Karnataka assembly election, May 2013
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 71.77% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 122 | +42 | 224 | 1,14,73,025 | 36.59% | +1.84 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 40 | +12 | 222 | 63,29,158 | 20.19% | +1.23 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 40 | -70 | 223 | 62,36,227 | 19.89% | -13.97 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +3 | 1217 | 23,13,386 | 7.38% | +0.46 |
| KJPKJP | 6 | +6 | 204 | 30,69,207 | 9.79% | — |
| BSRCPBSRCP | 4 | +4 | 176 | 8,44,588 | 2.69% | — |
| SKPSKP | 1 | +1 | 6 | 1,09,039 | 0.35% | -0.05 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 1 | +1 | 27 | 1,05,948 | 0.34% | -0.59 |
| KMPKMP | 1 | +1 | 7 | 55,867 | 0.18% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 175 | 2,84,768 | 0.91% | -1.83 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 23 | 98,249 | 0.31% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 81,145 | 0.26% | +0.02 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 116 | 69,865 | 0.22% | -0.11 |
| LSPLSP | 0 | 0 | 23 | 64,422 | 0.21% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25,450 | 0.08% | -0.03 |
| KCVPKCVP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19,454 | 0.06% | +0.01 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18,886 | 0.06% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12,498 | 0.04% | -0.06 |
| BDBRAJPBDBRAJP | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12,277 | 0.04% | — |
| SAJPSAJP | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12,160 | 0.04% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10,280 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| WPOIWPOI | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9,783 | 0.03% | — |
| NPPNPP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9,136 | 0.03% | — |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8,193 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| HNDHND | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8,088 | 0.03% | — |
| SJPASamajwadi Jan Parishad | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7,381 | 0.02% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6,696 | 0.02% | -0.09 |
| KRRSKRRS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5,954 | 0.02% | — |
| PPOIPPOI | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5,832 | 0.02% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5,634 | 0.02% | -0.02 |
| ANCANC | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5,372 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5,353 | 0.02% | — |
| HJPHJP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4,798 | 0.02% | — |
| RCMPRCMP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3,330 | 0.01% | — |
| SDPSDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,942 | 0.01% | — |
| BPJPBPJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,324 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| NDEPNDEP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,697 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| AMJPAMJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,662 | 0.01% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,474 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| RSPSRashtriya Samaj Paksha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,336 | 0.00% | — |
- INC122 (54%)
- JD(S)40 (18%)
- BJP40 (18%)
- IND9 (4%)
- KJP6 (3%)
- BSRCP4 (2%)
- Others3 (1%)
- INC122
- JD(S)40
- BJP40
- IND9
- KJP6
- BSRCP4
- Others3
- INC122
- JD(S)40
- BJP40
- IND9
- KJP6
- BSRCP4
- SKP1
- SP1
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2008), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained98 (44%)
- Changed hands126 (56%)
98 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 126 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
- INC
- JD(S)
- BJP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–224 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRUGUPPA | INCB.M. NAGARAJA | BJPM.S. SOMALINGAPPA | 21,81417.21% | 74.6% |
| SORAB | JD(S)S.MADHU BANGARAPPA | KJPH.HALAPPA | 21,22515.04% | 82.0% |
| SRINGERI | BJPD.N. JEEVARAJ | INCT.D. RAJE GOWDA | 3,4522.88% | 79.9% |
| SRINIVASPUR | INCK.R.RAMESHKUMAR | JD(S)G.K.VENKATASHIVAREDDY | 3,8932.31% | 88.5% |
| SULLIA | BJPANGARA. S | INCDR. B. RAGHU | 1,3730.94% | 81.1% |
| T.NARASIPUR | INCDR. H.C. MAHADEVAPPA | JD(S)M.C.SUNDARESHAN | 3230.24% | 75.2% |
| TARIKERE | INCG.H SRINIVASA | KJPD.S SURESH | 8990.72% | 78.0% |
| TERDAL | INCUMASHREE | BJPSIDDU SAVADI | 2,5991.71% | 78.6% |
| TIPTUR | INCK.SHADAKSHARI | BJPB.C.NAGESH | 11,6028.27% | 81.8% |
| TIRTHAHALLI | INCKIMMANE RATNAKAR | KJPR. M. MANJUNATHA GOWDA | 1,3430.96% | 82.0% |
| TUMKUR CITY | INCDR. RAFEEQ AHMED S. | KJPG.B. JYOTHI GANESH | 3,6082.61% | 65.8% |
| TUMKUR RURAL | BJPB.SURESH GOWDA | JD(S)GOWRISHANKAR.D.C. | 1,5721.07% | 83.7% |
| TURUVEKERE | JD(S)M.T.KRISHNAPPA | KJPMASALA JAYARAM | 8,9256.37% | 79.6% |
| UDUPI | INCPRAMOD MADHWARAJ | BJPB. SUDHAKAR SHETTY | 39,52428.55% | 76.5% |
| VARUNA | INCSIDDARAMAIAH | KJPKAPU SIDDALINGASWAMY | 29,64118.45% | 82.4% |
| VIJAY NAGAR | INCM.KRISHNAPPA | BJPV.SOMANNA | 32,64224.51% | 56.5% |
| VIJAYANAGARA | BJPANAND SINGH | INCH.ABDUL WAHAB | 30,63724.57% | 72.8% |
| VIRAJPET | BJPK.G.BOPAIAH | INCBIDDATANDA.T.PRADEEP | 3,4142.40% | 70.7% |
| YADGIR | INCDR. MAALAKAREDDY | KJPVEER BASWANT REDDY | 9,1047.60% | 62.9% |
| YELAHANKA | BJPS.R. VISHWANATH | JD(S)B. CHANDRAPPA | 18,3979.38% | 66.9% |
| YELBURGA | INCBASAVARAJ RAYARADDY | BJPACHAR HALAPPA BASAPPA | 16,90012.36% | 76.0% |
| YELLAPUR | INCARBAIL SHIVARAM HEBBAR | BJPPATIL VEERABHADRAGOUDA SHIVANAGOUDA | 24,49220.28% | 79.6% |
| YEMKANMARDI | INCSATISH LAXMANARAO JARAKIHOLI | BJPASTAGI MARUTI MALLAPPA | 24,35019.55% | 76.8% |
| YESHVANTHAPURA | INCS.T.SOMASHEKAR | JD(S)T.N.JAVARAYI GOWDA | 29,10012.57% | 66.2% |
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 2013?
Indian National Congress won 122 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, May 2013?
Turnout was 71.77% — 3.14 cr of 4.37 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
