Karnataka assembly election, Oct 1999
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.83% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- JD(U)
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–224 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRAVANABELAGOLA | INCHC SRIKANTAIAH @ ANNAIAH | JD(S)CS PUTTE GOWDA | 23,04817.93% | 71.1% |
| SRINGERI | INCDB CHANDRE GOWDA | BJPDN JEEVARAJ | 4,5715.01% | 69.6% |
| SRINIVASAPUR | INCG K VENKATASHIVA REDDY | INDRAMESH KUMAR | 1,1931.12% | 79.1% |
| SRIRANGAPATNA | INCPARVATHAMMA SRIKANTAIAH | KRRSK.S. NANJUNDEGOWDA | 22,59322.39% | 73.0% |
| SULLIA | BJPANGARA.S | INCK KUSHALA | 6,9976.70% | 77.7% |
| SURATHKAL | INCVIJAYA KUMAR SHETTY | BJPKUMBLE SUNDARARAO | 6,9896.85% | 67.1% |
| T. NARASIPUR | BJPDR.BHARATHI SHANKAR | JD(S)H.C. MAHADEVAPPA | 7,4868.90% | 63.5% |
| TARIKERE | INCBR NEELAKANTAPPA | JD(U)SM NAGARAJU | 22,43522.71% | 72.4% |
| TIKOTA | BJPPATIL SHIVANAND SIDRAMA GOUDA | INCPATIL MALLANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | 7,4318.05% | 66.7% |
| TIPTUR | INCK. SHADAKSHARI | BJPB. NANJAMARI | 2,7472.91% | 74.0% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | BJPARAGA JNANENDRA | JD(S)KIMMANE RATHNAKAR | 4,1024.60% | 74.2% |
| TUMKUR | BJPS. SHIVANNA | INCS. SHAFI AHMED | 8,5886.64% | 63.6% |
| TURUVEKERE | BJPM.D. LAKSHMINARAYANA (ANNAIAH) | INDM.T. KRISHNAPPA | 15,33216.27% | 74.7% |
| UCHAGAON | BJPMANOHAR PUNNAPPA KADOLKAR | INDBASAVANT IROLI PATIL | 1,9041.91% | 56.5% |
| UDUPI | INCSABHAPATHI UR | BJPB SUDHAKAR SHETTY | 7100.85% | 62.9% |
| ULLAL | INCUT FAREED | BJPK JAYARAMA SHETTY | 15,25316.37% | 69.5% |
| UTTARAHALLI | BJPR ASHOKA | INCS RAMESH | 23,9055.15% | 46.7% |
| VARTHUR | INCA KRISHNAPPA | JD(U)ASHWATHNARAYANA REDDY | 26,10112.23% | 52.5% |
| VEMGAL | JD(U)C BYREGOWDA | INCV VENKATAMUNIYAPPA | 7,5576.83% | 77.0% |
| VIRAJPET | INCSUMA VASANTHA | BJPBASAVARAJU MD | 4,2697.17% | 58.5% |
| VITTAL | INCKM IBRAHIM | BJPA RUKMAYA POOJARI | 2,1752.01% | 76.3% |
| YADGIR | INCDR. A.B.MALAKAREDDY | JD(U)DR. VEERABASWANTHREDDY | 10,86214.63% | 52.6% |
| YELAHANKA | INCB PRASANNA KUMAR | BJPC MUNIYAPPA | 39,48516.04% | 49.1% |
| YELBURGA | INCSHIVASHARANAPPA GOUDA PATIL | JD(U)HALAPPA BASAPPA ACHAR | 3,7134.52% | 59.2% |
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.
