Karnataka assembly election, Oct 1999
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.83% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
1,341
62 women, 6 elected
Turnout
64.83%
2.22 cr of 3.43 cr
Leading party
INC
132 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 132 | +98 | 222 | 90,77,815 | 40.84% | +13.89 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 44 | +4 | 149 | 45,98,741 | 20.69% | +3.70 |
| INDIndependent | 19 | +1 | 476 | 26,66,444 | 12.00% | +2.34 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 18 | +18 | 112 | 30,06,253 | 13.53% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 10 | +10 | 203 | 23,16,885 | 10.42% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 0 | 13 | 39,865 | 0.18% | -0.07 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -1 | 85 | 2,08,820 | 0.94% | +0.16 |
| KRRSKRRS | 0 | -1 | 9 | 89,594 | 0.40% | -1.86 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 10 | 84,979 | 0.38% | -0.11 |
| KCVPKCVP | 0 | -1 | 10 | 37,680 | 0.17% | -0.01 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27,730 | 0.12% | -0.10 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23,449 | 0.11% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17,207 | 0.08% | +0.06 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12,659 | 0.06% | -0.26 |
| BRPPBRPP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,280 | 0.04% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,692 | 0.02% | — |
| SYPSYP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,764 | 0.01% | — |
| PPOIPPOI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 836 | 0.00% | — |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 824 | 0.00% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 451 | 0.00% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 0.00% | — |
| ABHSABHS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 0.00% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0.00% | — |
- INC132 (59%)
- BJP44 (20%)
- IND19 (8%)
- JD(U)18 (8%)
- JD(S)10 (4%)
- ADMK1 (0%)
- INC132
- BJP44
- IND19
- JD(U)18
- JD(S)10
- ADMK1
- INC132
- BJP44
- IND19
- JD(U)18
- JD(S)10
- ADMK1
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
BAGALKOT
won by 138 (0.16%)
Biggest victory
GURMITKAL
won by 47,124 (66.28%)
Highest turnout
PUTTUR
79.61%
Lowest turnout
UTTARAHALLI
46.68%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1994), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained53 (24%)
- Changed hands171 (76%)
53 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 171 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
- BJP
- IND
- JD(U)
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | JD(S)MALIKAYYA VENKAYYA GUTTEDAR | INCM.Y.PATIL | 1,8352.13% | 58.5% |
| ALLAND | JD(S)GUTTEDAR SUBHASH RUKMAYYA | JD(U)B.R.PATIL | 2,3113.02% | 59.5% |
| ANEKAL | BJPA. NARAYANASWAMY | INCM.P KESHAVAMURTHY S/O PALAPPA | 1,5611.10% | 65.4% |
| ANKOLA | BJPVISHVESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | INCUMESH SHANKAR BHAT | 8,24110.05% | 67.9% |
| ARABHAVI | INCKOUJALGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA | BJPTAMMANNA SIDDAPPA PARSI | 18,25016.97% | 62.9% |
| ARKALGUD | BJPA MANJU | INCAT RAMASWAMY | 15,54515.35% | 76.3% |
| ARSIKERE | INCGV SIDDAPPA | BJPBASAVARAJU AS | 10,98910.92% | 68.5% |
| ATHANI | INCDONGARAGAON SHAHAJAN ISMAIL | INDLAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI | 3,1093.07% | 64.4% |
| AURAD | BJPGUNDAPPA VAKIL | INCGURUPADAPPA NAGMARPALLI | 2,7852.87% | 60.2% |
| BADAMI | INCCHIMMANAKATTI BALAPPA BHEEMAPPA | JD(U)PATTANASHETTY MAHAGUNDAPPA KALLAPPA | 3970.45% | 67.8% |
