Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1989
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 63.79% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- JD
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–224 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRAVANABELAGOLA | INCN. B. NANJAPPA | JNPJPC. S. PUTTE GOWDA | 20,63918.81% | 72.8% |
| SRINGERI | INCU. K. SHAMANNA | JDH. G. GOVINDA GOWDA | 13,79016.57% | 71.2% |
| SRINIVASAPUR | INCG. K. VENKATASIVAREDDY | JDRAMESH KUMAR | 9,29310.57% | 81.5% |
| SRIRANGAPATNA | INCDAMAYANTI BOREGOWDA | JNPJPVIJAYALAKSHMANMMA | 3,2833.83% | 69.3% |
| SULLIA | INCK. KUSHALA | BJPANGARA | 5,8406.72% | 72.1% |
| SURATHKAL | INCVIJAYA KUMAR SHETTY | JDB. SUBBAYYA SHETTY | 15,23019.58% | 62.5% |
| T. NARASIPUR | INCM. SREENIVASAIAH | JDH. C. MAHADEVAPPA | 10,42413.72% | 66.5% |
| TARIKERE | INCH. R. RAJU | JDB. R. NEELAKANTAPPA | 18,42322.35% | 64.6% |
| TIKOTA | INCPATIL BASANGOUDA MALLANGOUDA | JDPATIL BASANAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA | 4,6046.45% | 65.5% |
| TIPTUR | INCT. M. MANJUNATH | JDB. S. CHANDRASHEKARAIAH | 48,26954.42% | 73.5% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | JDD. B. CHANDREGOWDA | INCKADIDAL DIWAKARA | 3,1453.74% | 71.8% |
| TUMKUR | INCS. SHAFI AHMED | JDLAKSHMI NARASIMHAIAH | 5,1405.04% | 60.5% |
| TURUVEKERE | INCS. RUDRAPPA | JNPJPH. B. NANJEGOWDA | 28,21734.90% | 72.2% |
| UCHAGAON | INDPATIL BASAWANT IROJI | INCBABURAO JOTIGA PISALE | 32,10739.23% | 58.3% |
| UDUPI | INCM. MANORAMA MADWARAJ | INDU. R. SABHAPATHI | 7851.04% | 66.0% |
| ULLAL | INCB. M. IDINABBA | CPMK. R. SRIYAN | 5,4147.67% | 61.3% |
| UTTARAHALLI | INCS. RAMESH | JDM. SRINIVAS | 53,54223.27% | 50.4% |
| VARTHUR | INCA. KRISHNAPPA | JDASHWATHNARAYANA REDDY | 7,2115.00% | 56.2% |
| VEMGAL | JNPJPC. BYREGOWDA | INDK. R. ERAPPA | 19,34022.14% | 76.1% |
| VIRAJPET | INCSUMA VASANTHA | JDG. S. PUSHKARA | 15,25225.46% | 55.6% |
| VITTAL | BJPA. RUKMAYYA POOJARY | INCK. P. ABDULLA | 6,6827.68% | 71.1% |
| YADGIR | INCMALAKREDDY LAXMANREDDY | JNPJPSADSIVREDDY | 19,81532.79% | 52.8% |
| YELAHANKA | INCB. BASAVALINGAPPA | JDV. SHIVARAJ | 23,36216.46% | 49.6% |
| YELBURGA | JDBASAVARAJ RAYREDDY | INCSHIVASHARANAPPA GOUDA ADIVEPPA GOUDA PATIL | 2,4213.25% | 63.9% |
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.
