore South  --  M Krishnappa


Anekal SC  --  Hullalli Srinivas


Hosakote  --  MTB Nagraj


Devanahalli SC  --  Pilla Munishamappa

Doddaballapur  --  Dhiraj Muniraju


Nelamangala SC  --  Sapthagiri Naik


Magadi  --  Prasad Gowda


Ramanagaram  --  Goutham Gowda

Kanakapura -- R Ashoka


Channapatna  --  CP Yogeshwar


Malavalli SC  --  Muniraju

Maddur  --  S P Swamy


Melukote -- Dr Indresh Kumar


Mandya  --  Ashok Jayaram


Shrirangapattana  --  Indavalu Sachidananda

Nagamangala -- Sudha Shivaram

Krishnarajpet -- Dr KC Narayanagowda

Belur  --  Hullalli K Suresh


Hassan  --  J Preetham Gowda

Holenarasipur -- Devaraje Gowda


Arkalgud  --  Yoga Ramesh


Sakleshpur SC  --  Cement Manju


Belthangady  --  Harish Poonja


Moodabidri  --  Umanath Kotian


Mangalore City North  --  Y Bharat Shetty


Mangalore City South  --  Vedavyas Kamath

Mangalore  --  Sathish Kumpala

Bantval  --  Rajesh Naik


Puttur --  Asha Thimmappa

Sullia SC -- Bhagirathi Murulya

Madikeri  --  M P Appachu Ranjan

Virajpet  --  K G Bopaiah


Piriyapatna  --  C H Vijayashankar

Krishnarajanagara  --  Venkatesh Hosalli

Hunsur  --  Devarahalli Somashekhar

Nanjangud SC  --  B Harshavardhan

Chamundeshwari  --  Kaveesh Gowda


Chamaraja  -- L Nagendra


Narasimharaja  --  Sandesh Swami


Varuna  --  V Somanna


T Narasipur SC Dr Revanna


Hanur Dr Preetham Nagappa


Kollegal SC  --  N Mahesh


Chamarajanagar  --  V Somanna


Gundlupet  --  CS Niranjan Kumar