Karnataka assembly election, May 1983
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.05% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
1,365
34 women, 1 elected
Turnout
64.05%
1.29 cr of 2.02 cr
Leading party
JNP
95 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 95 | +36 | 193 | 42,72,318 | 33.07% | -4.88 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 82 | +80 | 221 | 52,21,419 | 40.42% | +32.42 |
| INDIndependent | 22 | +12 | 751 | 19,98,256 | 15.47% | +7.96 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18 | +18 | 110 | 10,24,892 | 7.93% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1,61,192 | 1.25% | +0.06 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | +3 | 4 | 1,15,320 | 0.89% | +0.39 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16,234 | 0.13% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 26 | 68,348 | 0.53% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17,819 | 0.14% | — |
| ICJICJ | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14,082 | 0.11% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8,946 | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -1 | 1 | 633 | 0.00% | -0.17 |
- JNP95 (42%)
- INC82 (37%)
- IND22 (10%)
- BJP18 (8%)
- CPI3 (1%)
- CPM3 (1%)
- Others1 (0%)
- JNP95
- INC82
- IND22
- BJP18
- CPI3
- CPM3
- Others1
- JNP95
- INC82
- IND22
- BJP18
- CPI3
- CPM3
- ADMK1
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
BAINDUR
won by 24 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
KANAKAGIRI
won by 20,363 (61.98%)
Highest turnout
KIRAGAVAL
80.51%
Lowest turnout
CHAMARAJAPET
11.37%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1978), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained39 (17%)
- Changed hands185 (83%)
39 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 185 changed hands.
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
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- BJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | JNPHANAMANTH RAO DESAI | INCM. Y. PATIL | 5,25810.45% | 57.9% |
| ALLAND | JNPB. R. PATIL | INCB. B. PATIL OKALY | 3,3447.70% | 57.0% |
| ANEKAL | INCY. RAMAKRISHNA | BJPB. ALLALLAPPA | 6,5279.95% | 67.0% |
| ANKOLA | INCHEGDE SHRIPAD RAMAKRISHNA | JNPANASUYA GAJANAN SHARMA KALLAL | 2,9006.04% | 62.5% |
| ARABHAVI | INCKOUJALGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA | JNPGOTADAKI SIDDLINGAPPA BALAPPA | 23,84941.67% | 59.9% |
| ARKALGUD | JNPK. B. MALLAPPA | INCB. N. PUTTEGOWDA | 11,70220.64% | 67.0% |
| ARSIKERE | INCG. S. BASAVARAJU | INDD. B. GANGADHARAPPA | 13,78221.56% | 67.1% |
| ATHANI | INCPAWAR DESAI SIDHARAJ ALIAS DHAIRYASHILARAO | JNPKAGE ALAGOUDA BHARAMAGOUD | 4,5419.07% | 53.9% |
| AURAD | INCMANIKRAO PATIL | INDBABURAO PATIL | 6,59810.04% | 68.2% |
| BADAMI | INCCHIMMANKANTI BALAPPA BHIMAPPA | INDDESAI RAOSAHEB TULSIGERAPPA | 2,9765.54% | 64.3% |
| BAGALKOT | INDMANTUR GULAPPA VENKAPPA | INCKALLIGUDD PARAPPA KARABASAPPA | 7,84913.18% | 68.3% |
| BAGEPALLI | CPMA. V.APPASWAMY REDDY | INCS. MUNIRAJU | 11,56219.03% | 71.8% |
| BAGEWADI | INDASJTEKAR GOVIND LAXMAN | JNPPATIL NINGANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | 4,3527.59% | 69.8% |
| BAILHONGAL | INCBALEKUNDARGI RAMALINGAPPA CHANNABASAPPA | JNPDEYANNAVAR VEERAPPA KALLAPPA | 7,79814.22% | 70.6% |
| BAINDUR | JNPAPPANNA HEGDE | INCG. S. ACHARYA | 240.05% | 65.3% |
