Karnataka assembly election, May 2008
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 64.80% turnout.
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
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
- BJP
- INC
- JD(S)
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–224 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRUGUPPA | BJPSOMALINGAPPA M.S | INCNAGARAJ B.M. | 4,8244.19% | 74.4% |
| SORAB | BJPH. HALAPPA | INCS. KUMARA BANGARAPPA | 21,05317.05% | 76.7% |
| SRINGERI | BJPD.N .JEEVARAJA | INCD.B.CHANDRE GOWDA | 2,2502.08% | 76.5% |
| SRINIVASPUR | JD(S)G.K.VENKATA SHIVA REDDY | INCK.R.RAMESH KUMAR | 3,6692.48% | 83.5% |
| SULLIA | BJPANGARA S | INCDR. B. RAGHU | 4,3223.49% | 75.6% |
| T.NARASIPUR | INCDR. H.C. MAHADEVAPPA | JD(S)M.C. SUNDARESHAN | 13,72411.53% | 67.8% |
| TARIKERE | BJPSURESH .D.S | INCT.V.SHIVASHANKARAPPA | 18,41916.73% | 73.5% |
| TERDAL | BJPSIDDU. SAVADI | INCUMASHREE | 12,2449.84% | 69.8% |
| TIPTUR | BJPB.C. NAGESH | INCK. SHADAKSHARI | 6,8665.65% | 77.9% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | INCKIMMANE RATHNAKAR | BJPARAGA JNANENDRA | 3,8263.08% | 78.9% |
| TUMKUR CITY | BJPS. SHIVANNA SOGADU | INCRAFIQ AHMED | 1,9491.85% | 52.6% |
| TUMKUR RURAL | BJPB. SURESH GOWDA | JD(S)H. NINGAPPA | 28,39223.35% | 78.0% |
| TURUVEKERE | INCJAGGESH | BJPM.D. LAKSHMINARAYANA [ ANNAIAH ] | 9,5267.46% | 78.0% |
| UDUPI | BJPK. RAGHUPATHY BHAT | INCPRAMOD MADHWARAJ | 2,4792.10% | 74.2% |
| VARUNA | INCSIDDARAMAIAH | BJPL. REVANNASIDDAIAH | 18,83713.16% | 75.7% |
| VIJAY NAGAR | INCM.KRISHNAPPA | BJPPRAMILA NESARGI | 38,62535.32% | 43.2% |
| VIJAYANAGARA | BJPANAND SINGH | INCH.R. GAVIAPPA | 26,49724.51% | 67.3% |
| VIRAJPET | BJPBOPAIAH. K.G. | INCVEENA ACHAIAH | 15,07312.96% | 60.7% |
| YADGIR | INCDR. A.B. MAALAKARADDY | BJPDR. VEERABASWANTHREDDY MUDNAL | 4,5364.87% | 54.3% |
| YELAHANKA | BJPS.R.VISHWANATH | INCB.CHANDRAPPA | 16,02210.87% | 61.1% |
| YELBURGA | BJPESHANNA GULAGANNAVAR | INCBASAVARAJ RAYARADDI | 29,78128.10% | 66.4% |
| YELLAPUR | BJPV S PATIL | INCARBAIL HEBBAR SHIVRAM | 2,4852.38% | 75.6% |
| YEMKANMARDI | INCJARAKIHOLI SATISH LAXMANARAO | JD(S)BALAGOUDA MALAGOUDA PATIL | 16,78115.45% | 72.9% |
| YESHVANTHAPURA | BJPSHOBHA KARANDLAJE | INCS.T.SOMASHEKAR | 1,0820.72% | 56.8% |
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.
