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 101–150 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUVIN-HIPPARGI | BJPDESAI SHIVPUTRAPPA MADIWALAPPA | INCPATIL B S | 6,2977.00% | 58.7% |
| INDI | INDPATIL RAVIKANT SHANKAREPPA | INCPATIL BG(HALASANGI) | 9,3329.47% | 58.4% |
| JAGALUR | BJPGURUSIDDANAGOWDA T | INCASHWATHA REDDY GH | 6,7636.39% | 70.2% |
| JAMKHANDI | BJPSIDDU SAVADI | INCKALUTI RAMAPPA MALEPPA | 33,32123.86% | 66.6% |
| JAYAMAHAL | INCROSHAN BAIG | BJPPROF DR MUMTAZ ALI KHAN | 19,88022.34% | 48.5% |
| JAYANAGAR | INCRAMALINGAREDDY | BJPVIJAYAKUMAR VN | 2,6501.90% | 50.1% |
| JEWARGI | INCDHARAMSINGH | BJPSHIVALINGAPPA PATIL NARIBOL | 2,7312.63% | 58.0% |
| KADUR | JD(S)KRISHNAMURTHY KM | INCMARULASIDDAPPA M | 7,2897.22% | 72.4% |
| KAGWAD | BJPBHARAMAGOUDA (RAJU) ALAGOUDAKAGE | INCKIRAN KUMAR TATYAGOUDA PATIL | 3,4523.29% | 70.3% |
| KALGHATGI | BJPCHIKKANAGOUDRA SIDDANAGOUDAISHWARAGOUDA | JPBABUSAB K KASHIMANAVAR | 1,9581.88% | 75.9% |
| KALLAMBELLA | BJPKIRAN KUMAR K S | INCJAYACHANDRA T B | 17,23516.23% | 76.7% |
| KALMALA | JD(S)MUNIYAPPA MUDDAPPA B | BJPSHANKARAGOUDA HARVI | 3,4713.20% | 58.3% |
| KAMALAPUR | BJPREVUNAYAK BELMAGI | INCRAMAKRISHNA G | 4,8676.35% | 52.7% |
| KANAKAGIRI | BJPVEERAPPA DEVAPPA KESARAHATTI G | INCMALLIKARJUNA NAGAPPA M | 5,5765.00% | 63.1% |
| KANAKAPURA | JD(S)P G R SINDHIA | INCNARAYANA GOWDA | 8,9498.17% | 65.7% |
| KARKAL | BJPSUNIL KUMAR | INCGOPALA BHANDARI H | 9,7959.99% | 73.7% |
| KARWAR | BJPGANGADHAR NAGESH BHAT | JD(S)RANE PRABHAKAR S | 16,23220.15% | 59.9% |
| KAUP | BJPLALAJI R MENOON | INCVASANTA V SALIAN | 1,3901.93% | 63.5% |
| KERAGODU | INCRAMU HB | JD(S)SHIVA KUMAR G B | 12,47614.09% | 72.5% |
| KHANAPUR | INDDIGAMBAR YASHWANTRAO PATIL | INDPATIL VAISHALI ASHOK | 3680.35% | 68.2% |
| KIRAGAVAL | JD(U)NAGAMANI M K | INCMADHU G MADEGOWDA | 15,56114.96% | 74.2% |
| KITTUR | BJPMARIHAL SURESH SHIVARUDRAPPA | INCINAMDAR DANAPPAGOUDABASANGOUDA | 14,70513.84% | 72.3% |
| KOLAR | INCSRINIVASA GOWDA K | BJPANAND M S | 23,75121.12% | 69.0% |
| KOLAR GOLD FIELDS | RPIRAJENDRAN S | ADMKBHAKTHAVATHSALAM | 9,10716.89% | 51.9% |
| KOLLEGAL | INDBALRAJ S | JD(S)JAYANNA S | 3,3283.25% | 69.1% |
| KOPPAL | INCBASAVARAJ BHIMAPPA HITNAL K | BJPKARADI SANGANNA AMARAPPA | 5,3484.85% | 66.3% |
| KORATAGERE | JD(S)CHANNIGAPPA | JD(U)VEERANNA | 2,9942.55% | 69.9% |
| KOTTUR | INCBHAGIRATHI T | JD(S)BOMMANNA N T | 2,8122.60% | 65.6% |
| KRISHNARAJ | JD(S)SOMASHEKAR MK | BJPRAMDAS A | 3,3945.74% | 55.6% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGAR | JD(S)MAHADEVA | INCVISHVANATH H | 3230.28% | 74.5% |
| KRISHNARAJPET | JD(S)KRISHNA | INCCHANDRASHEKAR KB | 5,4144.53% | 72.2% |
| KUDLIGI | BJPANIL LAD H | INCSIRAJ SHEIKH | 17,18114.24% | 73.7% |
| KUMTA | INCMOHAN KRISHNA SHETTY | BJPSHASHIBHUSHAN E HEGDE | 3,4653.37% | 69.5% |
| KUNDGOL | JD(U)AKKI MALLIKARJUNAPPASHAHADEVAPPA | INDCHANNABASAPPA SATYAPPASHIVALLI | 4,2424.44% | 68.9% |
| KUNIGAL | JD(S)NINGAPPA H | INCMUDDAHANUMEGOWDA S P | 19,09016.88% | 74.2% |
| KURUGODU | JD(S)SURYANARAYANA REDDY N | BJPRAMALINGAPPA KA | 19,27114.39% | 68.8% |
| KUSHTAGI | BJPDODDANAGOUD HANUAMAGOUDAPATIL | JD(S)SHARANAPPA VAKEELARU K | 9,9668.94% | 60.8% |
| LINGSUGUR | JD(S)AMAREGOWDA PATIL BAYYAPUR | INCANWARI BASAVARAJ PATIL | 3,5193.36% | 61.3% |
| MADDUR | INCTAMMANNA DC | INDSIDDARAJU MS | 10,73510.61% | 69.3% |
| MADHUGIRI | INCDR.PARAMESHWARA G | JD(S)KENCHAMARAIAH H | 17,21315.48% | 67.2% |
| MADIKERE | BJPBOPAIAH KG | JD(S)DAMBEKODI S MADAPPA | 8,1649.71% | 67.4% |
| MAGADI | JD(S)BALAKRISHNA H C | INCREVANNA H M | 11,2769.44% | 68.9% |
| MALAVALLI | JD(S)ANNADANI K | INCNARENDRASWAMY P M | 11,23011.18% | 65.2% |
| MALLESWARAM | INCSEETHARAM M R | BJPDR. ASHWATHANARAYAN C N | 9,77710.89% | 45.9% |
| MALUR | BJPKRISHNAIAH SETTY S N | INCNAGARAJU A | 26,85623.10% | 77.3% |
| MANDYA | JD(S)SRINIVAS M | INCATMANANDA MS | 14,88014.86% | 61.3% |
| MANGALORE | BJPYOGISH BHAT N | INCLANCELOT PINTO | 5,1018.70% | 64.3% |
| MANVI | INCBOSURAJU NS | INDBASAVANAGOUDA BYAGAWAT | 10,10710.14% | 62.1% |
| MAYAKONDA | BJPRAVINDRANATH S A | INCSHEKHARAPPA R S | 9,0977.06% | 67.1% |
| MOLAKALMURU | INCGOPAL KRISHNA N Y | JD(U)PATEL G M THIPPESWAMY | 6,4375.65% | 70.5% |
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, 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.
