May 10, 2023, 08:55 PM IST
Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) - Shiggaon: The 63-year-old incumbent chief minister contesting from Shiggaon, where he has been an MLA three times since the 2008 Karnataka assembly election. He is contesting against Congress candidate Mohammed Yousuf Savanur.
Siddaramaiah (Congress) - Varuna: Siddaramaiah, 75, an eight-time MLA, had earlier won twice from Varuna.
DK Shivakumar (Congress) - Kanakapura: DK Shivakumar, 60, is the official candidate from Kanakapura, the constituency that elected him in the last three Karnataka assembly elections in 2008, 2013 and 2018. Shivakumar is contesting against the ruling BJP's Vokkaliga face R Ashoka.
G Parameshwara (Congress) - Koratagere: G Parameshwara, a senior Congress leader, is contesting from his traditional constituency of Koratagere in Tumakuru district in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election.
CT Ravi (BJP) - Chikmagalur: CT Ravi is one of the prominent faces of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka who has risen through the ranks to become the national general secretary.
Jagadish Shettar (Congress) - Hubballi-Dharwad-Central: Jagadish Shettar, a former chief minister, who left the Bharatiya Janata Paty after being denied a ticket from Hubballi-Dharwad-Central, is contesting from the same constituency in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election after recently joining the Congress.