| BAGALKOT | BJPPH PUJAR | INCDR KANTHI RAJSHEKHAR KIDIYAPPA | 1380.16% | 62.9% |
| BAGEPALLI | INDN. SAMPANGI N | CPMSREERAMA REDDY G V | 3,2983.12% | 75.5% |
| BAGEWADI | JD(U)MALAGI SHIVAPUTRAPPA CHANABASAPPA | INDPINGAT YALLOJIRAO SIDARAI | 2730.27% | 68.3% |
| BAILHONGAL | JD(U)KOUJALAGI MANHANTESH SHIVANAND | INCSIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPA | 5,5476.55% | 65.3% |
| BAINDUR | INCK GOPALA POOJARY | BJPK LAXMINARAYANA | 5,3826.17% | 66.6% |
| BALLOLLI | INCHR ALGUR | JD(S)RK RATHOD | 2,5273.15% | 54.0% |
| BANNUR | INCK.M.CHIKKAMADA NAIK | JD(S)S.KRISHNAPPA | 26,64628.56% | 72.0% |
| BANTWAL | INCB RAMANATH RAI | BJPSHAKUNTHALA T SHETTY | 13,82115.77% | 73.6% |
| BASAVAKALYAN | JD(S)M.G.MULE | JD(U)BASAWARAJ PATIL ATTUR | 19,16420.14% | 61.3% |
| BASAVANA-BAGEWADI | BJPBELLUBBI SANGAPPA KALLAPPA | INCPATIL BASANA GOUDA SOMANAGOUDA | 10,05610.73% | 64.7% |
| BASAVANAGUDI | BJPK.N SUBBAREDDY | INCK.M NAGARAJ | 15,34417.94% | 50.3% |
| BELGAUM | INCKUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN | INDASHTEKAR MALOJIRAO SHANTARAM | 7,6608.33% | 57.7% |
| BELLARY | INCDIWAKER BABU M | BJPSRIRAMULU B | 8,9338.50% | 58.8% |
| BELLAVI | INCR. NARAYANA | BJPV.N. MURTHY | 24,09625.63% | 69.8% |
| BELTHANGADY | BJPK PRABHAKARA BANGERA | INCK GANGADHARAGOWDA | 5,2614.84% | 74.8% |
| BELUR | BJPSH PUTTARANGANATH | INCD MALLESH | 1,0461.21% | 66.2% |
| BETHAMANGALA | INCC VENKATESHAPPA | JD(U)M NARAYANASWAMY | 43,24039.30% | 67.3% |
| BHADRAVATHI | INDAPPAJI M.J. | INCBK SANGAMESHWARA | 7,3867.45% | 68.5% |
| BHALKI | BJPPRAKASH KHANDRE | INCDR. VIJAYAKUMAR BHIMANNA KHANDRE | 10,32712.03% | 64.9% |
| BHARAMASAGARA | JD(U)M CHANDRAPPA | INCH ANJANEYA | 8,9549.60% | 69.0% |
| BHARATHINAGAR | INCJ ALEXANDER | JD(U)R PRADEEP KUMAR REDDY | 10,39916.20% | 52.0% |
| BHATKAL | INCJ.D.NAIK | BJPSHIVANANDA NAIK | 2,4372.73% | 62.3% |
| BIDAR | BJPRAMESHKUMAR PANDE | INCBANDEPPA MANIKAPPA KHASIMPUR | 2,0901.60% | 64.2% |
| BIJAPUR | INCUSTAD MAHABUBPATEL LADLE PATEL | BJPAPPASAHEB MALLAPPA PATTAN SHETTY | 3,1532.92% | 57.1% |
| BILGI | INCJ.T.PATIL | BJPSHRIKANT KULKARNI | 12,70911.79% | 66.9% |
| BINNYPET | INDSOMANNA V | BJPASHWATHANARAYANA | 24,23813.26% | 56.6% |
| BIRUR | JD(U)KB MALLIKARJUNA | JD(S)SR LAXMAIAH | 4,9856.23% | 62.0% |
| BRAHMAVAR | INDJAYAPRAKASH HEGDE, K. | INCSARALA B KANCHAN | 4,7635.60% | 63.7% |
| BYADGI | INCLAMANI RUDRAPPA MANAPPA | INDNEHARU CHANNABASAPPA OLEKAR | 17,73621.14% | 67.5% |
| CHALLAKERE | BJPG BASAVARAJ MANDIMUTT | JD(S)THIPPESWAMY | 8,8528.63% | 69.5% |
| CHAMARAJA | BJPH.S. SHANKARALINGE GOWDA | INCVASU | 22,32125.51% | 57.4% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | BJPC GURUSWAMY | KCVPVATAL NAGARAJ | 17,51916.58% | 68.4% |
| CHAMARAJAPET | INCR V DEVARAJ | BJPPRAMILA NESARGI | 10,54318.91% | 57.6% |
| CHAMUNDESWARI | INCA.S. GURUSWAMY | JD(S)SIDDARAMAIAH | 6,2003.73% | 69.2% |
| CHANNAGIRI | INDVADANAL RAJANNA | INCMOHIBULLA KHAN | 26,53927.06% | 71.5% |
| CHANNAPATNA | INDCP YOGESHWAR | INCSADATH ALI KHAN | 18,82817.08% | 69.0% |
| CHICKPET | BJPP C MOHAN | INCD P SHARMA | 5,58910.63% | 58.9% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INCK.V. ANASUYAMMA NATARAJAN | JD(U)M. SHIVANANDA | 13,32813.60% | 68.1% |
| CHIKKODI | JD(U)KATTIMANI MANOHAR SHIVAPUTRA | INCRATHNAMALA SAVANOOR | 10,84713.66% | 58.1% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | INCCR SAGEER AHMED | BJPCT RAVI | 9821.18% | 59.8% |
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, Oct 1999?
Indian National Congress won 132 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Oct 1999?
Turnout was 64.83% — 2.22 cr of 3.43 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
