Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1989
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 63.79% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
2,043
78 women, 10 elected
Turnout
63.79%
1.83 cr of 2.86 cr
Leading party
INC
178 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 178 | +113 | 221 | 79,90,142 | 43.76% | +2.94 |
| JDJanata Dal | 24 | +24 | 209 | 49,43,854 | 27.08% | — |
| INDIndependent | 12 | -1 | 1088 | 14,82,482 | 8.12% | -1.35 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 4 | +2 | 118 | 7,55,032 | 4.14% | +0.25 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 2 | +2 | 217 | 20,70,341 | 11.34% | — |
| KRSKRS | 2 | +2 | 105 | 6,54,801 | 3.59% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 1 | +1 | 13 | 80,612 | 0.44% | — |
| ADKADK | 1 | +1 | 1 | 32,928 | 0.18% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -3 | 18 | 1,08,031 | 0.59% | -0.31 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -2 | 7 | 97,900 | 0.54% | -0.33 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13,571 | 0.07% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7,856 | 0.04% | — |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,848 | 0.04% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4,812 | 0.03% | — |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,551 | 0.02% | — |
| SRPSRP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 720 | 0.00% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 711 | 0.00% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 668 | 0.00% | — |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 526 | 0.00% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 475 | 0.00% | — |
| KNPKNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0.00% | — |
- INC178 (79%)
- JD24 (11%)
- IND12 (5%)
- BJP4 (2%)
- JNPJP2 (1%)
- KRS2 (1%)
- Others2 (1%)
- INC178
- JD24
- IND12
- BJP4
- JNPJP2
- KRS2
- Others2
- INC178
- JD24
- IND12
- BJP4
- JNPJP2
- KRS2
- MUL1
- ADK1
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
SHIVAJINAGAR
won by 91 (0.20%)
Biggest victory
TIPTUR
won by 48,269 (54.42%)
Highest turnout
SRINIVASAPUR
81.48%
Lowest turnout
JAYANAGAR
36.18%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1985), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained57 (25%)
- Changed hands167 (75%)
57 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 167 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
- INC
- JD
- IND
- BJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOODABIDRI | INCK. SOMAPPA SUVARNA | JDK. AMARNATH SHETTY | 5,4488.16% | 69.0% |
| MUDDEBIHAL | INCAPPAJI (CHANNABASAVARAJ) SHANKARA RAO NADAGOUD | JDDESHAMUKH JAGADEVRAO SANGANA BASAPPA | 2,0933.22% | 65.8% |
| MUDHOL | INCTIMMAPUR RAMAPPA BALAPPA | JDJAMAKHANDI BHIMAPPA GANGAPPA | 17,23921.14% | 66.3% |
| MUDIGERE | INCMOTAMMA | JDB. B. NINGAIAH | 25,79134.97% | 62.9% |
| MULBAGAL | INCM. V. VENKATAPPA | JNPJPK. V. SHANKARAPPA | 12,49813.83% | 67.8% |
| MUNDARGI | INCKURUDAGI KUBERAPPA HANUMANTAPPA | KRSULLAGADDI CHANDRAHAS BHARAMAPPA | 1,7112.39% | 66.6% |
| NAGAMANGALA | INDL. R. SHIVARAME GOWDA | INCT. M. CHANDRA SHEKAR | 31,46936.74% | 73.1% |
| NANJANGUD | INCM. MAHADEVU | JDD. T. JAYAKUMAR | 12,65116.66% | 69.8% |
| NARAGUND | INCPATIL SIDDANAGOUDA FAKIRAGOUDA | JDB. R. YAVAGAL | 6891.11% | 66.7% |
| NARASIMHARAJA | INCAZEEZ SAIT | BJPHARUTHI RAO PAWAR | 15,16018.24% | 53.8% |
| NAVALGUND | INCKULKARNI MALLAPPA KARAVEERAPPA | KRSMANKANI VIJAY LINGARADDI | 10,49316.50% | 61.9% |
| NELAMANGALA | INCANJANA MURTHY | JDM. SHANKAR NAIK | 19,18424.65% | 68.7% |
