Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1994
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 67.15% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
2,497
117 women, 7 elected
Turnout
67.15%
2.07 cr of 3.08 cr
Leading party
JD
115 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 115 | +91 | 221 | 69,44,464 | 33.54% | +6.46 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 40 | +36 | 223 | 35,17,119 | 16.99% | +12.85 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 34 | -144 | 221 | 55,80,473 | 26.95% | -16.81 |
| INDIndependent | 18 | +6 | 1256 | 19,99,718 | 9.66% | +1.54 |
| KCPKCP | 10 | +10 | 218 | 15,13,290 | 7.31% | — |
| KRRSKRRS | 1 | +1 | 88 | 4,68,109 | 2.26% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | +1 | 77 | 1,60,607 | 0.78% | +0.73 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 13 | 1,01,982 | 0.49% | -0.04 |
| INLINL | 1 | +1 | 2 | 60,802 | 0.29% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | +1 | 4 | 50,696 | 0.24% | — |
| KCVPKCVP | 1 | +1 | 42 | 36,252 | 0.18% | — |
| BRPBRP | 1 | +1 | 2 | 27,390 | 0.13% | +0.09 |
| KRSKRS | 0 | -2 | 20 | 79,944 | 0.39% | -3.20 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 40 | 65,501 | 0.32% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 46,819 | 0.23% | -0.37 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33,895 | 0.16% | — |
| SJPSJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8,913 | 0.04% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4,557 | 0.02% | -0.05 |
| KPKannada Paksha | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,532 | 0.01% | — |
| KDPKDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,385 | 0.01% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 811 | 0.00% | — |
| BAMSBAMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 497 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIKRPIK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 447 | 0.00% | — |
- JD115 (51%)
- BJP40 (18%)
- INC34 (15%)
- IND18 (8%)
- KCP10 (4%)
- KRRS1 (0%)
- Others6 (3%)
- JD115
- BJP40
- INC34
- IND18
- KCP10
- KRRS1
- Others6
- JD115
- BJP40
- INC34
- IND18
- KCP10
- KRRS1
- BSP1
- CPM1
- Others4
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
HOLENARASIPUR
won by 122 (0.11%)
Biggest victory
KANAKAPURA
won by 49,002 (50.45%)
Highest turnout
SRINIVASAPUR
84.23%
Lowest turnout
DEODURG
46.59%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1989), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained51 (23%)
- Changed hands173 (77%)
51 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 173 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
- JD
- BJP
- INC
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | KCPMALIKAYYA VENKAYYA GUTTEDAR | INCM.Y. PATIL | 4,2215.21% | 58.8% |
| ALLAND | KCPGUTTEDAR SUBHASH RUKMAYYA | JDB.R. PATIL | 18,32424.46% | 63.0% |
| ANEKAL | BJPY. RAMAKRISHNA | JDM. GANAPATHIRAJA | 8680.70% | 72.8% |
| ANKOLA | BJPVISHWASHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | JDPRAMOD HEGDE | 4,6025.55% | 71.9% |
| ARABHAVI | INCKOUJALAGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA | JDPATIL PRATIBHA VASANTARAO | 18,18017.38% | 68.8% |
| ARKALGUD | INCA.T. RAMASWAMY | BJPA. MANJU | 6,0416.20% | 76.9% |
| ARSIKERE | JDG.S. PARAMESHWARAPPA | INCHARANAHALLI RAMASWAMY | 2,7322.79% | 70.0% |
| ATHANI | JDLEELADEVI A. PRASAD | INCIRAPPA MARAPPA SHEDASHYAL | 6,8138.63% | 57.4% |
| AURAD | JDGURUPADAPPA NAGMAR PALLI | INCSHEKHAR PATIL | 6790.70% | 62.6% |
| BADAMI | INCCHIMMANKATTI BALAPPA BHIMAPPA | JDMAHAGUNDAPPA KALBAPPA PATTANSHETTI | 1,3981.75% | 67.5% |
| BAGALKOT | JDAJAY KUMAR SAMBASADASHIV SARNAIK | BJPP.H. PUJAR | 5,8767.56% | 65.2% |