| BALLOLLI | JNPJINGAJINIGI RAMESH CHADNAPPA | INCARAKERI SIDDARTH SANGAPPA | 12,72726.00% | 58.6% |
| BANNUR | INDBORAIAH T. P. | INCMADEGOWDA K. | 6,0259.37% | 76.7% |
| BANTWAL | BJPN. SHIVA RAO | INCK. P. ABDULLA | 3,4737.48% | 67.0% |
| BASAVAKALYAN | JNPBASAWARAJ SHANKARAPPA PATIL | INDNAWAB S. M. KAMALUDDIN | 13,35021.56% | 67.5% |
| BASAVANA-BAGEWADI | INCPATIL BASANA GOUDA SOMANAGOUDA | BJPPATTANASHETTI RAJASHEKHAR VIRAGONDAPPA | 18,80937.65% | 57.6% |
| BASAVANAGUDI | JNPH. L. THIMME GOWDA | BJPS. B. SWETHADRI | 11,45915.95% | 61.0% |
| BELGAUM | INDMANE RAJABHAU SHANKAR RAO | INCDODDANNAVAR SURENDRA ALIAS KOMALANNA | 12,60415.93% | 79.4% |
| BELLARY | JNPM. RAMAPPA | INCRAJA SAHEB | 4,4747.38% | 56.9% |
| BELLAVI | INCT. H. H. ANUMANTHARAYAPPA | JNPC. N. BHASKARAPPA | 1,0081.64% | 70.3% |
| BELTHANGADY | BJPK. VASANTHA BANGERA | INCK. GANGADHARA GOWDA | 13,91924.32% | 70.9% |
| BELUR | JNPD. MALLESHA | INCS. H. PUTTARANGANATH | 5,84211.54% | 62.6% |
| BETHAMANGALA | INCC. VENKATESHAPPA | INDLAKSHMAMMA NARAYANARAJU | 1010.19% | 56.5% |
| BHADRAVATHI | JNPSALAR S. SIDDAPPA | INCD. MNJAPPA | 8,23311.73% | 69.8% |
| BHALKI | INCBHIMANNA KHANDRE | JNPBABURAO GORCHIN CHOLIK | 11,89722.63% | 65.9% |
| BHARAMASAGARA | JNPSHIVAMURTHY K. | INCT. CHOWDAIAH | 15,62328.32% | 68.6% |
| BHARATHINAGAR | JNPMICHAEL B. FERNANDES | INCK. J. GEORGE | 5,08410.11% | 59.4% |
| BHATKAL | JNPNAIK RAMA NARAYAN | INCS. M. YAHYA | 2,3734.10% | 67.4% |
| BIDAR | BJPNARAYANA RAO MANAHALLI | INDMOHSIN KAMAL | 6,15410.84% | 60.2% |
| BIJAPUR | BJPGACHINMATH CHANDRASHEKAR GURUPADAYA | INCJAHAGIRDAR SAYED KHAJAHUSENI SAYED JEELANISAHEB | 3,8216.68% | 58.4% |
| BILGI | INCPATIL SIDDANAGOUDA SOMANGOUDA | JNPBELAGALI PAMPAKEVI RAYAPPA | 14,14026.08% | 60.1% |
| BINNYPET | JNPG. NARAYAN KUMAR | INCI. P. D. SALAPPA | 24,10426.46% | 62.2% |
| BIRUR | JNPS. R. LAXMAIAH | INCK. S. MALLIKARJUNA PASANNA | 5401.08% | 66.4% |
| BRAHMAVAR | BJPB. B. SHETTY | INCBASAVARAJ | 9541.66% | 67.7% |
| BYADGI | INCLAMANI HEGGAPPA DESHAPPA | JNPBILAGI KALLOLEPPA SABANNA | 6,88914.34% | 60.8% |
| CHALLAKERE | JNPH. C. SHIVASHANKARAPPA | INCB. K. SEETHARAMAIAH | 20,99735.89% | 66.6% |
| CHAMARAJA | JNPH. KEMPEGOWDA | BJPPUTTEGOWDA | 12,03524.28% | 56.6% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | INCS. PUTTASWAMY | INDVATAL NAGARAJ | 5,9178.12% | 70.7% |
| CHAMARAJAPET | JNPM. OBANNA RAJU | INCS. PRAMILA | 7,90216.38% | 11.4% |
| CHAMUNDESWARI | INDSIDDARAMAIAH | INCJAYADEVARAJE URS, D. | 3,5045.70% | 66.3% |
| CHANNAGIRI | JNPJ. H. PATEL | INCN. G. HALAPPA | 6,38310.17% | 70.0% |
| CHANNAPATNA | JNPM. VARADE GOWDA (RAJU) | INCT. V. KRISHNAPPA | 5,8168.23% | 73.6% |
| CHICKPET | JNPA. LAKSHMI SAGAR | INCM. V. TIWARY | 11,42124.97% | 61.5% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INDA. MUNIYAPPA | INCRENUKA RAJENDRAN | 18,92829.64% | 69.3% |
| CHIKKODI | JNPHEGRE PARASHURAM PADMANNA | INCCHIKODI SIDRAY DUNDAPPA | 6291.30% | 61.0% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | JNPH. A. NARAYANA GOWDA | INCK. R. HIRIYANNA GOWDA | 9,63221.11% | 59.0% |
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, May 1983?
Janata Party won 95 of 224 seats in Karnataka, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, May 1983?
Turnout was 64.05% — 1.29 cr of 2.02 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
