Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1994
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 67.15% turnout.
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
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
- JD
- BJP
- INC
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–224 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRAVANABELAGOLA | JDC.S. PUTTEGOWDA | INCH.C. SRIKANTIAH ALIAS ANNAIAH | 21,03516.75% | 74.0% |
| SRINGERI | JDH.G. GOVINDA GOWDA | BJPD.N. JEEVARAJ | 8,0529.17% | 71.0% |
| SRINIVASAPUR | JDRAMESHKUMAR | INCG.K. VENKATASHIVAREDDY | 4,1474.05% | 84.2% |
| SRIRANGAPATNA | JDVIJAYA LAXMAMMA BANDISIDDEGOWDA | INDK.S. NANJUNDEGOWDA | 23,42722.79% | 77.4% |
| SULLIA | BJPANGARA S. | INCK. KUSHALA | 15,04414.78% | 76.7% |
| SURATHKAL | BJPKUMBLE SUNDARA RAO | INCVIJAYAKUMAR SHETTY | 4,0024.80% | 62.4% |
| T. NARASIPUR | JDH.C. MAHADEVAPPA | INCM. SRINIVASAIAH | 31,25935.46% | 69.7% |
| TARIKERE | INDS.M. NAGARAJU | JDB.R. NEELAKANTAPPA | 5570.58% | 73.4% |
| TIKOTA | JDPATIL SHIVANAND SIDRAMAPPA | INCPATIL MALLANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | 24,78231.29% | 65.5% |
| TIPTUR | BJPB. NANJAMARI | INCANNAPURNAMMA MANJUNATH | 16,06117.29% | 73.7% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | BJPARAGA JNANENDRA | JDD.B. CHANDRE GOWDA | 2,9523.34% | 75.2% |
| TUMKUR | BJPS. SHIVANNA | INCS. SHAFI AHAMED | 9,1047.37% | 67.7% |
| TURUVEKERE | JDH.B. NANJEGOWDA ALIAS MURTHY | BJPM.D. LAKSHMINARAYANA | 14,60415.47% | 77.1% |
| UCHAGAON | INDPATIL BASAVANT IROJI | INCKADAM YUVARAJ NAGOJI | 25,32029.42% | 55.9% |
| UDUPI | KCPU.R. SABHAPATHI | INCMANORAMA MADHWARAJ | 4,8186.14% | 65.6% |
| ULLAL | BJPK. JAYARAMA SHETTY | INCK.S. MOHAMMED MASSOD | 5,5957.39% | 63.0% |
| UTTARAHALLI | BJPSRINIVAS M. | INCRAMESH S. | 45,87813.69% | 52.9% |
| VARTHUR | JDASWATHANARAYANA REDDY | INCA. KRISHNAPPA | 28,21016.53% | 60.1% |
| VEMGAL | JDC. BYRE GOWDA | INCV. VENKATAMUNIYAPPA | 33,04831.78% | 80.7% |
| VIRAJPET | BJPBASAVARJU H.D. | INCSUMA VASANTHA | 1,7812.93% | 58.8% |
| VITTAL | BJPA. RUKMAYA POOJARY | JDH. RAMAYYA NAIK | 7,1207.43% | 74.1% |
| YADGIR | INCMALAKARADDY LAKSHMAREDDY | JDSADASHIVARADDY KANDAKUR | 6,7249.88% | 55.8% |
| YELAHANKA | JDM.H.JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN | INCB. PRASANNAKUMAR | 2,0211.05% | 53.9% |
| YELBURGA | JDBASAVARAJ RAYAREDDY | INCJAYSHREE SUBHASHACHANDRA PATIL | 31,86840.60% | 62.5% |
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 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.
