Karnataka assembly election, May 2004
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 65.12% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
1,715
101 women, 6 elected
Turnout
65.12%
2.51 cr of 3.86 cr
Leading party
BJP
79 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 79 | +35 | 198 | 71,18,658 | 28.33% | +7.64 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 65 | -67 | 224 | 88,61,959 | 35.27% | -5.58 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 58 | +48 | 220 | 52,20,121 | 20.77% | +10.35 |
| INDIndependent | 13 | -6 | 442 | 17,24,480 | 6.86% | -5.13 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 5 | -13 | 26 | 5,17,904 | 2.06% | -11.47 |
| KNDPKNDP | 1 | +1 | 188 | 3,30,547 | 1.32% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 5 | 92,081 | 0.37% | -0.02 |
| KCVPKCVP | 1 | +1 | 5 | 38,687 | 0.15% | -0.02 |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 3 | 25,379 | 0.10% | +0.02 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 155 | 5,04,932 | 2.01% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4,37,564 | 1.74% | +0.80 |
| USYPUSYP | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65,121 | 0.26% | — |
| KRRSKRRS | 0 | 0 | 10 | 52,874 | 0.21% | -0.19 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 11 | 47,805 | 0.19% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26,223 | 0.10% | -0.02 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16,737 | 0.07% | -0.11 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11,028 | 0.04% | -0.01 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8,483 | 0.03% | — |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,746 | 0.02% | — |
| SPSPSardar Patel Siddhant Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,037 | 0.02% | — |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,775 | 0.02% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3,698 | 0.01% | — |
| PPOIPPOI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,866 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,323 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| PPIPyramid Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,058 | 0.01% | — |
| USPUttarakhand Samanta Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,198 | 0.00% | — |
| ANCANC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,155 | 0.00% | — |
| AIFBSAIFBS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,099 | 0.00% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 657 | 0.00% | — |
| MPMahanwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 343 | 0.00% | — |
| BPJPBPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 0.00% | — |
| BPNSNPBPNSNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 0.00% | — |
| ICSPICSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP79 (35%)
- INC65 (29%)
- JD(S)58 (26%)
- IND13 (6%)
- JD(U)5 (2%)
- KNDP1 (0%)
- Others3 (1%)
- BJP79
- INC65
- JD(S)58
- IND13
- JD(U)5
- KNDP1
- Others3
- BJP79
- INC65
- JD(S)58
- IND13
- JD(U)5
- KNDP1
- CPM1
- KCVP1
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
SANTHEMARAHALLI
won by 1 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
VEMGAL
won by 75,359 (59.72%)
Highest turnout
SRINIVASAPUR
82.85%
Lowest turnout
SHANTHINAGAR
42.78%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1999), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained74 (33%)
- Changed hands150 (67%)
74 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 150 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
- BJP
- INC
- JD(S)
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFZALPUR | JD(S)PATIL M Y | INCMALIKAYYA VENKAYYA GUTTEDAR | 18,46818.22% | 58.8% |
| ALLAND | JD(S)PATIL B R | INCGUTTEDAR SUBHASH RUKMAYYA | 14,82915.92% | 60.6% |
| ANEKAL | BJPNARAYANA SWAMY A | INCSHIVANNA B | 2,1761.24% | 58.3% |
| ANKOLA | BJPVISHVESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | INCSHANTARAM HEGDE SHIGEHALLI | 16,07816.67% | 72.6% |
| ARABHAVI | JD(S)BALACHANDRA LAXMAN RAOJARKIHALI | INCKOUJALAGI VEERANNASHIVALINGAPPA | 19,45014.75% | 70.4% |
| ARKALGUD | JD(S)RAMASWAMY AT | INCMANJU A | 2,9392.68% | 75.2% |
| ARSIKERE | BJPBASAVARAJU AS | INCSIDDAPPA GV | 6,4496.11% | 67.0% |
| ATHANI | BJPLAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI | INCDONGARAGAON SHAHAJAN ISMAIL | 31,25326.61% | 66.7% |
| AURAD | INCGURUPADAPPA NAGAMARAPALLI | JD(S)GUNDAPPA VAKIL | 11,32110.32% | 61.3% |
| BADAMI | BJPMAHAGUNDAPPA KALLAPPAPATTANSHETTI | INCCHIMMANAKATTI BALAPPABHIMAPPA | 19,00119.43% | 65.5% |
| BAGALKOT | BJPCHARANTIMAT VEERANNACHANDRASHEKARAYA | INDPOOJAR PRALHAD HANUMANTAPPA | 5,5225.32% | 64.1% |
| BAGEPALLI | CPMSREERAMAREDDY G V | INCSAMPANGI N | 11,13510.14% | 74.7% |
| BAGEWADI | BJPABHAY PATIL | INCSHIVAPUTRAPPA CHANNABASAPPAMALAGI | 3,6983.13% | 71.1% |
| BAILHONGAL | BJPJAGADISH VIRUPAKSHI C MATGUD | INCKOUJATAGI MAHANTESH SHIVANAND | 11,57512.15% | 66.9% |
| BAINDUR | INCGOPALA POOJARY K | BJPLAKSHMINARAYANA K | 3,2523.22% | 67.5% |
| BALLOLLI | JD(S)RATHOD RK | INCALUGUR HR (RAJU) | 11,04211.04% | 59.9% |
| BANNUR | BJPSUNITHA VEERAPPA GOWDA | INCCHIKKAMADA NAYAKA | 5,6635.74% | 70.2% |
| BANTWAL | BJPNAGARAJA SHETTY B | INCRAMANATHA RAI B | 5,9265.42% | 78.0% |
| BASAVAKALYAN | JD(S)MALLIKARJUN SIDDARAMAPPAKHUBA | INDBASAVARAJ PATIL ATTUR | 7,4256.82% | 61.0% |
| BASAVANA-BAGEWADI | INCSHIVANAND PATIL | BJPBELLUBBI SANGAPPA KALLAPPA | 3,3053.19% | 63.5% |
| BASAVANAGUDI | INCCHANDRASHEKHAR K | BJPSUBBAREDDY KN | 8,3209.43% | 50.2% |
| BELGAUM | INCKUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN | BJPVILAS RAMACHANDRA PAWAR | 1,0171.03% | 53.2% |
| BELLARY | BJPSREERAMULA B | INCDIWAKARA BABU M | 6,7115.95% | 52.7% |
| BELLAVI | JD(S)KYATSANDRA N RAJANNA | BJPMAHADEVAIAH C V | 1,5041.33% | 75.1% |
| BELTHANGADY | BJPPRABHAKARA BANGERA K | INCHARISH KUMAR K | 12,8219.93% | 77.5% |
| BELUR | JD(S)KUMAR SWAMY HK | INCMALLESH D | 4,9495.24% | 69.2% |
| BETHAMANGALA | BJPVENKATAMUNIYAPPA BP | INDNARAYANA SWAMY M | 5470.45% | 68.9% |
| BHADRAVATHI | INDB K SANGAMESHWARA | INCM J APPAJI | 17,43117.80% | 62.8% |
| BHALKI | BJPPRAKASH KHANDRE | INCISHWAR KHANDRE | 9,9419.82% | 66.3% |
| BHARAMASAGARA | JD(U)ANJANEYA H | INCCHANDRAPPA M | 16,56915.79% | 70.6% |
| BHARATHINAGAR | BJPNIRMAL SURANA | INCALEXANDER J | 4,8817.75% | 49.8% |
| BHATKAL | BJPSHIVANANDA NAIK | INCNAIK JD | 4,1704.01% | 64.6% |
| BIDAR | INDBANDEPPA KHASEMPUR | INDSYED ZULFEKAR HASHMI | 27,23520.06% | 61.6% |
| BIJAPUR | BJPAPPASAHEB MALLAPPAPATTANASHETTY | INCUSTAD MAHEBOOB PATELLADLEPATEL | 24,03319.07% | 59.2% |
| BILGI | BJPNIRANI MURUGESH RUDRAPPA | INCPATIL J T | 17,32513.36% | 66.2% |
| BINNYPET | INCSOMANNA V | BJPASWATHNARAYANA | 26,92014.80% | 48.4% |
| BIRUR | JD(S)DHARME GOWDA S L | INCMALLIKARJUNA K B | 1,1331.18% | 71.5% |
| BRAHMAVAR | INDJAYAPRAKASH HEGDE K | INCPRAMOD MADAWARAJ | 12,17312.39% | 66.4% |
| BYADGI | BJPOLEKAR NEHRU CHANABASAPPA | INCLAMANI RUDRAPPA MANAPPA | 11,27811.25% | 73.2% |
| CHALLAKERE | INCSUDHAKAR D | BJPBASAVARAJ MANDI MUTT | 27,35122.99% | 68.5% |
| CHAMARAJA | BJPSHANKARLINGEGOWDA HS | INCNAGARAJU S (SANDESH NAGARAJU) | 14,77719.63% | 48.9% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | KCVPVATAL NAGARAJ | INCDR MANJULA BP | 10,4839.06% | 71.1% |
| CHAMARAJAPET | INCKRISHNA S M | BJPMUKHYA MANTRI CHANDRU | 13,68528.62% | 49.2% |
| CHAMUNDESWARI | JD(S)SIDDARAMAIAH | INCREVANNA SIDDAIAH L | 32,34515.49% | 64.8% |
| CHANNAGIRI | JD(S)MAHIMA J PATEL | INCVADNAL RAJANNA | 10,68310.13% | 70.2% |
| CHANNAPATNA | INCYOGESWARA C P | JD(S)ASWATH M C | 16,16913.42% | 71.5% |
| CHICKPET | BJPMOHAN P C | INCSATHYA NARAYANA SWAMY M | 2,2374.92% | 50.2% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INCMUNIYAPPA SM | JD(S)SHIVANANDA M | 10,3809.33% | 71.8% |
| CHIKKODI | BJPHAKKYAGOL DATTU YELLAPPA | INCBHIMANNAVAR SS | 2,5422.69% | 64.7% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | BJPRAVI CT | INCSAGEER AHMED CR | 24,87325.27% | 69.1% |
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, May 2004?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 79 of 224 seats in Karnataka, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, May 2004?
Turnout was 65.12% — 2.51 cr of 3.86 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.