The BJP has fielded Minister for Social Welfare and Backward Classes Welfare and the incumbent member of the Council Kota Srinivas Poojary in the election for the fourth term in a row. He was first elected to the Council in the 2008 byelection. The Congress has fielded vice-president of its State unit and a novice in Manjunath Bhandary by replacing its incumbent member in the Council K. Prathapchandra Shetty who was elected to the Council for three terms since 2003. The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) is facing the election in the constituency for the first time by fielding Shafi Bellare as its candidate.