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Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1984

28 constituencies in Karnataka, 64.01% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
28
Candidates
334
7 women, 2 elected
Turnout
64.01%
1.35 cr of 2.11 cr
Leading party
INC
24 of 28 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Karnataka

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INCIndian National Congress24+242869,74,04451.63%—
JNPJanata Party4+32347,34,67435.05%+12.12
INDIndependent002679,49,6747.03%+4.60
BJPBharatiya Janata Party0066,31,8904.68%—
CPICommunist Party of India0021,36,2781.01%+0.76
LKDLok Dal00766,2810.49%—
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00114,1560.10%-0.11
2828 SEATS
  • INC24 (86%)
  • JNP4 (14%)
  • INC24
  • JNP4
INC 24JNP 4
  • INC24
  • JNP4

Constituency performance

From the 28 results in Karnataka

Closest contest
BIJAPUR
won by 2,419 (0.57%)
Biggest victory
CHIKMAGALUR
won by 1,40,040 (32.18%)
Highest turnout
MANDYA
75.41%
Lowest turnout
BIDAR
43.80%

Seat change

Against Karnataka's previous Lok Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency

28SEATS
  • Retained1 (4%)
  • Changed hands27 (96%)

1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 27 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 Lok Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%16%32%48%64%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024INCJNP
  • INC
  • JNP
TURNOUT
0%19%39%58%77%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024Turnout

Constituency results

All 28 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–28 of 28

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
BAGALKOTINCPATIL HANMANTAGOUDA BHIMANAGOUDAJNPNADAGOUDA MALLANGAGOUDA PRAVATAGOUDA10,5122.23%64.7%
BANGALORE NORTHINCC. K. JAFFER SHARIEFJNPGEORGE FERNANDES41,5468.16%58.6%
BANGALORE SOUTHJNPV. S. KRISHNA IYERINCK. VENKATAGIRI GOWDA12,7322.29%56.4%
BELGAUMINCSIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPAJNPAPPAYYAGOUDA BASAGOUDA PATIL35,5407.49%61.5%
BELLARYINCBASAVARAJESWARIJNPM. P. PRAKASH72,28614.65%64.3%
BIDARINCNASING SURYAVANSIBJPRAJENDRA VERMA59,61517.69%43.8%
BIJAPURJNPGURADDI SHIVASHANKAREPPA MALLAPPAINCCHOUDHARI RAYAGONDAPPA BHIMANNA2,4190.57%60.1%
CHAMARAJANAGARINCV. SREENIVASA PRASADJNPG. N. MALLESHAIAH80,65318.01%62.3%
CHIKBALLAPURINCV. KRISHNA RAOJNPR. L .JALAPPA44,3148.13%72.6%
CHIKKODIINCB. SHANKARANADJNPANNAPPA KALLAPPA RAYANNAVAR3,6450.76%67.7%
CHIKMAGALURINCD. K. TARADEVICPIB. K. SUNDARESH1,40,04032.18%64.2%
CHITRADURGAINCK. H. RANGANATHJNPB. L. GOWDA56,81110.64%69.0%
DAVANGEREINCCHANNAIAH ODEYARJNPK. G. MAHESWARAPPA65,74112.26%67.8%
DHARWAD NORTHINCNAIKAR DYAMAPPA KALLAPPAJNPS. I. SHETTAR44,85110.21%61.0%
DHARWAD SOUTHINCAZEEZ SAITJNPABDUL NAIRSAB57,60711.87%69.2%
GULBARGAINCVEERENIRA PATILJNPVIDYADHAR GURUJI95,49023.80%52.2%
HASSANINCH. N. NANJEGOWDAJNPK. B. MALLAPPA31,9695.96%69.2%
KANAKAPURAINCM. V. CHANDRASHEKARA MURTHYJNPP. G. R. SINDHIYA7,0261.10%70.7%
KANARAINCG. DEVARAY NAIKJNPG. S. HEGDE AJJIBAL49,19810.43%64.4%
KOLARJNPV. VENKATESHINCG. Y. KRISHNAN44,7659.70%64.6%
KOPPALINCH. G. RAMULUJNPK. PAPARAO VEERAYYA57,95112.61%59.1%
MANDYAJNPK. V. SHANKARAGOWDAINCS. M. KRISHNA1,20,39622.09%75.4%
MANGALOREINCJANARDHANA POOJARYBJPK. RAMA BHAT1,19,39924.73%72.1%
MYSOREINCSRIKANTADATTA NARASIMHARAJA WADIYARINDK. P. SHANTHAMURTHY64,61014.27%60.3%
RAICHURINCB. V. DESAIJNPVISHWANATH REDDY57,38614.62%53.4%
SHIMOGAINCT. V. CHANDRASHEKARAPPABJPD. G. SHIVANNAGOWDA1,23,67423.93%69.3%
TUMKURINCG. S. BASAVARAJUJNPY. K. RAMAIAH30,4105.85%72.7%
UDUPIINCOSCAR FERNANDESBJPK. S. HEGDE1,42,33630.89%70.9%

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, Lok Sabha election 1984?

Indian National Congress won 24 of 28 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1984?

Turnout was 64.01% — 1.35 cr of 2.11 cr registered electors voted.

How many Lok Sabha seats does Karnataka have?

Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats.