Karnataka polls: JDS announces candidates for 126 seats. Here’s the list

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February 18, 2018

The Janata Dal (Secular) took everyone by surprise on Saturday, Feb 17, by announcing candidates for 126 Assembly seats even before the election schedule for Karnataka is announced by the poll panel. 

The list was made public on the same day that the JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda addressed an election rally with BSP chief Mayawati in Bengaluru, indicating that a seat sharing formula has been worked out.

The first list, however, features names only from the JD(S). Its alliance partners BSP and NCP are likely to be accommodated in the second list as the JD(S) will only contest from 58 of the remaining 98 seats. Karnataka Assembly has 224 seats.

Many of the sitting MLAs figure in the list of 126 candidates, including N H Konareddi (Navalgund), Madhu Bangarappa (Soraba), YSV Datta (Kadur). JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy (Ramanagar) and his brother H D Revanna (Holenarasipura) and MLC C R Manohar also figure in the first list.

Prominent among those who switched over to the JD(S) from other parties recently and have managed to get the ticket include former ministers Anand Asnotikar (Karwar), H Vishwanath (Hunsur) and Ravindra Srikantaiah (Srirangapatna).

Former vice-chancellor of University of Mysore K S Rangappa, who joined the JD(S) recently, has been given the ticket for Chamaraja seat. Sitting Mandya MP C S Puttaraju will contest from Melkote. Only four women figure in the first list. 

All 126 candidates were administered oath by senior MLC Basavaraj Horatti.

1.    Girish Buthale (Athani)
2.    Shivanagouda Patil (Belagavi Rural)
3.    Shankar Malagi (Bailahongal)
4.    Jadav (Ramadurga)
5.    Basvaraju Kannur (Terdal)
6.    Toufil (Jhamakandi)
7.    Hanumantha Mavinamarad (Badami)
8.    A S Patil Nadahalli (Muddebihal)
9.    Appugouda Patil (Basavana Bagevadi)
10.    Devanand Chouhan (Nagathana)
11.    B D Patil (Indi)
12.    Magoli (Sindhagi)
13.    Kedaralingaiah (Jevargi)
14.    Raju Krishna Naik (Surpur)
15.    Amin Reddy (Shahapur)
16.    A C Kadalur (Yadgir)
17.    Naganagouda (Gurmitkal)
18.    Sushil Bai B (Chincholli)
19.    Basavaraj Diggavi (Gulbarga South)
20.    Nasir Usthad (Gulbarga North)
21.    Suryakanth Kurali (Aland)
22.    Nasir Hussain (Humanabad)
23.    Bandappa Kashampur (Bidar South)
24.    Raja Venkatappa Naik (Manvi)
25.    Venkatesh Poojary (Devadurga)
26.    Siddu Bandi (Lingasagur)
27.    Raja Somanath Naik (Maski)
28.    Manjula D M Ravi (Kanakagiri)
29.    Veerannagouda Police Patil (Yalaburgi)
30.    Neeravari (Kushtagi)
31.    Nadagouda (Sindhanur)
32.    H N Konareddy (Navalgund)
33.    Mallikarjuna Akki (Kundagol)
34.    Rajanna Koravi (Hubballi Dharwad Central)
35.    Anand Asnotikar (Karwar)
36.    Pradeep Naik (Kumta)
37.    Nayathulla (Bhakal)
38.    Shashibhushan Hegde (Sirsi)
39.    Ravindra Naik (Yellapura)
40.    Sanjay Dange (Haveri)
41.    Siddappa (Hirekeru)
42.    Sripad Sahukar (Ranebennur)
43.    Vasanth Kumar (Sandur)
44.    N T Bommanna (Kudligi)
45.    Yethinhatti Goudaru (Molakalmuru)
46.    Raveesh (Challakere)
47.    K C Veerendra (Chitradurga)
48.    Yeshodar (Hiriyuru)
49.    Srinivas Gadige (Holalkere)
50.    H S Shivashankar (Harihara)
51.    Hudigere Ramesh (Channagiri)
52.    Shila Naik (Mayakonda)
53.    Sharada Purya Naik (Shimoga Rural)
54.    Appaji Gowda (Bhadravathi)
55.    Niranjan (Shivamogga)
56.    Manjunatha Gowda (Thirthahalli)
57.    Baligar (Shikaripura)
58.    Madhu Bangarappa (Soraba)
59.    Ravi Shetty (Byaindur)
60.    Bidthi Gangadhar Bhandari (Udupi)
61.    Venkatesh Govinde Gowda (Sringeri)
62.    B B Ningaiah (Mudigere)
63.    Harish (Chikkamagalur)
64.    YSV Datta (Kadur)
65.    Suresh Babu (Chikkanayakanahalli)
66.    Lokeshwar (Tiptur)
67.    M T Krishnappa (Turuvekere)
68.    D Nagarajaiah (Kunigal)
69.    Govindaraju (Tumkur - City)
70.    D C Gowrishankar (Tumkur - Rural)
71.    Sudhakar Lal (Koratagere)
72.    Srinivas (Gubbi)
73.    Sathyanarayan (Sira)
74.    Thimarayyappa (Pavagada)
75.    Veerabhadraiah (Madhugiri)
76.    Bacche Gowda (Chikkaballapura)
77.    Rajanna (Siddlaghatta)
78.    J K Krishna Reddy (Chintamani)
79.    C R Manohar (Bagepalli)
80.    Venkatashiva Reddy (Srinivasapura)
81.    Baktavatsalam (KGF)
82.    Mallesh (Bangarpet)
83.    Manjunath Gowda (Malur)
84.    Gopal (K R Pura)
85.    Chandranna (Bytarayanapura)
86.    Javarai Gowda (Yeshwanthpur)
87.    Manjunath (Dasarahalli)
88.    Gopaliah (Mahalakshmi Layout)
89.    Hanumanthegowda (Hebbal)
90.    Anwar Sharief (Sarvajnanagar)
91.    Narayanaswamy (Gandhinagar)
92.    Bage Gowda (Basavangudi)
93.    Gopal (Padmanabhanagar)
94.    Devadas (BTM Layout)
95.    Pillamunishamappa (Devanahalli)
96.    Mune Gowda (Doddaballapura)
97.    Srinivasa Murthy (Nelamangala)
98.    H D Kumaraswamy (Ramanagar)
99.    Manju (Magadi)
100.    Annadani (Malavalli)
101.    D C Thammanna (Maddur)
102.    C S Puttaraju (Malkote)
103.    Ravindra Srikantaiah (Srirangapatna)
104.    Narayana Gowda (K R Pet)
105.    Suresh Gowda (Nagamangala)
106.    C N Balakrishna (Sharavanbelagola)
107.    Shivalinge Gowda (Arasikere)
108.    H S Prakash (Hassan)
109.    H D Revanna (Holenarasipura)
110.    A T Ramaswamy (Arkalgud)
111.    H K Kumaraswamy (Sakaleshpura)
112.    Lingesh (Beluru)
113.    Jeevijaya (Madikeri)
114.    Sanketh Puvaiah (Virajpet)
115.    Mahadeva (Periyapatna)
116.    Sa Ra Mahesh (K R Nagar)
117.    H Vishwanth (Hunsur)
118.    G T Deve Gowda (Chamundeshwari)
119.    K S Rangappa (Chamaraja)
120.    Abdula (Narasimhaja)
121.    Mallesh (Krishnaraja)
122.    Abhishek (Varuna)
123.    Chikkana (H D Kote)
124.    Samruddhi Manjunath (Mulbagal)
125.    Ashwin Kumar (T Narasipura)
126.    K R Ramesh (Haliyal)

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Akash
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Monday, 19 Feb 2018

There are so many wrong spellings, do correct it.

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July 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 19: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa convened a meeting with Private Medical College Hospitals on Saturday to assess COVID-19 management and directed them to provide 50 per cent of the beds, as promised, with effect from Sunday.

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The chief minister expressed his concerns over media reports stating several people died as they didn't get timely treatment due to denial from the hospitals. He said that Bengaluru should continue to lead the country as a role model in COVID-19 management.

During previous meetings, private medical colleges had agreed upon providing around 4,500 beds, which would make the total beds available in government and private medical colleges 6,500.

The chief minister expressed dismay over some colleges not providing the number of beds as promised and also about certain lacunae which were noticed by ministers during their visit.
During this emergency situation, we should show humanity. COVID and non-COVID patients shall not be denied treatment and the balance in healthcare system shall be maintained, he advised.

He assured them of all support, including providing doctors and nurses if need be.
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February 4,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 4: The possibility of defeated MLA CP Yogeshwar being inducted into chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s cabinet is causing ripples within the ruling BJP, with many legislators, especially from Kalyana-Karnataka region, raising a banner of revolt.

Several MLAs led by Surapur legislator Narasimha Nayak, also known as Raju Gouda, held a meeting at the Legislators Home on Monday and voiced their opposition.

"When there are more than two dozen MLAs aspiring for a cabinet berth, making a former MLA a minister is beyond logic," Gouda said. "We will convey our feelings to Yediyurappa and state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel." Murugesh Nirani, Paranna Munavalli, Rajkumar Patil, Dattatreya Patil Revoor, Basavaraj Mattimud are among others who attended the meeting. MP Renukacharya, political secretary to the CM and Honnali MLA, was also present at the meeting. "Some more MLAs will join us when we meet again tomorrow," Gouda said.

The MLAs highlighted the issue of caste and regional imbalance in the council of ministers to further their cause. With four from Bengaluru and three from Belagavi district set to take oath on February 6, the share of MLAs from these districts in the cabinet will rise to seven and five respectively. Currently, 16 districts have no representation.

Sources say Yediyurappa and BJP’s national leadership decided to reward Yogeshwar with a cabinet berth for his "active" role in getting 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs to resign and join the BJP, enabling the party to grab power. The party also believes he has the potential to become the Vokkaliga face of the BJP in the Old Mysuru region, where the party’s organisation is weak.

If Yogeshwar is inducted, he will be the second former MLA to make it to Yediyurappa cabinet after deputy CM Laxman Savadi, who lost the 2018 assembly polls. Several party MLAs were unhappy with Savadi’s elevation and are now upping the ante against the party leadership.

"Let Yogeshwar be made Rajya Sabha or council member. We have no problem. But making him minister is not acceptable. If they want to make defeated MLAs ministers, then why not AH Vishwanath and MTB Nagaraj, whose sacrifices brought BJP to power?" said Gouda.

Reports say Yediyurappa has promised Vishwanath and Nagaraj, the disqualified MLAs who lost the bypolls, that they would be made ministers in June. Both met Yediyurappa and secured this assurance. The two were demanding that they be inducted into the cabinet on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Vijayapura MLA Basavanagouda Patil Yatnal urged the CM to evaluate the performance of existing ministers and drop those found non-performing. "Many ministers don’t even come to the Vidhana Soudha. What is the use of having such ministers?" he asked.

Yediyurappa also continued to face pressure to induct Athani MLA Mahesh Kumatalli into the cabinet. The Jarkiholi brothers, Ramesh and Balachandra met Yediyurappa separately on Monday with a request to make Kumatalli, their confidant, a minister.

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