Karnataka assembly election, May 1983
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.05% turnout.
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
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
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–224 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRAVANABELAGOLA | INCH. C. SREEKANTAIAH ALIAS ANNIAH | JNPN. GANGADHARA | 11,50215.44% | 73.9% |
| SRINGERI | JNPH. G. GOVINDE GOWDA | INCB. RAMAIAH BEGANE | 5,92110.69% | 66.4% |
| SRINIVASAPUR | INCG. K. VENKATASHIVA REDDY | INDRAMESH KUMAR | 6421.05% | 77.3% |
| SRIRANGAPATNA | JNPA. S. BANDISIDDEGOWDA | INCM. SRINIVAS | 10,79117.02% | 74.9% |
| SULLIA | BJPBAKILA HUKRAPPA | INCN. SHEENA | 6,54912.71% | 65.5% |
| SURATHKAL | JNPLOKAYYA SHETTY | INCADYANTHAYA N. M. | 11,13123.67% | 63.6% |
| T. NARASIPUR | JNPVASUDEVA V. | INCVENKATARAMANA P. | 10,41919.19% | 63.7% |
| TARIKERE | INCH. R. RAJU | JNPT. V. SHIVASANKARAPPA | 16,70726.88% | 72.0% |
| TIKOTA | INCPATIL BASANAGOUDA MALLANAGOUDA | JNPKOTIHAL BASAGOND MALLAPAPA | 9,79220.48% | 63.6% |
| TIPTUR | INCS. P. GANGADHARAPPA | INDV. L. SIVAPPA | 13,02321.49% | 71.1% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | JNPD. B. CHANDRE GOWDA | INCKADDIDAL DIWAKAR | 2,3714.08% | 67.6% |
| TUMKUR | JNPLAKSHMINARASIMIAH | INCS. SHAFI AHMED | 10,53016.42% | 66.0% |
| TURUVEKERE | INCBHYRAPPAJI | INDK. B. RAMAKRISHNAIAH | 16,68727.25% | 75.8% |
| UCHAGAON | INDPATIL BASAVANT IROJI | INCNANDIHALLI PARASHURAM BHARAMAJI | 13,39618.19% | 74.8% |
| UDUPI | BJPV. S. ACHARYA | INCM. MANORAMA MADHAVARAJ | 3,2396.05% | 69.3% |
| ULLAL | CPMP. RAMACHANDRA RAO | INCK. S. MOHMMED MASOOD | 2,5204.98% | 66.5% |
| UTTARAHALLI | JNPM. SRINIVAS | INCC. NARAYANA REDDY | 8,1577.91% | 60.3% |
| VARTHUR | CPMS. SURYANARAYANA RAO | INCB. V. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | 19,81124.21% | 64.0% |
| VEMGAL | INDBYREGOWDA C. | INCMUNIYAPPA K. | 33,90750.71% | 77.5% |
| VIRAJPET | INCG. K. SUBBAIAH | BJPPANIYARAVARA P. CHOMA | 8,57220.64% | 52.5% |
| VITTAL | BJPA. RUKMAYYA POOJARI | INCB. SHIVARAMA SHETTY | 7,49812.76% | 72.0% |
| YADGIR | JNPVISHWANATH REDDY | INCISHWAR CHANDER LINGAPPA KOLLUR | 8,70218.82% | 56.3% |
| YELAHANKA | JNPV. SREENIVASAN | INCB. BASAVALINGAPPA | 12,06815.41% | 60.0% |
| YELBURGA | INCLINGARAJ SHIVASHANKARA RAO DESAI | INDSHANKAR RAO KRISHNA RAO DESHPANDE | 4,0489.28% | 50.3% |
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.
