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 51–100 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIKNAIKANAHALLI | BJPS. G.RAMALINGAIAH | INCN. BASAVAIAH | 3,3715.80% | 74.9% |
| CHINCHOLI | INCDEVENDRAPPA GHALAPPA JAMADAR | JNPVAIJNATH SANGAPPA PATIL | 880.17% | 59.1% |
| CHINTAMANI | INCCHOWDA REDDY | JNPK. M. KRISHNA REDDY | 10,13014.70% | 75.8% |
| CHITAPUR | JNPVISHWANATH PATIL HEBBAL | INCPRABHAKER RAGHAVENDRARAO | 9,18523.32% | 50.6% |
| CHITRADURGA | JNPB. L. GOWDA | INCV. MASIYAPPA | 16,02326.95% | 64.6% |
| COONDAPUR | INCPRATHAPCHANDRA SHETTY | JNPMANI GOPAL | 7,27212.29% | 68.5% |
| DAVANGERE | CPIPAMPAPATHI | INDH. MOHAMMED IQBAL SAB | 18,57924.53% | 73.1% |
| DEODURG | INCB. SHIVANNA | JNPYELLAPPA RANGAPPA | 3,54310.82% | 40.9% |
| DEVANAHALLI | JNPMARIYAPPA A. M. | INCVENKATAPPA M. | 5,4717.75% | 70.7% |
| DHARWAD | INCMORE S. R. | JNPBELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA | 1320.23% | 65.9% |
| DHARWAD RURAL | INCPUDAKALAKATTI CHANABASAPPA VIRUPAXAPPA | JNPM. A. CONTRACTOR | 8,29415.36% | 65.8% |
| DODDABALLAPUR | JNPJALAPPA R. L. | INCGURUJAPPA K. C. | 13,58019.07% | 74.4% |
| GADAG | INCMUTTINAPENDIMATH CHANAVEERAYYA SHANTAYYA | JNPDESAI HANAMANTAGOUDA YALLANAGOUDA | 4,4078.07% | 59.3% |
| GANDHINAGAR | JNPM. S. NARAYANA RAO | INCHARIPRASAD B. K. | 9,09317.39% | 61.8% |
| GANDSI | JNPB. NANJAPPA | INCHARANAHALLI RAMASWAMY | 13,69722.64% | 71.6% |
| GANGAVATHI | INDH. S. MURALIDHAR | INCC. YADAWRAO | 6,95614.16% | 50.2% |
| GOKAK | JNPMUTTENNAVAR MALLAPPA LAXMAN | INCNAIK LAXMAN SIDDAPPA | 3,0055.69% | 62.0% |
| GOWRIBIDANUR | JNPR. N. LAKSHMIPATHI | INCV. KRISHNA RAO | 3,8345.84% | 74.1% |
| GUBBI | JNPS. REVANNA | INCGATTI CHANDRASEKHAR | 9,14515.43% | 72.4% |
| GULBARGA | JNPS. K. KANTA | INDQUAMARUL ISLAM NOORUL ISLAM | 1,9882.87% | 62.2% |
| GULEDGUD | BJPBANNI MALLIKARJUN VEERAPPA | INCJANALI BASANGOUDA VEERANAGOUDA | 5261.00% | 62.5% |
| GUNDLUPET | INCK. S. NAGARATHANAMMA | JNPH. N. SRIKANTA SETTY | 18,65826.43% | 76.9% |
| GURMITKAL | INCMALIKARJUN KHAGRE | JNPB. S. GAJANANA | 16,14335.31% | 56.0% |
| HADAGALLI | JNPM. P. PRAKASH | INCB. LANKEPPA | 15,02124.46% | 68.5% |
| HALIYAL | JNPDESHPANDE RAGHUNATH VISHWANATHRAO | INCGHADI VIRUPAKSHAPPA MALLAPPA | 12,86117.99% | 68.8% |
