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Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1991

28 constituencies in Karnataka, 53.41% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
28
Candidates
391
15 women, 3 elected
Turnout
53.41%
1.54 cr of 2.88 cr
Leading party
INC
23 of 28 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Karnataka

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INCIndian National Congress23-42864,90,02042.13%-6.77
BJPBharatiya Janata Party4+42845,10,09029.28%+26.73
JPJP1+165,88,3213.82%—
JDJanata Dal0-12127,29,93917.72%-10.61
KRSKRS00104,90,2753.18%+0.49
INDIndependent002664,27,6402.78%-1.66
CPICommunist Party of India00197,7270.63%-0.14
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00128,0100.18%—
MSDMSD00510,0480.07%—
LKDLok Dal0035,6180.04%—
PBIPBI0054,8140.03%—
BKUSBKUS0024,7720.03%—
BSPBahujan Samaj Party0014,5090.03%—
SUPSUP0024,4890.03%—
DDPDDP0043,5510.02%—
RPKRPK0011,2840.01%-1.25
KNPKNP0025760.00%—
CKNCKN0013830.00%—
BBPBuland Bharat Party0013290.00%—
JNPJanata Party0012130.00%—
KDPKDP0011640.00%—
RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party0011480.00%—
2828 SEATS
  • INC23 (82%)
  • BJP4 (14%)
  • JP1 (4%)
  • INC23
  • BJP4
  • JP1
INC 23BJP 4
  • INC23
  • BJP4
  • JP1

Constituency performance

From the 28 results in Karnataka

Closest contest
DAVANGERE
won by 455 (0.08%)
Biggest victory
RAICHUR
won by 1,22,458 (32.49%)
Highest turnout
CHIKBALLAPUR
65.99%
Lowest turnout
RAICHUR
37.90%

Seat change

Against Karnataka's previous Lok Sabha election (1989), matched constituency-for-constituency

28SEATS
  • Retained22 (79%)
  • Changed hands6 (21%)

22 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 6 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%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024INCBJPJP
  • INC
  • BJP
  • JP
TURNOUT
0%19%39%58%77%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024Turnout

Constituency results

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

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
BAGALKOTINCSIDDAPPA BHIMAPPA NYAMAGOUDARJDRAMAKRISHNA HEGADE21,2043.56%62.5%
BANGALORE NORTHINCC.K. JAFFER SHARIEFJDC. NARAYANASWAMY60,3179.98%45.3%
BANGALORE SOUTHBJPK. VENKATGIRI GOWDAINCR. GUNDU RAO27,2484.56%45.0%
BELGAUMINCSIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPAKRSBABAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA PATIL46,1098.86%50.7%
BELLARYINCBASAVARAJESHWARI (W)JDY. NETAKALLAPPA65,98112.90%49.3%
BIDARBJPRAMCHANDRA VEERAPPAINCNARSINGRAO HULAJI SURYAWANSHI1,16,22525.82%45.2%
BIJAPURINCGUDADINNI BASAGONDAPPA KADAPPABJPPATTAN SHETTY RAJASHEKAR VEERGONDAPPA67,65414.96%47.2%
CHAMARAJANAGARINCV. SREENIVASA PRASADJDH.C. MAHADEVAPPA68,96012.31%59.3%
CHIKBALLAPURINCV. KRISHNA RAOJDR.L. JALAPPA1,03,37115.83%66.0%
CHIKKODIINCB. SHANKARANANDJDA.K. RAYANNAVAR1,12,61623.16%52.3%
CHIKMAGALURINCD.K. THARADEVI (W)BJPD.C. SRIKANTAPPA31,8726.27%53.5%
CHITRADURGAINCC.P. MUDALAGIRIYAPPABJPL.G. HAVANURA82,51214.30%55.8%
DAVANGEREINCCHANNAIAH ODEYARBJPS.A. RABINDRANATH4550.08%54.5%
DHARWAD NORTHINCD.K. NAIKARBJPBELLAD CHANDRAKANT21,7914.60%49.4%
DHARWAD SOUTHINCB.M. MUJAHIDBJPB.G. BANAKAR73,77114.89%52.6%
GULBARGAINCB.G. JAWALIBJPBASAWARAJ PATIL SEDAM62,08314.96%39.8%
HASSANJPH.D. DEVEGOWDAINCH.C. SRIKANTHAIAH ALIAS ANNAIAH3,1910.46%65.6%
KANAKAPURAINCM.V. CHANDRASHEKARA MURTHYBJPRAMCHANDRA GOWDA33,4634.22%57.9%
KANARAINCNAIK G. DEVARAYABJPKARKI MANJUNATH29,9646.21%49.8%
KOLARINCK.H. MUNIYAPPABJPV. HANUMAPPA62,37710.61%61.4%
KOPPALINCANWARI BASAVARAJ PATILJDSIDDARAMAIAH11,1972.04%52.0%
MANDYAINCG. MADEGOWDABJPD. RAMALINGAIAH95,34715.61%63.0%
MANGALOREBJPV. DHANANJAYA KUMARINCJANARDHANA POOJARI35,0056.35%58.8%
MYSOREINCCHANDRAPRABHA URS (W)BJPSRIKANTADATTA NARASIMHARAJA WADIYAR16,8822.95%52.7%
RAICHURINCVENKATESH NAIKJDNAZEER AHMED SIDDIQUI1,22,45832.49%37.9%
SHIMOGAINCK.G. SHIVAPPABJPB.S. YEDIYURAPPA40,7036.65%58.7%
TUMKURBJPS. MALLIKARJUNAIAHINCG.S. BASAVARAJ18,9173.21%60.5%
UDUPIINCOSCAR FERNANDESBJPA. RUKMAYYA POOJARY87,81217.97%53.8%

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, Lok Sabha election 1991?

Indian National Congress won 23 of 28 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1991?

Turnout was 53.41% — 1.54 cr of 2.88 cr registered electors voted.

How many Lok Sabha seats does Karnataka have?

Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats.