After withdrawal of 45 candidates, 237 in fray for 2nd phase of LS polls in Karnataka

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Of the total candidates, 223 are males and 14 females.

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As many as 237 candidates are in the fray from 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in coastal and northern regions of Karnataka for the second phase of polling on April 23 after 45 candidates withdrew from the contest, said an official on Monday. "After the last date of withdrawal on Monday, 237 candidates are in the fray from 14 parliamentary seats in the second phase of polling, as 45 of the 282 candidates whose nominations were found valid on scrutiny withdrew," said Karnataka Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Surya Sen in a statement. Of the total candidates, 223 are males and 14 females. Among the constituencies, Belgaum has highest number of candidates - 57, followed by Davanagere 25 and Bidar 22. The lowest number of candidates are in Raichur (ST) 5, followed by Haveri 10 and Chikkodi and Bellary (ST) 11 each. Maximum withdrawals - 7 each -- are from Belgaum and Gulbarga (SC). Minimum withdrawals - 1 each -- are from Raichur (ST), Bellary (ST) and Davanagere. The 14 constituencies to vote in the second phase are Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur (SC), Gulbarga (SC), Raichur (ST), Bidar, Koppal, Bellary (ST), Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere and Shimoga. In the first phase of polling on April 18, 241 candidates are in the fray from 14 parliamentary seats in the central and southern regions of the state. The 14 constituencies to vote in the first phase are Udupi-Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga (SC), Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar (SC), Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkaballapur and Kolar (SC). Among these constituencies, Bangalore North has the highest number of 31 candidates, followed by 25 in Bangalore South and 22 each in Bangalore Central, Mandya and Mysore.  Lowest number of candidates is 6 in Hassan, followed by 10 in Chamarajnagar, 12 in Udupi-Chikkmagalur and 13 in Dakshina Kannada. Vote count in all 28 seats is on May 23.

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Lok Sabha 2019: PM Narendra Modi to address 7 BJP rallies in Karnataka

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Modi is scheduled to address rallies at Koppal, Mangaluru, Bengaluru, Bagalkot, Chikkodi, Mysuru and Chitradurga.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address seven public rallies over the next 10 days to campaign for BJP candidates in Karnataka where elections to 28 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held on April 18 and 23, it was announced on Monday. "Modi launches his first rally on Tuesday at Chitradurga followed by another at Mysuru in the evening. He will address three rallies at Koppal, Mangaluru and Bengaluru on April 13 and the remaining two at Bagalkot and Chikkodi on April 18," BJP leader G. Madhusudhan said. The last two rallies in the state's northern region coincide with the first phase of polling on April 18 in 14 seats in the state's central and southern regions. Polling in the remaining 14 seats are in the state's coastal and northern regions on April 23. Vote count in all the 28 seats is on May 23. The BJP is contesting in 27 parliamentary seats and supporting multi-lingual south India actor Sumalatha Ambareesh, an Independent, from Mandya, about 100 km from here, against Nikhil Gowda of the Janata Dal-Secular. "The location and venue of the rallies have been decided to ensure Modi reaches out to the maximum electorate in the state's all the three regions and from where most of our candidates had won in the last two general elections in 2014 and 2009," said Madhusudhan. As the party won 17 of the 28 seats in the 2014 general elections, it has re-nominated most of the outgoing members except in Bangalore South, Belgaum and Koppal. The party is betting on Modi's popularity to win at least 20 seats from the state. "As Modi has to campaign for the party across the country till May 17, we are unable to get him for more rallies in the state although he had addresses two rallies at Hubli on February 10 and Gulbarga on March 6 before the elections were announced," said Madhusudhan. Besides Modi, the party has lined up a galaxy of its leaders including party President Amit Shah, central ministers Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu and Smriti Irani and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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Bengaluru welcomes April showers, break from punishing heat

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This is the first rainfall in the city in around a month.

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Residents of Bengaluru welcomed a break from the sweltering heat after a spell of rain across the city on Monday evening. The rainfall comes around a month after the last rainfall in the city. "These rains are because of thunderstorm activity. The rains generally do not sustain more than an hour or two. This is the first rain after a dry spell of about a month. This will bring much-needed relief to the city of Bengaluru which has been experiencing temperatures as high as 35 degree celsius. Parts of the city will receive as much as 20 mm of moderate rainfall," said meteorologist Sunil Gavaskar from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC). He further added that if temperatures remain high, there could be more  short spells of rainfall in the next few days. The rains come at a time Bengaluru is experiencing one of its hottest summers with temperatures being 2-3 degrees warmer than usual at this time of the year. Residents of the city took to social media to celebrate after the rains lowered the temperature in the city. First rain after many months and power gone already.. Congrats @NammaBESCOM #bangalore #bengaluru #NammaBengaluru — That Nair Boy (@surajv369) April 8, 2019 While Bangalore Rains missed its Date with Ugadi, here it is. ‘Listen to the Pouring Rain’ Better Late Than Never! Yes, we Bangaloreans are spilt for choice pic.twitter.com/7LxkFD9MUm — Ramesh Balasundaram (@rameshb) April 8, 2019 Oh the smell of rain pic.twitter.com/D0nvH8VDnp — Pushkar V (@pushkarv) April 8, 2019 Enjoy the cool Monday evening Bangalore! First rain of 2019 pic.twitter.com/mPbhSDHRLP — sanjaya rao p (@sanjayaraop) April 8, 2019 Proof....framed. Of the few drops of rain that fell on Bangalore on the evening of April 8, 2019 pic.twitter.com/rOgyVrgny2 — Bhumika K. (@BangaloreBhumi) April 8, 2019 Proof....framed. Of the few drops of rain that fell on Bangalore on the evening of April 8, 2019 pic.twitter.com/rOgyVrgny2 — Bhumika K. (@BangaloreBhumi) April 8, 2019 #Bengaluru - After weeks of really scorching heat and atypically high aveage daily temperatures, the city just had it's first rain shower in weeks.. And it feels like #Bangalore once again: the #breeze, the refreshing #foliage, and just the #cheerfulness in the air! :) pic.twitter.com/hluNWXZkY8 — Siddharth Kankaria (@SiddhrthKnkaria) April 8, 2019 One rain, and Bangalore becomes the best city to live in, in the world. #Bengaluru #BangaloreRain — FullTimeStruggler (@fulltimestruglr) April 8, 2019 Finally some rain in Bangalore! What a relief! — Swanand (@_swanand) April 8, 2019 I don't think I've ever been happier about a first rain in Bangalore than I am right now. — Pranay VK (@Pranay_VK) April 8, 2019 It is FINALLY RAINING *insert Petrichor comment* pic.twitter.com/QkO5cqydI0 — monik (@monikamanchanda) April 8, 2019   Along with Bengaluru, many parts of south interior and central Karnataka received rainfall on Monday. Out of them Chikkamagaluru district received the highest rainfall at the time of writing.

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Lok Sabha 2019: Full list of BJP candidates contesting in Karnataka

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The BJP has decided to take on the Congress-JD(S) alliance candidate in 27 out of the 28 seats, except in Mandya where it is backing Sumalatha.

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The BJP in Karnataka, which is the strongest state unit of the party in south India, will be keen to better their tally of 17 seats that they won in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. While they had missed out on forming the government despite being the single largest party after the May 2018 assembly elections, things will get tougher as there seems to be a semblance of unity between the Congress and JD(S). The party has decided to take on the Congress-JD(S) alliance candidate in 27 out of the 28 seats, except in Mandya where it is backing Sumalatha, the widow of late rebel star Ambareesh. She is battling against Nikhil K, the son of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. Karnataka will go to the polls on April 18 for the first phase and on April 23 for the second phase. Here is the full list of BJP candidates constituency-wise: Bengaluru Central PC Mohan, who has held the constituency since its formation in 2009, is aiming for a hattrick of wins for his party and himself. A two-time former MLA, Mohan faces Rizwan Arshad of the Congress, with the support of the JD(S).  Bengaluru North  Incumbent MP, sitting minister in the union cabinet and formerly a chief minister, DV Sadanada Gowda won with a comfortable margin of over 1 lakh votes last time. This time, he is pitted in a high profile clash against Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka minister and a two-time MLA from a segment in the same constituency. Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya is one of the youngest potential Lok Sabha MPs at 28. The RSS leader will succeed his mentor and six-time MP, late Ananth Kumar from the same constituency. He faces Rajya Sabha MP, BK Hariprasad of the Congress. Bengaluru Rural Ashwath Narayana Gowda is a BJP leader from Mandya region. He is a former MLC and a spokesperson for the party and is considered as one of the party's influential faces in the Vokkaliga belt. The party was to field him in Mandya, before it decided to back Sumalatha. He faces sitting MP, DK Suresh, brother of Congress’ troubleshooter DK Shivakumar.   Chikkaballapur  BN Bachegowda is a former minister in the state and has been an MLA from Hoskote. He is up against former CM and Union Minister M Veerappa Moily from the Congress stronghold once again. He is a preferred choice of the BJP as he is from the dominant Vokkaliga caste. Kolar Perhaps the most surprising choice in the entire list, S Muniswamy is a BBMP corporator from Kadugodi ward. He will be facing seven-time MP, KH Muniyappa. He was also the mayoral candidate for the BJP in the elections that took place in early 2019.   Tumakuru GS Basavaraju is the choice of candidate for the saffron party in Tumakuru. He is a three-time MP and belongs to the Lingayat caste and is known to be a BS Yeddyurappa loyalist. He is up against former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in a prestige battle. His son GB Jyotiganesh became an MLA after the 2018 Assembly polls.   Mysuru-Kodagu Sitting MP and a journalist-turned politician, Pratap Simha had won from the Mysuru-Kodagu seat riding on the Modi wave in 2014. But this time, he will face a united front of JD(S) and Congress in the form of CH Vijay Shankar, a former BJP MP from the same seat.  Chamarajanagar Srinivas Prasad, a five-time MP and a minister in Vajpayee’s cabinet will face sitting MP, R Dhruva Narayana of the Congress. He had joined the Congress in between and was even part of the Siddaramaiah government. He later quit the party after he was dropped from the cabinet in a reshuffle.   Hassan A Manju, a former state minister who was with the Congress until recently, will be up against the grandson of HD Deve Gowda in the Gowda fiefdom. Having lost his assembly seat in the last election, he has an uphill task of pulling off an upset from here.   Udupi-Chikmagalur One of the few dominant women leaders in the state, Shobha Karandlaje had won her first Lok Sabha elections from the seat in 2014 after having a successful career in state politics. She is known to be close to BS Yeddyurappa. She faces former Fisheries Minister Pramod Madhwaraj contesting on a JD(S) ticket.   Chikkodi Anna Saheb Jolie is the BJP candidate from this seat and he is the husband of sitting MLA, Shashikala from the same segment. He will be up against incumbent Prakash Hukkeri of the Congress. He had recently lost the Assembly elections from Chikkodi-Sadalga segment in 2018.   Belgaum The BJP has chosen incumbent and three-time MP, Suresh Chanabasappa Angadi as its candidate, who will face Virupakshi S Sadhunavar from the Congress. Once known to be a Congress fortress, Angadi who won the seat three times in a row since 2004.   Bidar Another incumbent Bhagwanth Khuba of the BJP will seek re-election from the same seat. He will be up against Eshwar Khandre of the Congress, who is not only a multiple-time MLA and party’s working president but also a prominent Lingayat face.    Haveri In Haveri, it is again an incumbent Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi. After winning two consecutive terms from the same seat, he will face DR Pail of the Congress. A second generation politician known to be close to Sriramulu, he is believed to be the right hand man of tainted mining baron Janardhana Reddy.   Dharwad A veteran BJP man, Prahlad Joshi will be keen on winning the seat again for the fourth time since 2004. He faces his old rival from the Congress in  Vinay Kulkarni. A seasoned politician, Joshi has also been the state president of the party.   Ballari The party has gone with Devendrappa from Ballari, a relative of rebel Congress leader Ramesh Jarkiholi. This, after a shock defeat handed by Congress’ Ugrappa in the bye-poll. The BJP wants to ensure the Valmiki Kayak votes by fielding him. Congress rebels, Nagendra and Ramesh Jarkiholi, are helping BJP.   Uttara Kannada An RSS member from his youth, Ananth Kumar Hegde stormed onto the political scene defeating veteran Margaret Alva from the seat when he was 27. Now, he is seeking election for the sixth straight time. He is also the Minister of State for Skill Development.   Dakshina Kannada MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel will seek re-election for the third time. A BJP bastion, Kateel will defend the seat for the fourth time against a young Congress candidate in the form of Mithun Rai. He is a strong proponent of Hindutva and has been accused by his opponents of propagating communal speeches.   Davanagere GM Siddeshwara, a former Union Minister and son of late BJP MP, G Mallikarjunappa, is contesting from here. He is incidentally the son-in-law of Congress veteran Shamanur Shivshnkarappa, the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha. He will be up against Congress Davangere district president HB Manjappa.   Shivamogga BY Raghavendra will contest from the seat as he had won the bye-election after his father BS Yeddyurappa resigned from the seat. He will face the same opponent from the JD(S)-- Madhu Bangarappa, who is the son of former CM Sarekoppa Bangarappa. Raghavendra will be keen to improve his margin this time in the battle of the sons of two CMs.      

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Lok Sabha 2019: Full list of Congress-JD(S) alliance candidates in Karnataka

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The alliance has fielded several veteran leaders and the grandsons of former PM, HD Deve Gowda, are also in the fray this time around.

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The Congress in Karnataka has forged an alliance with the regional party – JD(S) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year. The two parties, considered arch rivals in Karnataka have come together to defeat the BJP. The Congress has chosen to contest from 20 constituencies, while the JD(S) has been offered eight segments.  Here is the full list of candidates: Congress Chikkodi – Prakash Hukkeri Sugar baron from the Hukkeri region in Belagavi, Prakash Babanna Hukkeri is the incumbent MP seeking re-election. A five-time MLA from the Chikkodi assembly segment between 1994 and 2014, Prakash Hukkeri has served as the  Minister for Agriculture Marketing and Minister for Muzrai and Sugar in the Karnataka government. A strongman from Belagavi district, he had lost to BJP’s Ramesh Katti in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. Belagavi – Virupakshi Sadhunnavar  A member of the Karnataka Lingayat Education Society, Virupakshi Sadhunnavar is contesting Lok Sabha elections for the first time. An industrialist and a major shareholder of Rani Chennamma Sugars Ltd, Virupakshi Sadhunnavar had previously rebelled against the Congress party in 2015 during the MLC elections. When the Congress had nominated Veerkumat Patil as the MLC candidate, Virupakshi had rebelled and contested as an independent and lost the MLC polls. He is up against BJP heavyweight Suresh Angadi, the incumbent MP. Bagalkote – Veena Kashappanavar  Veena Kashappanavar is the wife of former Hungund MLA Vijayanand and is the only woman candidate fielded by the Congress in Karnataka. She is a former Zilla Panchayat member. Bagalkote is a region dominated by Kurubas and Lingayats. The Congress had previously offered tickets to leaders belonging to the Kuruba community. However, this time around, the Congress has chosen Veena in order to cash in on the votes of the Panchamashali Lingayats in the region. Kalaburgi – Mallikarjun Kharge  The leader of opposition for the Congress party in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge is a two-time MP from the Kalaburgi segment. Kharge has served as the Minister for Railways and Minister for Labour in the UPA government in 2009. He has won from the Gurmitkal nine times and has also served in several ministerial portfolios in the state government. Raichur – BV Nayak  Incumbent MP of Raichur, BV Nayak comes from one of Raichur’s most influential families. Son of a former four-time MP from the region, BV Nayak first contested elections in 2014 and won against his relative, the BJP’s Shivangouda Nayak.  Raichur, which has been allotted as an ST segment, has been ruled by the Nayak family for decades. BV Nayak’s father, Venkatesh Nayak was elected as MP from here in 1991, 1996, 1999 and 2004. Bidar – Eshwar Khandre  Currently the Working President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), Eshwar Khandre comes from an influential political family in Bidar district. He is the son of Bhimappa Khandre, one of the most influential leaders in Bidar. Bhimappa has been a member of the Congress party since 1968 and the Khandres are known for their political dominance in the Bhalki region. Eshwar Khandre is up against incumbent BJP MP Bhagwanth Khuba. Ballari – VS Ugrappa  Incumbent MP of Ballari, VS Ugrappa was elected to the seat during the 2018 bye-elections. Ugrappa, an 'outsider' who hails from Mysuru, is a loyalist of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Ugrappa belongs to the Valmiki community, and the Ballari seat is reserved for STs. This was another important reason why he made the cut. Haveri – DR Patil  Four-time MP from Gadag region, DR Patil has been chosen as the candidate for the Haveri segment. Prior to delimitation in 2008, the constituency was called Dharwad South and the Congress had always fielded a candidate from the Muslim community. However, after 57 years, the party has changed its strategy and chosen Patil as he belongs to the dominant caste in the region – the Reddy-Lingayats. Dharwad – Vinay Kulkarni  A Lingayat leader from the region, Vinay Kulkarni lost the parliamentary election in 2014 to BJP’s Prahallad Joshi. A loyalist of former CM Siddaramaiah, Kulkarni had gained flak from the Lingayat community after he backed the movement for a separate Lingayat religion. Davangere – HB Manjappa  President of the Davangere District Congress Committee, HB Manjappa was not the Congress party’s first choice candidate. Earlier in March, the party had offered the ticket to Lingayat strongman Shamnur Shivashankarappa. However, Shamnur refused the ticket as he wanted his son SS Mallikarjun to contest the polls. Mallikarjun had suffered two losses in Davangere and hence the party chose Manjappa instead. Dakshina Kannada – Mithun Rai  President of the Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress, Mithun Rai has been handpicked by Congress strategist DK Shivakumar for this parliamentary segment. He gained prominence as a youth leader and is known for his interest in preserving the cultural events of Dakshina Kannada including the Tiger Dance. With seven consecutive losses, the Congress has been pushed into a corner in the region. The party hopes to win the seat with Mithun’s soft-Hindutva approach. Chitradurga – BN Chandrappa  Incumbent MP of Chitradurga, BN Chandrappa has been a Congress loyalist since 1989. He was the former Vice President of the Chikkamagaluru Zilla Panchayat and served as the Chairman of the Karnataka State LIDKAR (Karnataka Leather Industries Development Corporation) Board. Mysuru-Kodagu – CH Vijayshankar  A two-time MP from the Mysuru region in 1996 and 2004, CH Vijayshankar is up against BJP’s Pratap Simha. CH Vijayshankar had defected to the BJP ahead of the 2009 parliamentary elections after the Congress refused him a ticket. He contested as a BJP candidate and lost to former Congress heavyweight AH Vishwanath. Bengaluru Rural – DK Suresh  Brother of Karnataka Water Resource Minister DK Shivakumar, DK Suresh is the incumbent MP of Bengaluru Rural. He was first elected in 2013 as the MP from the segment during the bye-elections and went on to win the subsequent parliamentary elections in 2014. Bengaluru North – Krishna Byre Gowda  Considered a suave urbanite, Krishna Byre Gowda is a popular face in Bengaluru city. A second generation politician, Krishna Byre Gowda won his first Assembly election in 2003 following the death of his father and former Janata Dal leader, C Byre Gowda from Vemagal in Kolar. He has five Assembly victories under his belt, and has been the Minister for Agriculture in 2013. He currently serves as the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs. Bengaluru Central – Rizwan Arshad  Currently the Chairman of the KPCC’s communications department, Rizwan Arshad is contesting from the Bengaluru Central segment for the second time. He had lost to BJP leader PC Mohan during the 2014 polls by a margin of 1,37,500 votes. He is now banking on the support of the JD(S) to make up for the loss in numbers. Bengaluru South – BK Hariprasad  A Congress MP elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2009. BK Hariprasad had contested against late BJP leader Ananth Kumar from the Bengaluru South segment in 1999 and lost by a small margin. The constituency has remained a BJP bastion since 1996. With Ananth Kumar’s demise, the Congress is hoping to win the seat back by fielding Hariprasad. Kolar – KH Muniyappa  A veteran Congress leader, KH Muniyappa has represented and