| NIPPANI | JDJOSHI SUBHASH SHRIDHAR | INCAMBLE CHANNARAO VISHNUPANTH | 3540.50% | 65.4% |
| PANDAVAPURA | INCD. HALAGE GOWDA | KRSK. S. PUTTANNAIAH | 3,3993.67% | 75.8% |
| PARASGAD | INCKOUJALAGI SUBHAS SHIDDARAMAPPA | JDCHANDRA SEKHAR MALLIKARJUN MAMANI | 8,1509.08% | 70.3% |
| PAVAGADA | INCVENKATARAVANAPPA | JNPJPTHIPPESWAMY | 24,76328.32% | 63.0% |
| PERIYAPATNA | INCK. S. KALAMARI GOWDA | JNPJPS. M. ANANTHARAMU | 18,33918.74% | 73.8% |
| PUTTUR | INCVINAY KUMAR SORAKE | BJPD. V. SADANANDA GOWDA | 1,5611.66% | 74.5% |
| RAIBAG | INCGHATAGE SHAMA BHIMA | JDGHEWARI MARUTI GANGAPPA | 7,6488.64% | 61.4% |
| RAICHUR | JDM. S. PATIL | INCMOHAMMED OMER | 3,1265.77% | 41.4% |
| RAJAJINAGAR | INCK. LAKKANNA | JDR. V. HAREESH | 18,51113.87% | 55.5% |
| RAMANAGARAM | INCC. M. LINGAPPA | JNPJPC. BORAIAH | 38,25339.62% | 74.2% |
| RAMDURG | INCPATIL RUDRAGOUDA TIKANAGOUDA | JDHIRERADDI BASAWANTAPPA BASAPPA | 7,2099.28% | 64.4% |
| RANIBENNUR | INCKOLIWAD KRISHNAPPA BHIMAPPA | JDKARJIGI VEERAPPA SANNATAMMAPPA | 2,8783.29% | 69.5% |
| RON | INCGURUPADAGOUDA SANGANAGOUDA PATIL | JDDDODDAMETI JNANADEV SHIVANAGAPPA | 11,40716.09% | 64.6% |
| SADALGA | INCPATIL VEERKUMAR APPASAHEB | JDMANGENNAVAR KALLAPPA PARISA | 2,1732.84% | 69.4% |
| SAGAR | INCKAGODU THIMMAPPA | JDB. R. JAYANTH | 21,35825.67% | 70.2% |
| SAKLESHPUR | INCGURUDEV | JNPJPYAJAMAN H. B. | 6,0146.13% | 72.6% |
| SANDUR | INCM. Y. GHROPADE | JDAYYALU THIMMAPPA | 14,87020.37% | 63.1% |
| SANKESHWAR | INCPATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUDA | JDAPPAYYAGOUDA BASAGOUDA PATIL | 4,1285.87% | 64.7% |
| SANTHEMARAHALLI | INCK. SIDDAIAH | JDA. R. KRISHNAMURTHY | 17,75625.24% | 65.0% |
| SATHANUR | INCSHIVAKUMAR D. K. | JNPJPU. K. SWAMY | 13,65015.23% | 76.3% |
| SEDAM | INCBASAVANATHAREDDY MOTAKPALLI | JDCHANDRASHEKHAR REDDY DESHMUKH | 18,71626.65% | 60.1% |
| SHAHABAD | INCBABURAO CHAWAN | JNPJPGURUNATH CHANDRAM | 7,08510.46% | 48.1% |
| SHAHAPUR | INCSHIVASHE KHARAPPAGOUDA SIRWAL | JNPJPNINGANGOUDA DESAI HADNOOR | 19,08526.35% | 53.4% |
| SHANTHINAGAR | INCM. MUNISWAMY | JDD. G. HEMAVATHY | 25,04035.76% | 51.4% |
| SHIGGAON | INCKUNUR MANJUNATH CHENNAPPA | JDKHADRI SAYYADNOORUDDIN SAYYADABDULRAZAK | 4,5145.53% | 66.5% |
| SHIKARIPUR | BJPB. S. YEDIYURAPPA | INDNAGARADA MAHADEVAPPA | 2,2742.57% | 73.4% |
| SHIMOGA | BJPESWARAPPA, K. S. | INCSRINIVASA K. H. | 1,3021.40% | 54.9% |
| SHIRHATTI | INCPATIL SHANKARAGOUDA NINGANAGOUDA | JDGANGANNA MALLESHAPPA MAHANTASHETTAR | 1,1671.58% | 70.6% |
| SHIVAJINAGAR | INCA. K. ANATHA KRISHNA | JDR. ROSHAN BAIG | 910.20% | 54.9% |
| SHORAPUR | INCRAJA MADAN GOPAL NAYAK | JNPJPSHIVANNA MANGYAL | 12,38916.39% | 55.5% |
| SIDLAGHATTA | INCV. MUNIYAPPA | JDS. MUNISHAMAPPA | 25,07226.78% | 81.2% |
| SINDGI | INCCHOUDHARI RAYAGONDAPPA BHEEMANNA | JNPJPMANAGULI MALLAPPA CHANAVEERAPPA | 8,62911.88% | 57.3% |
| SINDHNOOR | JDBADARLI HAMPANAGOUDA | INCR. NARAYANAPPA | 28,34528.57% | 62.4% |
| SIRA | INCS. K. DASAPPA | JDB. SATYA NARAYANA | 7,55310.00% | 64.0% |
| SIRSI | INCKANADE GOPALA MUKUNDA | JDSIRASIKARA MAHABALESWARA VENKAPPA | 9,51811.65% | 65.2% |
| SIRUGUPPA | INCM. SHANKAR REDDY | JDT. M. CHANDRASEKHARAYYA | 14,35715.00% | 61.1% |
| SOMWARPET | INCA. M. BELYAPPA | BJPB. B. SHIVAPPA | 19,14622.19% | 69.8% |
| SORAB | INCS. BANGARAPPA | JDEDOORU PARASHURAMAPPA | 14,54119.09% | 75.5% |
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, Nov 1989?
Indian National Congress won 178 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1989?
Turnout was 63.79% — 1.83 cr of 2.86 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
