Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1999
28 constituencies in Karnataka, 65.20% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 18 | +9 | 28 | 1,01,50,765 | 45.41% | +9.19 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 7 | -6 | 19 | 60,77,020 | 27.19% | +0.24 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 3 | +3 | 10 | 29,67,576 | 13.28% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24,25,538 | 10.85% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4,04,368 | 1.81% | +1.05 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,44,970 | 0.65% | +0.09 |
| KCVPKCVP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73,012 | 0.33% | +0.24 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54,950 | 0.25% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22,346 | 0.10% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17,434 | 0.08% | +0.04 |
| BRPPBRPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,617 | 0.03% | — |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,371 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,707 | 0.02% | -0.01 |
- INC18 (64%)
- BJP7 (25%)
- JD(U)3 (11%)
- INC18
- BJP7
- JD(U)3
- INC18
- BJP7
- JD(U)3
Constituency performance
From the 28 results in Karnataka
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Lok Sabha election (1998), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained11 (39%)
- Changed hands17 (61%)
11 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 17 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
- INC
- BJP
- JD(U)
Constituency results
All 28 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–28 of 28
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGALKOT | INCR.S. Patil | JD(U)Ajayakumar Sambasadashiv Sarnaik | 76,43410.15% | 66.8% |
| BANGALORE NORTH | INCC.K Jaffar Sharief | JD(U)Michael B.Fernandes | 1,75,60517.08% | 56.3% |
| BANGALORE SOUTH | BJPAnanth Kumar | INCB.K.Hari Prasad | 66,0548.21% | 54.1% |
| BELGAUM | INCAmarsinh Vasantarao Patil | BJPBabagouda Patil | 49,8986.38% | 63.5% |
| BELLARY | INCSonia Gandhi | BJPSushma Swaraj | 56,1006.99% | 66.1% |
| BIDAR | BJPRamchandra Veerappa | INCNarasingarao Suryawanshi | 1,52,03320.84% | 60.8% |
| BIJAPUR | BJPBasangouda Ramangouda Patil(Yatnal) | INCGudadinni Laxmibai Basagondappa | 36,6395.13% | 60.4% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | JD(U)V.Sreenivasaprasad | INCA.Siddaraju | 16,1462.10% | 69.7% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INCR.L. Jalappa | JD(U)N.Ramesh | 2,11,18625.80% | 68.8% |
| CHIKKODI | JD(U)Jigajinagi Rameshchandappa | INCKanagali Pradeepkumar Shankaranand | 84,59011.38% | 68.0% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | BJPD.C.Srikantappa | INCD.M.Putte Gowda | 30,2774.24% | 68.0% |
| CHITRADURGA | JD(U)Shashi Kumar | INCC.P.Mudalagiriyappa | 11,1781.34% | 70.7% |
| DAVANGERE | BJPG.Mallikarjunappa | INCShamanur Shivashankarappa | 16,2691.91% | 69.8% |
| DHARWAD NORTH | BJPVijay Sankeshwar | INCVeeranna A.Mattikatti | 41,6025.78% | 64.2% |
| DHARWAD SOUTH | INCProf. I.G. Sanadi | JD(U)B.M.Menasinkai | 39,1985.10% | 70.6% |
| GULBARGA | INCIqbal Ahemed Saradgi | BJPBasavaraj Patil Sedam | 69,8379.43% | 57.8% |
| HASSAN | INCG.Putta Swamy Gowda | JD(S)H.D.Deve Gowda | 1,41,75716.51% | 70.5% |
| KANAKAPURA | INCM.V.Chandrashekara Murthy | BJPM. Srinivas | 34,0172.76% | 58.5% |
| KANARA | INCAlva Margaret | BJPAnant kumar | 10,5911.42% | 67.6% |
| KOLAR | INCK.H. Muniyappa | BJPG. Mangamma | 82,78210.15% | 71.2% |
| KOPPAL | INCH.G.Ramulu | JD(U)Basavaraj Rayareddy | 12,5121.65% | 61.2% |
| MANDYA | INCAmbareesh @ Amaranatha .M.H | JD(S)Krishna | 1,52,18019.01% | 72.8% |
| MANGALORE | BJPV.Dhananjaya Kumar | INCM.Veerappa Moily | 8,4691.18% | 71.8% |
| MYSORE | INCSrikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar | BJPC.H.Vijayashankar | 13,4311.49% | 69.0% |
| RAICHUR | INCA. Venkatesh Naik | JD(U)Abdul Samad Siddiq | 1,72,20625.09% | 56.0% |
| SHIMOGA | INCS.Bangarappa | BJPAyanur Manjunatha | 95,03811.78% | 71.2% |
| TUMKUR | INCG.S.Basavaraj | BJPS.Mallikarjunaiah | 63,9378.26% | 71.2% |
| UDUPI | INCVinay Kumar Sorake | BJPI.M. Jayaram Shetty | 31,5874.61% | 66.9% |
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 1999?
Indian National Congress won 18 of 28 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1999?
Turnout was 65.20% — 2.24 cr of 3.43 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats.
