Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1972
440 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.70% turnout.
Seats
440
Candidates
3,317
117 women, 7 elected
Turnout
64.70%
2.97 cr of 4.59 cr
Leading party
INC
199 of 440 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 199 | -105 | 433 | 1,02,79,297 | 34.60% | -10.53 |
| JDJanata Dal | 115 | +91 | 221 | 69,44,464 | 23.37% | +4.19 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 40 | +36 | 223 | 35,17,119 | 11.84% | +8.91 |
| INDIndependent | 38 | -15 | 1506 | 31,59,101 | 10.63% | -3.39 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 24 | +24 | 176 | 23,61,308 | 7.95% | — |
| KCPKCP | 10 | +10 | 218 | 15,13,290 | 5.09% | — |
| SOPSOP | 3 | +3 | 29 | 1,52,556 | 0.51% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +2 | 12 | 1,35,797 | 0.46% | -0.11 |
| KRRSKRRS | 1 | +1 | 88 | 4,68,109 | 1.58% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1,94,490 | 0.65% | -0.05 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | +1 | 77 | 1,60,607 | 0.54% | +0.51 |
| INLINL | 1 | +1 | 2 | 60,802 | 0.20% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | +1 | 4 | 50,696 | 0.17% | — |
| KCVPKCVP | 1 | +1 | 42 | 36,252 | 0.12% | — |
| BRPBRP | 1 | +1 | 2 | 27,390 | 0.09% | +0.06 |
| JPPJPP | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14,390 | 0.05% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | -4 | 102 | 3,87,498 | 1.30% | +0.48 |
| KRSKRS | 0 | -2 | 20 | 79,944 | 0.27% | -2.27 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 40 | 65,501 | 0.22% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -16 | 28 | 51,561 | 0.17% | -1.76 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33,895 | 0.11% | — |
| SJPSJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8,913 | 0.03% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -1 | 11 | 4,557 | 0.02% | -0.26 |
| KPKannada Paksha | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,532 | 0.01% | — |
| KDPKDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,385 | 0.00% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 811 | 0.00% | — |
| BAMSBAMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 497 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIKRPIK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 447 | 0.00% | — |
- INC199 (45%)
- JD115 (26%)
- BJP40 (9%)
- IND38 (9%)
- NCO24 (5%)
- KCP10 (2%)
- Others14 (3%)
- INC199
- JD115
- BJP40
- IND38
- NCO24
- KCP10
- Others14
- INC199
- JD115
- BJP40
- IND38
- NCO24
- KCP10
- SOP3
- CPI3
- Others8
Constituency performance
From the 440 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
HOLENARASIPUR
won by 122 (0.11%)
Biggest victory
MUDIGERE
won by 20,749 (73.84%)
Highest turnout
SRINIVASAPUR
84.23%
Lowest turnout
HULSUR
29.68%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained145 (33%)
- Changed hands268 (61%)
- New seat27 (6%)
145 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 268 changed hands. 27 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Karnataka, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- JD
- BJP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 440 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 440
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | KCPMALIKAYYA VENKAYYA GUTTEDAR | INCM.Y. PATIL | 4,2215.21% | 58.8% |
| AFZALPUR | INCDIGAMBAR RAO BALWANTRAO | NCOANNA RAO MADIWALAPPA | 2,3966.46% | 52.3% |
| ALAND | INCANNA RAO VEERBHADRAPPA | NCOANNA RAO BHIM RAO | 21,46049.20% | 65.3% |
| ALLAND | KCPGUTTEDAR SUBHASH RUKMAYYA | JDB.R. PATIL | 18,32424.46% | 63.0% |
| ANEKAL | BJPY. RAMAKRISHNA | JDM. GANAPATHIRAJA | 8680.70% | 72.8% |
| ANEKAL | INCM. B. RAMASWAMY | NCOM. MUNISWAMAIAH | 11,90531.63% | 54.2% |
| ANKOLA | BJPVISHWASHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | JDPRAMOD HEGDE | 4,6025.55% | 71.9% |
| ANKOLA | INCR. K. MAHABALESHWAR | NCOV. K. RAMAKANT NARVEKAR | 5,57416.36% | 55.4% |
