Karnataka assembly election, May 2004
The 7th Karnataka legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
224
113 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
79 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,715
101 women, 6 elected
Turnout
65.12%
2.51 cr of 3.86 cr
The house
224 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP79
- INC65
- JD(S)58
- IND13
- JD(U)5
- KNDP1
- CPM1
- KCVP1
- Others1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Karnataka assembly election (1999)
INC
-67
JD(S)
+48
BJP
+35
JD(U)
-13
IND
-6
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 79 | +35 | 198 | 31.7% | 71,18,658 | 28.33% | +7.64 | 42 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 65 | -67 | 224 | 35.3% | 88,61,959 | 35.27% | -5.58 | 7 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 58 | +48 | 220 | 21.1% | 52,20,121 | 20.77% | +10.35 | 104 |
| INDIndependent | 13 | -6 | 442 | 3.4% | 17,24,480 | 6.86% | -5.14 | 405 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 5 | -13 | 26 | 18.8% | 5,17,904 | 2.06% | -11.47 | 14 |
| KNDPKNDP | 1 | — | 188 | 1.6% | 3,30,547 | 1.31% | — | 187 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18.3% | 92,081 | 0.37% | -0.02 | 3 |
| KCVPKCVP | 1 | +1 | 5 | 6.7% | 38,687 | 0.15% | -0.02 | 4 |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11.0% | 25,379 | 0.10% | +0.02 | 2 |
| JPJP | 0 | — | 155 | 2.8% | 5,04,932 | 2.01% | — | 153 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3.8% | 4,37,564 | 1.74% | +0.80 | 100 |
| USYPUSYP | 0 | — | 65 | 0.8% | 65,121 | 0.26% | — | 65 |
| KRRSKRRS | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.7% | 52,874 | 0.21% | -0.19 | 9 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | — | 11 | 4.1% | 47,805 | 0.19% | — | 11 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0% | 26,223 | 0.10% | -0.02 | 4 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14.5% | 16,737 | 0.07% | -0.11 | 1 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.7% | 11,028 | 0.04% | -0.01 | 15 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | — | 9 | 0.7% | 8,483 | 0.03% | — | 9 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | — | 1 | 5.9% | 4,746 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| SPSPSardar Patel Siddhant Party | 0 | — | 3 | 1.2% | 4,037 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.9% | 3,775 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5% | 3,698 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| PPOIPPOI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8% | 2,866 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 3 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0% | 2,323 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 2 |
| PPIPyramid Party of India | 0 | — | 1 | 1.5% | 2,058 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| USPUttarakhand Samanta Party | 0 | — | 2 | 0.4% | 1,198 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| ANCANC | 0 | — | 2 | 0.5% | 1,155 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| AIFBSAIFBS | 0 | — | 1 | 1.0% | 1,099 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 1 | 0.8% | 657 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| MPMahanwadi Party | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 343 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BPJPBPJP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 228 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BPNSNPBPNSNP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 189 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ICSPICSP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 111 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Karnataka at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of May 2004
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEMGAL | Karnataka | INCKRISHNABYREGOWDA C B | BJPSRIRAMA S N | 75,35959.72% |
| GANDHINAGAR | Karnataka | INCDINESH GUNDURAO | JD(S)NAGARAJ V | 28,26846.18% |
| SINDHNOOR | Karnataka | INCBADARLI HAMPANAGOUDA | JD(S)HANUMANAGOUDAAMARESHAPPAGOUDA | 48,72434.08% |
| TIKOTA | Karnataka | INCPATIL M B | JD(U)RUDRAGOUDAR MALLANGOUDASAHEBAGOUDA | 29,23432.56% |
| SANDUR | Karnataka | JD(S)SANTHOSH S LAD | INCVENKATARAO GHORPADE | 35,54430.43% |
| HADAGALLI | Karnataka | JD(S)PRAKASH M P | INCHALAPPA V B | 33,78630.07% |
| CHAMARAJAPET | Karnataka | INCKRISHNA S M | BJPMUKHYA MANTRI CHANDRU | 13,68528.62% |
| HOLENARASIPUR | Karnataka | JD(S)REVANNA HD | INCPUTTASWAMY GOWDA G | 32,59427.00% |
| ATHANI | Karnataka | BJPLAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI | INCDONGARAGAON SHAHAJAN ISMAIL | 31,25326.61% |
| SRAVANABELAGOLA | Karnataka | JD(S)G S PUTTE GOWDA | INCVIJAY KUMAR H S | 34,87626.19% |
Closest results of May 2004
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANTHEMARAHALLI | Karnataka | INCDHRUVANARAYANA R | JD(S)KRISHNA MURTHY AR | 10.00% |
| GANDSI | Karnataka | INCSHIVARAMU B | JD(S)SHIVALINGEGOWDA KM | 180.02% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGAR | Karnataka | JD(S)MAHADEVA | INCVISHVANATH H | 3230.28% |
| VITTAL | Karnataka | BJPPADMANABHA KOTTARI | INCIBRAHIM KM | 3910.31% |
| KHANAPUR | Karnataka | INDDIGAMBAR YASHWANTRAO PATIL | INDPATIL VAISHALI ASHOK | 3680.35% |
| NIPPANI | Karnataka | INCKAKASAHEB PANDURANGA PATIL | BJPJOSHI SUBHASHE SHRIDHAR | 4290.44% |
| BETHAMANGALA | Karnataka | BJPVENKATAMUNIYAPPA BP | INDNARAYANA SWAMY M | 5470.45% |
| HARIHAR | Karnataka | INCDR NAGAPPA Y | JD(S)SHIVAPPA H | 5690.47% |
| HOSAKOTE | Karnataka | INCNAGARAJU M T B | JD(S)BACHEGOWDA B N | 8350.50% |
| SHIGGAON | Karnataka | INDSINDHURA RAJASHEKAR | INCKHADRI SYED AJIMPEER KHADARBASHA | 8400.72% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Karnataka assembly election, May 2004?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 79 of 224 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, May 2004?
Turnout was 65.12% — 2.51 cr of 3.86 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Karnataka assembly election, May 2004?
1,715 candidates contested 224 seats.
