Karnataka assembly election, May 2008
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.80% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
2,242
107 women, 3 elected
Turnout
64.80%
2.62 cr of 4.04 cr
Leading party
BJP
110 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 110 | +31 | 224 | 88,57,754 | 33.86% | +5.54 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 80 | +15 | 222 | 90,91,364 | 34.76% | -0.51 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 28 | -30 | 219 | 49,59,252 | 18.96% | -1.81 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | -7 | 944 | 18,10,525 | 6.92% | +0.06 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 217 | 7,16,770 | 2.74% | +1.00 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2,42,941 | 0.93% | +0.88 |
| SKPSKP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1,04,278 | 0.40% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | -5 | 72 | 86,735 | 0.33% | -1.73 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 9 | 61,687 | 0.24% | -0.13 |
| SUPSUP | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41,116 | 0.16% | — |
| RAHSRAHS | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30,738 | 0.12% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29,831 | 0.11% | +0.01 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29,520 | 0.11% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -1 | 4 | 27,362 | 0.10% | 0.00 |
| KCVPKCVP | 0 | -1 | 6 | 13,738 | 0.05% | -0.10 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10,259 | 0.04% | +0.03 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9,088 | 0.03% | -0.03 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7,765 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| ANCANC | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5,266 | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,500 | 0.02% | — |
| LKPTLKPT | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3,369 | 0.01% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,455 | 0.01% | -0.18 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,320 | 0.01% | — |
| BPJPBPJP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,833 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| NDEPNDEP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,769 | 0.01% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,052 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| KPKannada Paksha | 0 | 0 | 3 | 773 | 0.00% | — |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 663 | 0.00% | — |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 639 | 0.00% | — |
| SVPSanjhi Virasat Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 551 | 0.00% | — |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 0.00% | — |
| TSNRPTSNRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP110 (49%)
- INC80 (36%)
- JD(S)28 (13%)
- IND6 (3%)
- BJP110
- INC80
- JD(S)28
- IND6
- BJP110
- INC80
- JD(S)28
- IND6
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
KUMTA
won by 20 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
DAVANAGERE NORTH
won by 53,910 (51.29%)
Highest turnout
HOSAKOTE
89.35%
Lowest turnout
SARVAGNANAGAR
35.40%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2004), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat224 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 224 did not exist at the previous election.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDI | BJPDR BAGALI SARVABHOUM SATAGOUDA | INCYASHVATRAYGOUDA VITHALGOUDA PATIL | 5710.54% | 60.8% |
| JAGALUR | INCS.V.RAMACHANDRA | BJPH.P.RAJESH | 2,8112.68% | 72.0% |
| JAMKHANDI | BJPKULKARNI SHRIKANTH SUBBRAO. | INCSIDDU. B.NYAMAGOUDA | 19,69018.02% | 67.6% |
| JAYANAGAR | BJPB.N.VIJAYA KUMAR | INCM.SURESH | 22,59425.35% | 47.1% |
| JEVARGI | BJPDODDAPPAGOUDA SHIVALINGAPPAGOUD PATIL NARIBOL | INCDHARAM SINGH | 700.06% | 60.8% |
| K.R.PURA | BJPN.S.NANDIESHA REDDY | INCA.KRISHNAPPA | 9,7707.21% | 43.1% |
| KADUR | INCK.M.KRISHNAMURTHY | JD(S)Y.S.V DATTA | 3,4112.80% | 70.4% |