| ARABHAVI | INCKOUJALAGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA | JDPATIL PRATIBHA VASANTARAO | 18,18017.38% | 68.8% |
| ARBHAVI | INCK. V. SHIVALINGAPPA | NCOPUJERI NINGAYYA SANGAYYA | 12,42835.99% | 49.9% |
| ARKALGUD | INCA.T. RAMASWAMY | BJPA. MANJU | 6,0416.20% | 76.9% |
| ARKALGUD | INCH. N. NANJEGOWDA | NCOK .B. MALLAPPA | 16,19037.89% | 63.9% |
| ARSIKERE | NCOH. S. SIDDAPPA | INCGANGADHARAPPA | 1,1012.28% | 65.9% |
| ARSIKERE | JDG.S. PARAMESHWARAPPA | INCHARANAHALLI RAMASWAMY | 2,7322.79% | 70.0% |
| ATHANI | JDLEELADEVI A. PRASAD | INCIRAPPA MARAPPA SHEDASHYAL | 6,8138.63% | 57.4% |
| ATHANI | INCANANDRAO APPASAHEB DESAI | NCOS. VIRANGOUD PATIL | 9,97623.81% | 59.1% |
| AURAD | JDGURUPADAPPA NAGMAR PALLI | INCSHEKHAR PATIL | 6790.70% | 62.6% |
| AURAD | INDBAPU RAO PATIL | NCOMANIK RAO PATIL | 3,8617.10% | 64.2% |
| BADAMI | INCCHIMMANKATTI BALAPPA BHIMAPPA | JDMAHAGUNDAPPA KALBAPPA PATTANSHETTI | 1,3981.75% | 67.5% |
| BADAMI | INCRAOSAHEB DESAI | NCOP. K. MAHAGUNDAPPA | 12,74626.72% | 70.4% |
| BAGALKOT | INCMURANAL BASAPPA TAMMANNA | NCON. P. MALLANAGOUDA | 2120.42% | 66.8% |
| BAGALKOT | JDAJAY KUMAR SAMBASADASHIV SARNAIK | BJPP.H. PUJAR | 5,8767.56% | 65.2% |
| BAGEPALLI | CPMG.V. SRIRAMA REDDY | INCP.N. PADMANABHA RAO | 6,4467.25% | 71.6% |
| BAGEPALLI | INCRENUKA RAJENDRAN | INDA. MUNIYAPPA | 12,57135.53% | 43.5% |
| BAGEWADI | JDMALAGI SHIVAPUTRAPPA CHANABASAPPA | INDASTEKAR C.L. | 5,4045.93% | 69.7% |
| BAGEWADI | INCS. A. PATIL | NCOM. B. PATIL | 5,25914.79% | 54.3% |
| BAGEWADI | NCOB. S. PATIL | INCG. V. PATIL | 6,81116.82% | 61.1% |
| BAILHONGAL | NCOP. B. ARVBALI PATIL | INCB. R. CHANABASAPPA | 1,8804.14% | 71.3% |
| BAILHONGAL | JDKOUJALGI SHIVANAND HEMAPPA | INCGADATARANAVAR SHIVABASAPPA GANGAPPA | 28,81134.91% | 71.3% |
| BAINDUR | BJPI.M. JAYARMA SHETTY | INCMANI GOPAL | 11,30014.19% | 64.4% |
| BAINDUR | INCA. G. KODGI | INDD. GANAPAYYA | 23,39256.93% | 51.2% |
| BALLOLLI | NCOKABADE JATTEPPA LAXMAN | INCHUJURE BABURAO RAMA | 4,33314.55% | 46.0% |
| BALLOLLI | JDJIGAJINGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA | INCCHAVAN PHOOLSING NARAYAN | 11,42714.86% | 59.1% |
| BANNUR | NCOK. MADE GOWDA | INCT. P. HORIAH | 1,0712.41% | 66.8% |
| BANNUR | JDS. KRISHNAPPA | INCK.M. CHIKKAMADANAIKA | 12,59413.13% | 77.3% |
| BANTWAL | INCB. RAMANATHA RAI | BJPSHAKUNTHALA T. SHETTY | 4,2935.59% | 70.8% |
| BANTWAL | CPIB. V. KAKKILAYA | BJSA. RUKMAYA POOJARI | 18,26938.03% | 67.0% |
| BASAVA KALYAN | INCBAPURAO ANAND RAO | INDSIDRAMAPPA SANGANBASAPPA | 4,62810.20% | 59.1% |
| BASAVAKALYAN | JDBASWARAI PATIL ATTUR | INCMULEY MARUTHIRAO GOVINDRAO | 6,4297.42% | 60.7% |
| BASAVANA-BAGEWADI | INCPATIL BASANAGODA SOMANAGOUDA | JDPATIL KUMARGOUDA ADIVEPPAGOUDA | 8,28710.71% | 60.5% |
| BASAVANAGUDI | BJPH.N.NANJE GOWDA | INCVAJRAMUNI | 16,93619.51% | 58.5% |
| BASAVANGUNI | INCAMIR RAHAMATHULLA KHAN | NCOS. P. RAJANNA | 4,1949.25% | 48.7% |
| BELGAUM | INDTARALE NARAYANRAO GOVIND | INDPOTDAR ANIL MOHANRAO | 10,82613.65% | 55.7% |
| BELGAUM | INDSW. B. ANNAPPA | NCOP. R. BHIMARAO | 11,03120.06% | 75.9% |
| BELLARY | NCOV NAGAPPA | INCK BHASKER NAIDU | 2,8425.46% | 61.0% |
| BELLARY | INDM. DIVAKAR BABU | INCVENKAT MAHIPAL | 22,87626.96% | 54.1% |
| BELLAVI | INCR. NARAYANA | JDC.N. BHASKARAPPA | 1,8311.97% | 72.1% |
| BELTHANGADY | JDK. VASANTHA BANGERA | BJPK. PRABHAKARA BANGERA | 7,4387.18% | 76.2% |
| BELTHANGADY | INCK. SUBRAMANYA GOWDA | NCOK. CHIDANANDA | 16,12238.74% | 67.4% |
| BELUR | JDH.K. KUMARA SWAMY | INDS.H. PUTTARANGANATH | 1,9532.41% | 66.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Karnataka alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1972?
Indian National Congress won 199 of 440 seats in Karnataka, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1972?
Turnout was 64.70% — 2.97 cr of 4.59 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 440 assembly seats.
