Karnataka assembly election, May 1985

224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 66.07% turnout.

Seats

224

Candidates

1,795

108 women, 8 elected

Turnout

66.07%

1.47 cr of 2.23 cr

Leading party

JNP

139 of 224 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Karnataka

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
JNP Janata Party	139	+44	205	64,18,795	43.60%	+10.54
INC Indian National Congress	65	-17	223	60,09,461	40.82%	+0.41
IND Independent	13	-9	1200	13,93,626	9.47%	-6.00
CPI Communist Party of India	3	0	7	1,33,008	0.90%	-0.34
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	2	-16	116	5,71,280	3.88%	-4.05
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2	-1	7	1,27,333	0.86%	-0.03
LKD Lok Dal	0	0	32	53,894	0.37%	-0.16
ICS Indian Congress (Socialist)	0	0	5	13,237	0.09%	-0.05

JNP139 (62%)
INC65 (29%)
IND13 (6%)
CPI3 (1%)
BJP2 (1%)
CPM2 (1%)

JNP139
INC65
IND13
CPI3
BJP2
CPM2

JNP139
INC65
IND13
CPI3
BJP2
CPM2

Constituency performance

From the 224 results in Karnataka

Closest contest

MUDIGERE

won by 33 (0.06%)

Biggest victory

NIPPANI

won by 38,190 (61.64%)

Highest turnout

HOLENARASIPUR

82.95%

Lowest turnout

RAICHUR

39.90%

Seat change

Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1983), matched constituency-for-constituency

Retained104 (46%)
Changed hands120 (54%)

104 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 120 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

