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key candidate
]Siddaramaiah
Indian National Congress
Varuna
119816 votes
Siddaramaiah, 75, an eight-time MLA, had earlier won twice from Varuna, and went on to become the Leader of Opposition after winning from here in 2008, and then became chief minister after the 2013 Karnataka assembly election. In the 2023 poll, Siddaramaiah is contesting against BJP's V Somanna and former legislator Bharathi Shankar of JD(S). Before Varuna seat, Siddaramaiah had won from Chamundeshwari and Badami seats.