| KAGWAD | BJPBHARAMAGOUDA ALAGOUDA KAGE | INCDIGVIJAYA YASHAWANTRAO PAWAR DESAI | 8,9828.32% | 70.6% |
| KALGHATGI | INCSANTOSH.S. LAD | BJPCHANNAPPA MALLAPPA NIMBANNAVAR | 11,64210.18% | 75.0% |
| KAMPLI | BJPT.H. SURESH BABU | INCSANNA HANUMAKKA | 22,33618.54% | 71.3% |
| KANAKAGIRI | INDSHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | INCBHAVANIMATH MUKUNDARAO | 2,1832.26% | 56.3% |
| KANAKAPURA | INCD.K.SHIVAKUMAR | JD(S)D.M.VISHWANATH | 7,1795.10% | 76.2% |
| KAPU | BJPLALAJI R. MENDON | INCVASANTHA V. SALIAN | 9670.98% | 71.5% |
| KARKAL | INCH. GOPAL BHANDARY | BJPV. SUNIL KUMAR | 1,5371.38% | 78.1% |
| KARWAR | INCASNOTIKAR ANAND VASANT | INDGANAPATI DUMMA ULVEKAR | 19,70916.96% | 63.4% |
| KHANAPUR | BJPPRALHAD REMANI | INCRAFIQUE KHATALSAB KHANAPURI | 11,65410.18% | 70.3% |
| KITTUR | BJPMARIHAL SURESH SHIVARUDRAPPA | INCINAMDAR DANAPPAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | 4,3653.91% | 74.6% |
| KOLAR | INDR.VARTHUR PRAKASH | INCK.SRINIVASAGOWDA | 21,02916.60% | 70.5% |
| KOLAR GOLD FIELD | BJPY.SAMPANGI | RPIS.RAJENDIRAN | 3,3203.19% | 62.6% |
| KOLLEGAL | INCR.DHRUVANARAYANA | BJPS.MAHENDAR | 11,7989.06% | 72.3% |
| KOPPAL | JD(S)KARADI SANGANNA AMARAPPA | INCK.BASAVARAJ BHEEMAPPA HITNAL | 10,3458.68% | 65.4% |
| KORATAGERE | INCDR. G. PARAMESWARA | JD(S)CHANDRAIAH | 11,5579.07% | 77.3% |
| KRISHNARAJA | BJPS.A.RAMADASS | INCM.K.SOMASHEKAR | 19,42216.74% | 56.2% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGARA | JD(S)S.R MAHESH | INCADAGURU. H. VISHWANATH | 20,54814.26% | 80.4% |
| KRISHNARAJPET | INCK B CHANDRASHEKAR | JD(S)KRISHNA | 3,0562.25% | 78.0% |
| KUDACHI | INCGHATAGE SHAMA BHIMA | BJPMAHENDRA K TAMMANNAVAR | 7660.82% | 68.4% |
| KUDLIGI | BJPB.NAGENDRA | INCS.VENKATESH | 8,7577.80% | 71.9% |
| KUMTA | JD(S)DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY | INCMOHAN KRISHNA SHETTY | 200.02% | 68.9% |
| KUNDAPURA | BJPHALADI SRINIVAS SHETTY | INCK. JAYAPRAKASH HEGDE | 25,08320.11% | 78.6% |
| KUNDGOL | BJPCHIKKANGOUDRA SIDDANGOUDA ISHWARAGOUDA | INCCHANNABASAPPA SATHYAPPA SHIVALLI | 6,3765.75% | 71.5% |
| KUNIGAL | INCB.B. RAMASWAMY GOWDA | BJPD. KRISHNA KUMAR | 13,79411.43% | 77.6% |
| KUSHTAGI | INCAMAREGOUDA LINGANAGOUDA BAYYAPUR | JD(S)K SHARANAPPA VAKEELARU KUSHTAGI | 1,7701.72% | 60.9% |
| LINGSUGUR | BJPMANAPPA VAJJAL | INCA.VASANTHKUMAR | 19,18020.03% | 53.6% |
| MADDUR | JD(S)M.S.SIDDARAJU | INCD.C.THAMMANNA | 7,5905.60% | 75.3% |
| MADHUGIRI | JD(S)GOWRI SHANKAR D.C | INCKYATASANDRA N. RAJANNA | 5630.46% | 75.1% |
| MADIKERI | BJPAPPACHU (RANJAN) | INCB.A. JEEVIJAYA | 6,5855.16% | 70.1% |
| MAGADI | JD(S)H C BALAKRISHNA | BJPP. NAGARAJU | 24,91917.30% | 77.3% |
| MAHADEVAPURA | BJPARAVIND LIMBAVALI | INCB.SHIVANNA | 13,3589.12% | 53.2% |
| MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT | INCN.L.NARENDRA BABU | BJPR.V.HAREESH | 3,2252.84% | 51.5% |
| MALAVALLI | INDP M NARENDRASWAMY | JD(S)DR. K ANNADANI | 11,9198.26% | 68.8% |
| MALLESHWARAM | BJPDR. ASWATH NARAYAN C.N. | INCM.R.SEETHARAM | 8,1837.93% | 52.2% |
| MALUR | BJPES.EN.KRISHNAIAH SHETTY | JD(S)R.PRABHAKAR | 52,40144.07% | 81.8% |
| MANDYA | JD(S)M.SRINIVAS | BJPVIDYA NAGENDRA | 10,5298.11% | 62.6% |
| MANGALORE | INCU.T. KHADAR | BJPK.PADMANABHA KOTTARY | 7,0496.73% | 73.8% |
| MANGALORE CITY NORTH | BJPJ.KRISHNA PALEMAR | INCB.A.MOHIUDDIN BAVA | 14,42610.93% | 72.2% |
| MANGALORE CITY SOUTH | BJPN.YOGISH BHAT | INCIVAN D'SOUZA | 8,7607.36% | 64.1% |
| MANVI | INCG. HAMPAYYA NAYAK BALLATAGI | BJPGANGADHAR NAYAK | 2,5192.36% | 54.7% |
| MASKI | BJPPRATAP GOUDA PATIL | INCTIMMAPPA | 7,6439.04% | 53.5% |
| MAYAKONDA | BJPM BASAVARAJA NAIKA | INCDR Y RAMAPPA | 16,65714.86% | 70.0% |
| MELUKOTE | JD(S)C S PUTTARAJU | SKPK S PUTTANNAIAH | 11,9458.57% | 79.7% |
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 2008?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 110 of 224 seats in Karnataka, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, May 2008?
Turnout was 64.80% — 2.62 cr of 4.04 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