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 224

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
MOODABIDRI	JNPAMARNATH SHETTY K.	INCK. SOMAPPA SUVARNA	1,6082.84%	74.5%
MUDDEBIHAL	JNPDESHMUKH JAGADEVARAO SANGANABAJAPPA	INCJAGGAL BASAVARAO GAYANAPPA	19,00437.18%	65.4%
MUDHOL	JNPJAMAKHANDI BHIMAPPA GAMGAPPA	INCKATTIMANI ASHOK KRISHWAJI	14,71221.67%	72.1%
MUDIGERE	JNPB. B. NINGAIAH	INCMOTAMMA	330.06%	63.4%
MULBAGAL	CPMR. VENKATARAMAIAH	INCM. V. PRAMEELAMMA	22,10432.62%	67.2%
MUNDARGI	JNPHUMBARAWADI NAGAPPA SHIVALINGAPPA	INCKURADGI KUBERAPPA	14,74124.30%	71.5%
NAGAMANGALA	JNPH. T. KRISHNAPPA	INCT. M. CHANDRASHEKAR	22,21134.88%	68.9%
NANJANGUD	JNPD. T. JAYA KUMAR	INCM. LINGANNA	4,2627.11%	69.2%
NARAGUND	JNPB. R. YAVAGAL	INCKATARKI S.N.	20,27238.06%	72.0%
NARASIMHARAJA	INCMUKTHAR UNNISA	BJPMURUTHI RAO PAWAR	4,1647.94%	47.5%
NAVALGUND	INCKULKARNI MALLAPPA KARAVEERAPPA	JNPCHANDRAKANT KALLANNAVAR	4720.94%	62.1%
NELAMANGALA	JNPB. GURUPRASAD	INCANJANAMURTHY	15,79025.41%	73.7%
NIPPANI	INCPATIL VEERKUMAR APPASO	INDCHAVAN BALWANTRAO GOPAL	38,19061.64%	68.6%
PANDAVAPURA	INDK. KEMPEGOWDA	INCK. M. KENGEGOWDA	4800.64%	76.7%
PARASGAD	INDCHANDRASHEKHAR MALLIKARJUN MAMANI	INCPATIL RAMANGGOUD VENKANGOUD	13,30218.77%	70.9%
PAVAGADA	JNPSOMLA NAIK	INCUGRANARASIMHAPPA	11,56314.99%	66.8%
PERIYAPATNA	JNPK. VENKATESH	INCL. ANAND	9,81312.31%	76.9%
PUTTUR	INCVINAYA KUMAR SORAKE	BJPK. RAMA BHAT, URIMAJADE	20,82328.63%	73.6%
RAIBAG	JNPGHEVARI MARUTI GANGAPPA	INCBASANAIK SHRIMANT KRISHNA	2,8913.60%	70.4%
RAICHUR	INCMOHAMED ONER ABDUL RAHMAN	JNPABDUL SANAD SIDDIQUI	13,50432.60%	39.9%
RAJAJINAGAR	CPIM. S. KRISHNAN	INCS. G. VENKATAIAH	16,48017.15%	53.1%
RAMANAGARAM	JNPPUTTASWAMY GOWDA	INCC. M. LINGAPPA	2,0042.59%	72.5%
RAMDURG	JNPHIRAREDDI BASAVANTAPPA BASAPPA	INCFAKIRAPPA ALLAPPA	10,06114.78%	73.2%
RANIBENNUR	INCKOLIWAD KRISHNAPPA BHEEMAPPA	JNPPATIL BASANAGOUDA GURANAGOUDA	3570.47%	71.8%
RON	JNPDODDAMETI JANANADEV SHIVANAGAPPA	INCPATIL RUDRAGOUDA SANGANAGOUDA	10,74218.73%	66.0%
SADALGA	JNPMAGENNAVAR KALLAPPA PARISA	INCKORE PRABHAKAR BASAPRABHU	4,0105.76%	77.1%
SAGAR	JNPB. DHARMAPPA	INCL. T THIMMAPPA	1,5502.52%	66.1%
SAKLESHPUR	JNPB. D. BASAVARAJU	INCH. B. YAJAMAN	19,51425.08%	73.0%
SANDUR	JNPU. BHUPATHI	INCK. S. VEERABHADRAPPA	10,12021.25%	53.1%
SANKESHWAR	INCPATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUD	JNPKARAGUPPI PRABHAKAR SHIVAMALLAPPA	3,0164.83%	70.3%
SANTHEMARAHALLI	JNPB. RACHAIAH	INCM. SHIVANNA	5,3708.80%	70.5%
SATHANUR	JNPH. D. DEVEGOWDA	INCD. K. SHIVAKUMAR	15,80320.56%	80.0%
SEDAM	INDCHANDERSHEKHAR REDDY MADNA	INCSHERKHAN	6,99813.90%	54.5%
SHAHABAD	CPIK. B. SHANAPPA	INDGURUNATH CHANDRAM	750.13%	52.7%
SHAHAPUR	INCSHIVASHEKHARA GOUDA SIRWAL	JNPBAPUGOUDA DARSHANAPUR	5,7558.85%	62.0%
SHANTHINAGAR	INCC. KANNAN	JNPD. G. HEMAVATHY	3,4927.10%	49.0%
SHIGGAON	INDNEELAKANTHAGOUDA VEERANAGOUDA PATIL	INCNADAF MAHAMMADKHASIMSAH MARDANSAB	14,33921.01%	71.5%
SHIKARIPUR	BJPB. S. YEDIYURAPPA	INCMAHADEVANA GOWDARU M. PATIL	11,55515.83%	75.1%
SHIMOGA	INCK. H. SRINIVASSA	JNPG. MADAPPA	9,82212.47%	62.3%
SHIRHATTI	JNPBALIKAI TIPPANNA BASAVANNEPPA	INCPATIL SHANKRAGOUDA NINGANAGOPUDA	2,7944.79%	71.5%
SHIVAJINAGAR	JNPR. ROSHAN BEIG	INCA. K. ANANTHAKRISHNA	1,8215.43%	43.1%
SHORAPUR	INCMADAN GOPAL NAIK	JNPSHIVANNA MANGIHAL	1,1732.09%	52.2%
SIDLAGHATTA	JNPS. MUNISHAINAPPA	INCV. MUNIYAPPA	10,20112.85%	80.1%
SINDGI	JNPBIRADAR MALLANAGOUDA DOULATARAYA	INCAGASAR TIPPANNA MALLAPPA	13,91927.22%	52.6%
SINDHNOOR	INCR. NARAYANAPPA	JNPM. MALLAPPA	3,1963.98%	64.0%
SIRA	INCC. P. MUDLAGIRIYAPPA	INDS. K. SIDDANNA	820.13%	61.4%
SIRSI	INCKANNADE GOPAL MUKUND	JNPJAIWANT PREMANAND SUBRAYA	1,4592.08%	69.5%
SIRUGUPPA	JNPC. M. REVANA SIDDAIAH	INCSANKARA REDDY	2,6123.28%	64.8%
SOMWARPET	JNPB. A. JIVIJAYA	INCA. M. BELLIAPPA	6,0397.91%	72.0%
SORAB	INCS. BANGARAPPA	JNPPRAPULLA MADHUKAR	20,61135.07%	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 1985?

Janata Party won 139 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, May 1985?

Turnout was 66.07% — 1.47 cr of 2.23 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?

Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.