| HANAGAL | INDUDASHI CHANABASAPPA HANGAL MAHALINGAPPA | INCTAHASILDAR MONOHAR HANUMANTAPPA | 10,05215.96% | 76.5% |
| HANUR | INCK. P. SHANTAMURTHY | INDG. RAJU GOWDA | 1,4062.06% | 71.6% |
| HARAPANAHALLI | INCB. H. YANKA NAIK | JNPD. SEELYA NAIK | 13,71726.56% | 66.0% |
| HARIHAR | JNPK. MALLAPPA | INCH. SHIVAPPA | 13,88718.71% | 71.8% |
| HASSAN | JNPB. V. KARI GOWDA | INCK. H. HANUME GOWDA | 3,9596.27% | 61.9% |
| HAVERI | JNPKALAKOTI CHITTARANJAN CHANABANEPPA | INCGIRJI RAJASHEKHAR BASAVANEPPA | 6,50310.47% | 66.8% |
| HEGGADADEVANAKOTE | JNPCHALUVAIAH H. B. | INCSUSHEELA | 20,18832.40% | 66.5% |
| HIREKERUR | INDBANKAR BASAVANNAPPA GADLAPPA | INCGUBBI SHANKARRAO BASALINGAPPAGOUDA | 4,7517.53% | 70.2% |
| HIRIYUR | INCK. H. RANGANATH | JNPT. THIPPANNA | 4,5987.67% | 66.1% |
| HOLALKERE | JNPG. SHIVALINGAPPA | INCM. B. THIPPE RUDRAPPA | 9,41314.46% | 71.4% |
| HOLEHONNUR | JNPG. BASAVANNAPPA | INCK. G. CHANNA NAIK | 4,6438.07% | 62.4% |
| HOLENARASIPUR | JNPH. D. DEVEGOWDA | INCK. KUMARASWAMY | 9,08113.30% | 79.5% |
| HONNALI | INDD. G. BASAVANA GOWDA | JNPM. LAKSHMANA | 22,32029.11% | 79.4% |
| HOSADURGA | JNPG. BASAPPA | INCM. V. RUDRAPPA | 11,96417.12% | 74.0% |
| HOSAKOTE | INCN. CHIKKE GOWDA | JNPS. N. THABASAPPA | 20,39726.06% | 76.7% |
| HOSANAGAR | JNPB. SWAMY RAO | INCS. M. SHEERANALY CHANDRASHRKHAR | 9,39916.36% | 69.4% |
| HOSPET | INCG. SHANKAR GOUD | INDGUJJALA HANUMANTHAPPA | 9,19113.33% | 61.5% |
| HUBLI | BJPJARATARGHAR MAHADEVSA GOVINDSA | CPIMUDHOL ABDULARAHIMAN JANGLISAB | 4,5148.03% | 62.0% |
| HUBLI RURAL | JNPBOMMAI SOMAPPA RAYAPPA | INCWALI RACHAPPA GANGAPPA | 9,30314.52% | 64.7% |
| HUKKERI | INCDESAI ALAGOUD BASAPRABHU | JNPMAHA JANASHETTI SHIVAYOGI SHIVALINGAPPA | 8211.74% | 64.1% |
| HULIYURDURGA | INDH. HUTCHAMASTHIGOWDA | INCH. BOREGOWDA | 4,6718.48% | 75.0% |
| HULSOOR | INCRAMCHANDER VEERAPPA | JNPJAIRAJ CHATURE | 5,63115.52% | 42.1% |
| HUMNABAD | INCBASWARAJ HAVGEPPA PATIL | BJPMANIK RAO | 11,91724.14% | 57.4% |
| HUNGUND | JNPKADAPATTI SHIVASANGAPPA SIDDAPPA | INCPATIL SHIVAYYA MAHABALAYYA | 7,96816.55% | 61.8% |
| HUNSUR | JNPCHANDRA PRABHA | INCPREMA KUMAR H. N. | 35,58851.76% | 73.8% |
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.