| BAGEPALLI | CPMG.V. SRIRAMA REDDY | INCP.N. PADMANABHA RAO | 6,4467.25% | 71.6% |
| BAGEWADI | JDMALAGI SHIVAPUTRAPPA CHANABASAPPA | INDASTEKAR C.L. | 5,4045.93% | 69.7% |
| BAILHONGAL | JDKOUJALGI SHIVANAND HEMAPPA | INCGADATARANAVAR SHIVABASAPPA GANGAPPA | 28,81134.91% | 71.3% |
| BAINDUR | BJPI.M. JAYARMA SHETTY | INCMANI GOPAL | 11,30014.19% | 64.4% |
| BALLOLLI | JDJIGAJINGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA | INCCHAVAN PHOOLSING NARAYAN | 11,42714.86% | 59.1% |
| BANNUR | JDS. KRISHNAPPA | INCK.M. CHIKKAMADANAIKA | 12,59413.13% | 77.3% |
| BANTWAL | INCB. RAMANATHA RAI | BJPSHAKUNTHALA T. SHETTY | 4,2935.59% | 70.8% |
| BASAVAKALYAN | JDBASWARAI PATIL ATTUR | INCMULEY MARUTHIRAO GOVINDRAO | 6,4297.42% | 60.7% |
| BASAVANA-BAGEWADI | INCPATIL BASANAGODA SOMANAGOUDA | JDPATIL KUMARGOUDA ADIVEPPAGOUDA | 8,28710.71% | 60.5% |
| BASAVANAGUDI | BJPH.N.NANJE GOWDA | INCVAJRAMUNI | 16,93619.51% | 58.5% |
| BELGAUM | INDTARALE NARAYANRAO GOVIND | INDPOTDAR ANIL MOHANRAO | 10,82613.65% | 55.7% |
| BELLARY | INDM. DIVAKAR BABU | INCVENKAT MAHIPAL | 22,87626.96% | 54.1% |
| BELLAVI | INCR. NARAYANA | JDC.N. BHASKARAPPA | 1,8311.97% | 72.1% |
| BELTHANGADY | JDK. VASANTHA BANGERA | BJPK. PRABHAKARA BANGERA | 7,4387.18% | 76.2% |
| BELUR | JDH.K. KUMARA SWAMY | INDS.H. PUTTARANGANATH | 1,9532.41% | 66.7% |
| BETHAMANGALA | JDM. NARAYANASWAMY | INDC. VENKATESHAPPA | 4,6744.55% | 70.5% |
| BHADRAVATHI | INDM.J. APPAJI | JDB.P. SHIVAKUMAR | 21,24822.50% | 69.0% |
| BHALKI | INCVIJAY KUMAR BHEEMANNA KHANDRE | BJPBABURAO MADKATTI | 17,63922.26% | 63.7% |
| BHARAMASAGARA | JDCHANDRAPPA | BJPK.R. ESWAR NAIK | 13,84715.78% | 66.8% |
| BHARATHINAGAR | JDN. RAJANNA | INCM.J. VICTOR | 9,14615.22% | 55.4% |
| BHATKAL | BJPDR. U. CHITTARANJAN | INCNAIK LAXMI MANJAPPA | 22,37724.97% | 68.0% |
| BIDAR | BSPSYED ZULFEKAR HASHMI (BABA PATEL) | JDAMRUTH RAO CHIMKODE | 3,5523.65% | 56.8% |
| BIJAPUR | BJPBASANAGOUDA RAMANAGOUDA PATIL (YATNAL) | JDPATEL HABIB USMAN MAKTUMPATEL | 16,12817.59% | 55.9% |
| BILGI | INCJAGADISH TIMMANAGOUDA PATIL | JDGANGADHAR GURUSIDDAPPA YALLIGUTTI | 11,54712.44% | 66.7% |
| BINNYPET | JDV. SOMANNA | KCPNASEER AHMED | 49,98529.97% | 61.1% |
| BIRUR | JDS.R. LAKSHMAIAH | INCN.K. HUCHAPPA | 13,72016.98% | 69.9% |
| BRAHMAVAR | JDK. JAYAPRAKASH HEGDE | INCP. BASAVARAJ | 12,87615.44% | 67.7% |
| BYADGI | JDBEELAGI KALLOLEPPA SABANNA | INCLAMANI RUDRAPPA MANAPPA | 2,8603.65% | 67.7% |
| CHALLAKERE | JDTHIPPESWAMY | INCN. JAYANNA | 13,64114.37% | 68.0% |
| CHAMARAJA | BJPH.S. SHANKARAL NGEGOWDA | JDC. BASAVEGOWDA | 12,68315.64% | 54.4% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | KCVPVATAL NAGARAJ | INCS. PUTTASWAMY | 5,9825.64% | 74.0% |
| CHAMARAJAPET | BJPPRAMILA NESARGI | KCPR.V. DEVARAJ | 1,1772.13% | 58.4% |
| CHAMUNDESWARI | JDSIDDARAMAIAH | INCA.S. GURUSWAMY | 32,15522.80% | 70.2% |
| CHANNAGIRI | JDJ.H. PATEL | INCN.G. HALAPPA | 19,13120.52% | 72.3% |
| CHANNAPATNA | JDM.VARADE GOWDA | INCSADATH ALI KHAN | 28,23324.43% | 80.4% |
| CHICKPET | BJPDR. JEEVARAJ ALVA | INCPERIKAL M. MALLAPPA | 9601.84% | 62.1% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INDM. SHIVANANDA | JDK.M. MUNIYAPPA | 18,97619.65% | 73.2% |
| CHIKKODI | JDWADDAR BALASAHEB SHAMARAO | INCOMPRAKASH SHANKARANAND KANAGALI | 24,11332.68% | 59.9% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | INCC.R. SAGEER AHMAD | CPIB.K. SUNDRESH | 9821.26% | 64.0% |
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 1994?
Janata Dal won 115 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1994?
Turnout was 67.15% — 2.07 cr of 3.08 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