won the Kolar parliamentary segment seven times in a row since 1991. He has also served as the Union Minister of State for Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises between 2012 and 2014. Chamarajanagar – R Dhruvanarayana  A strongman from Chamarajanagar, Dhruvanarayana is the incumbent MP of the constituency. He has won the seat twice in succession since 2004. However, this time around, he is up against former Congress heavyweight V Srinivasa Prasad and the fight is predicted to be a tough one. Chikkaballapura – Veerappa Moily  Former Chief Minister of Karnataka (between 1992 and 1994), Veerappa Moily has won the Chikkaballapura segment since 2009. Veerappa Moily has served as a state cabinet minister in Karnataka multiple times. He has also held several Union cabinet portfolios including Law and Justice, Power, Company Affairs and Environment and Forests during the two UPA regimes. JD(S) Uttara Kannada — Anand Asnotikar The JD(S) has fielded former BJP and Congress leader Anand Asnotikar in the Uttara Kannada constituency. He became Minister for Fisheries, Science and Technology during his time in the BJP. He however left the party to join the JD(S) ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He is set to face five-time MP Anantkumar Hegde of the BJP.  Vijayapura — Sunita Devanand Chavan  JD(S) decided to field Sunitha Chavan against BJP's two-time MP Ramesh Jigajinagi in the Vijayapura constituency. She is the lone woman candidate fielded by the JD(S) and is also the wife of Nagthan MLA Devanand Chavan. She will be making her electoral debut in the elections. Tumakuru — HD Deve Gowda  JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda took his time before deciding to contest from Tumakuru. He has won the Lok Sabha polls from Hassan five times including thrice consecutively in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He decided to relinquish the Hassan seat to his grandson Prajwal Revanna and chose to contest from Tumakuru. He became the 11th Prime Minister of India in 1996 and also served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.  Hassan — Prajwal Revanna  Prajwal Revanna was announced as the JD(S) candidate from Hassan, taking over from his grandfather and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda. He is the son of PWD Minister HD Revanna and has been groomed to contest from Hassan for years. He is the General Secretary of the JD(S) and at 27, is one of the youngest candidates in the fray from Karnataka.  Mandya — Nikhil Kumaraswamy  Another grandson of JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda, Nikhil Kumaraswamy is the son of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and is set to enter politics by contesting from the Mandya constituency. He has acted in Kannada and Telugu films including in Jaguar and Seetharama Kalyana. He is set to face independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh in an eagerly anticipated battle.  Udupi-Chikkamagaluru — Pramod Madhwaraj The lone Congressman in the JD(S) list, Pramod Madhwaraj is a former MLA and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the state. After the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru seat was handed over to the JD(S), the party was unable to finalise a candidate and eventually turned to Pramod, a popular leader from Udupi. Pramod also manages Raj Fishmeal and Oil Co. and is the son of Manorama Madhwaraj, a former Karnataka minister. Shivamogga — Madhu Bangarappa  JD(S) leader Madhu Bangarappa is contesting a Lok Sabha election from Shivamogga for the second time in six months after losing the bye-polls to BY Raghavendra of the BJP in November 2018. Madhu is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister S Bangarappa and is also an actor and producer of Kannada films. He was previously the MLA of Sorab Assembly constituency.   

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