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 51–100 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIKNAIKANAHALLI | JD(U)MADHUSWAMY J C | JD(S)SURESH BABU C B | 1,6281.69% | 73.8% |
| CHINCHOLI | JD(S)VIJANATH PATIL | INCKAILASNATH PATIL | 5,1175.52% | 59.3% |
| CHINTAMANI | INCDR SUDHAKAR MC | BJPKRISHNA REDDY K M | 8,1006.35% | 73.3% |
| CHITAPUR | JD(S)VISHWANATH PATIL HEBBAL | INCBABURAO BASAVANNAPPACHINCHANSUR | 16,95019.89% | 58.1% |
| CHITRADURGA | INCTHIPPA REDDY GH | JD(S)BASAVARAJAN SK | 1,9661.66% | 65.8% |
| COONDAPUR | BJPHALADI SRINIVASA SHETTY | INCASOK KUMAR HEGDE G | 19,66518.61% | 67.1% |
| DAVANGERE | INCSHAMANUR SHIVASHANKARAPPA | BJPYASHAWANTHA RAO | 22,13319.78% | 55.4% |
| DEODURG | JD(S)ALKOD HANUMANTHAPPA | INDMANAPPA | 13,33515.33% | 55.3% |
| DEVANAHALLI | JD(S)CHANDRANNA G | INCMUNINARASIMHAIAH | 27,34418.80% | 73.6% |
| DHARWAD | INCMOREY S R | BJPBELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA | 5,7505.07% | 59.9% |
| DHARWAD RURAL | INDVINAY KULKARNI | JD(U)DESAI AB | 3,2303.10% | 72.0% |
| DODDABALLAPUR | INCNARASHIMHA SWAMY J. | JD(S)KRISHNAPPA V | 13,0569.96% | 69.3% |
| GADAG | INCPATIL DR | BJPSANKANNAVAR S B | 15,20415.62% | 61.9% |
| GANDHINAGAR | INCDINESH GUNDURAO | JD(S)NAGARAJ V | 28,26846.18% | 50.7% |
| GANDSI | INCSHIVARAMU B | JD(S)SHIVALINGEGOWDA KM | 180.02% | 77.8% |
| GANGAVATHI | JD(S)IKBAL ANSARI | BJPGIREGOUDA ADVOCATE H | 3,4423.01% | 64.5% |
| GOKAK | INCJARAKI HOLI RAMESH LAXMANRAO | BJPMUTTENNAVAR MALLAPPA LAXMAN | 16,17515.73% | 67.8% |
| GOWRIBIDANUR | INCSHIVASHANKARA REDDY NH | JD(S)JYOTHIREDDY N | 8,0257.07% | 72.5% |
| GUBBI | INDSREENIVASA S R | JD(S)SHIVANANJAPPA G S | 11,57711.04% | 75.1% |
| GULBARGA | BJPCHANDRASHEKAR D PATIL REVOOR | INCQAMARUL ISLAM | 4,2002.59% | 60.7% |
| GULEDGUD | JD(S)MOTI HULLAPPA YAMANAPPA | BJPRAJASHEKHAR VEERANNASHEELAVANT | 1,4061.59% | 63.8% |
| GUNDLUPET | JD(S)MAHADEV PRASAD HS | INCNANJAPPA HS | 11,0199.12% | 77.6% |
| GURMITKAL | INCMALLIKARJUN KHARGE | JD(S)AKAASHI BASAVARAJ | 18,54723.05% | 54.0% |
| HADAGALLI | JD(S)PRAKASH M P | INCHALAPPA V B | 33,78630.07% | 71.0% |
| HALIYAL | INCDESHPANDE RV | BJPPATIL VEERABHADRAGOUDASHIVANAGOWDA | 14,20911.09% | 71.2% |
| HANAGAL | BJPUDASI C M | INCMANOHAR TAHASILDAR | 18,08715.12% | 77.3% |
| HANUR | JD(S)PARIMALA NAGAPPA | INCNARENDRA R | 13,01311.12% | 72.0% |
| HARAPANAHALLI | INCPARAMESHWARA NAIK P T | INDNARAYANA DAS D | 7,9947.61% | 67.9% |
| HARIHAR | INCDR NAGAPPA Y | JD(S)SHIVAPPA H | 5690.47% | 69.5% |
| HASSAN | JD(S)PRAKASH HS | INCRAJEGOWDA KM | 27,72321.66% | 62.0% |
| HAVERI | BJPSHIVARAJ SAJJANAR | INCSHIVANNANAVAR BASAVARAJNEELAPPA | 2,1961.89% | 71.2% |
| HEGGADADEVANAKOTE | JD(S)VENKATESH MP | BJPNAGARAJU N | 12,3179.72% | 74.7% |
| HIREKERUR | JD(S)PATIL B C | BJPBANAKAR UJANESHWARBASAVANAPPA | 4,9904.46% | 74.3% |
| HIRIYUR | JD(S)MANJUNATH D | INCMANJUNATH GS | 12,43912.34% | 61.7% |
| HOLALKERE | INCUMAPATHI A V | INDMANJUNATH G S | 14,34312.87% | 74.4% |
| HOLEHONNUR | BJPBASAVANNEPPA G | INCKARIYANNA | 6,3025.63% | 71.2% |
| HOLENARASIPUR | JD(S)REVANNA HD | INCPUTTASWAMY GOWDA G | 32,59427.00% | 76.2% |
| HONNALI | BJPRENUKACHARYA MP | INCSHANTHANAGOWDA DGQ | 7,4746.18% | 74.4% |
| HOSADURGA | INCGOVINDAPPA B G | JD(S)ELKAL VIJAYA KUMAR | 20,72817.37% | 72.6% |
| HOSAKOTE | INCNAGARAJU M T B | JD(S)BACHEGOWDA B N | 8350.50% | 73.5% |
| HOSANAGAR | BJPHALAPPA H | INCDR NARAYANAPPA GD | 16,85113.41% | 70.6% |
| HOSPET | INDGAVIAPPA H R | BJPSHANKARA GOUD G | 7,7036.90% | 58.5% |
| HUBLI | INCHONNALLI JABBARKHANHAYATKHAN | BJPASHOK KATWE | 1,8161.99% | 60.9% |
| HUBLI RURAL | BJPJAGADISH SHETTAR | INCANIL KUMAR PATIL | 26,53619.81% | 58.0% |
| HUKKERI | BJPSHASHIKANT AKKAPPI NAIK | INCUMESH VISHWANATH HATTI | 8210.83% | 77.0% |
| HULIYURDURGA | JD(S)NAGARAJAYA D | BJPANUSUYAMMA | 4,7425.57% | 67.4% |
| HULSOOR | BJPRAJENDRA VARMA | INDBABU HONNANAIK | 1,4351.67% | 52.9% |
| HUMNABAD | JD(S)MIRAJODDIN PATEL | INCRAJSHEKAHAR BASAWARAJ PATIL | 2,1692.06% | 58.3% |
| HUNGUND | BJPDODDANAGOUDA GUNDANA GOWDAPATIL | INCKASHAPPANAVAR GOURAMMASHIVASHANKARAPPA | 18,42420.71% | 62.1% |
| HUNSUR | JD(S)DEVE GOWDA GT | INCCHIKKAMADU S | 14,13210.39% | 74.3% |
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.
