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JDJD(S)State partyJD(S)

Contested 7 general elections between 1991 and 2024, winning 12 Lok Sabha seats from 220 candidacies. 214 assembly seats won in 25 states.

Lok Sabha overall · since 1991
7
Elections contested
12
Seats won, all time
3
Best result (2004)
0.7%
Avg. vote share
220 candidacies fielded in total
OverviewElection HistoryState-wise Performance
Latest (2024)
2
3 contested · 0.34% of the national vote
Strike rate, all time
5.5%
seats won per seat contested

Seats won

Across every general election contested, Lok Sabha

012331991199920042009201420192024JD(S)

Results Overview

220CONTESTS
  • Won12 (5%)
  • Lost208 (95%)

National vote share

Share of all valid votes cast in India, not of seats contested

0%0%1%1%2%1991199920042009201420192024JD(S) vote share

A regional party fighting 40 seats out of 543 is capped at a low national share however well it does. Read this line against the seats chart above, not on its own.

Key highlights

  • Best-ever result was 3 seats in 2004, on 1.47% of the national vote.
  • At the 2024 election it contested 3 seats and won 2, a 67% strike rate.
  • Strongest constituency is MANDYA, Karnataka, won 3 times, most recently in 2024.
  • Holds a state assembly record in 25 states, with 214 assembly seats won overall.

Totals

Across 7 general elections the party has polled 2.19 cr votes and lost 164 deposits. It has won 214 assembly seats across 78 state elections. Machine-readable at /api/parties/jd-s.