Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 2004
28 constituencies in Karnataka, 65.08% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18 | +11 | 24 | 87,32,783 | 34.77% | +7.59 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 8 | -10 | 28 | 92,47,605 | 36.82% | -8.59 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 2 | +2 | 28 | 51,35,205 | 20.45% | +9.60 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5,88,117 | 2.34% | +0.53 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | -3 | 4 | 4,68,682 | 1.87% | -11.41 |
| KNDPKNDP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3,49,183 | 1.39% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,05,435 | 1.22% | +0.57 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,58,134 | 0.63% | — |
| USYPUSYP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33,128 | 0.13% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,853 | 0.11% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19,027 | 0.08% | +0.05 |
| RSPSRashtriya Samaj Paksha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14,538 | 0.06% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14,388 | 0.06% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,413 | 0.05% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,268 | 0.02% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,900 | 0.02% | — |
- BJP18 (64%)
- INC8 (29%)
- JD(S)2 (7%)
- BJP18
- INC8
- JD(S)2
- BJP18
- INC8
- JD(S)2
Constituency performance
From the 28 results in Karnataka
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Lok Sabha election (1999), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained14 (50%)
- Changed hands14 (50%)
14 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 14 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
- BJP
- INC
- JD(S)
Constituency results
All 28 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–28 of 28
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGALKOT | BJPGADDIGOUDAR PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA | INCPATIL R S | 1,67,38319.27% | 65.5% |
| BANGALORE NORTH | BJPDR. H.T. SANGLIANA | INCJAFFER SHARIEF C K | 30,3582.62% | 54.2% |
| BANGALORE SOUTH | BJPANANTH KUMAR | INCKRISHNAPPA M | 62,2717.78% | 49.4% |
| BELGAUM | BJPANGADI SURESH CHANABASAPPA | INCAMARSINH VASANTRAO PATIL | 84,7539.48% | 66.0% |
| BELLARY | BJPG. KARUNAKARA REDDY | INCKONDAIAH K C | 31,6793.33% | 66.8% |
| BIDAR | BJPRAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA | INCNARSINGRAO HULLA SURYAWANSHI | 23,6212.90% | 59.4% |
| BIJAPUR | BJPBASANAGOUDA R PATIL(YATNAL) | INCBASANAGOUDA SOMANAGOUDA PATIL (MANAGULI) | 37,5334.75% | 59.5% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | JD(S)M. SHIVANNA | INCA SIDDARAJU | 43,9895.16% | 71.7% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INCR.L. JALAPPA | JD(S)SHASHI KUMAR | 60,0226.45% | 70.8% |
| CHIKKODI | BJPJIGAJINAGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA | INCGHATAGE S B | 43,4925.19% | 70.8% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | BJPD. C. SRIKANTAPPA | INCB L SHANKAR | 73,6728.99% | 73.1% |
| CHITRADURGA | INCN.Y. HANUMANTHAPPA | JD(S)KODANDARAMAIAH P | 37,4604.08% | 69.8% |
| DAVANGERE | BJPG.M. SIDDESWARA | INCMALLIKARJUN S S | 32,6763.59% | 68.3% |
| DHARWAD NORTH | BJPPRALHAD JOSHI | INCB S PATIL | 83,07810.25% | 64.8% |
| DHARWAD SOUTH | BJPKUNNUR MANJUNATH CHANNAPPA | INCPROF. I G SANADI | 1,45,11216.78% | 71.8% |
| GULBARGA | INCIQBAL AHMED SARADGI | BJPBASAWARAJ PATIL SEDAM | 57,4716.94% | 57.5% |
| HASSAN | JD(S)H. D. DEVEGOWDA | INCH C SRIKANTAIAH ALIAS ANNAIAH | 1,90,30520.86% | 70.6% |
| KANAKAPURA | INCTEJASHWINI SEE RAMESH | BJPRAMACHANDRA GOWDA | 1,16,6637.51% | 57.6% |
| KANARA | BJPANANTHKUMAR HEGDE | INCALVA MARGARET | 1,72,22620.65% | 69.1% |
| KOLAR | INCK.H. MUNIYAPPA | BJPVEERAIAH D S | 11,6351.28% | 72.0% |
| KOPPAL | INCK. VIRUPAXAPPA | BJPNAGAPPA BHEEMAPPA SALONI | 43,6234.88% | 63.3% |
| MANDYA | INCAMBAREESH M. H. | JD(S)DR. S RAMEGOWDA | 1,24,43814.51% | 71.5% |
| MANGALORE | BJPD. V. SADANANDA GOWDA | INCM VEERAPPA MOILY | 33,4154.22% | 71.9% |
| MYSORE | BJPC. H. VIJAYASHANKAR | JD(S)A S GURUSWAMY | 10,1501.06% | 64.7% |
| RAICHUR | INCA.VENKATESH NAIK | JD(S)RAJA MADANGOPAL NAYAK | 5080.06% | 58.4% |
| SHIMOGA | BJPS. BANGARAPPA | INCAYANUR MANJUNATH | 76,1458.58% | 70.5% |
| TUMKUR | BJPS. MALLIKARJUNAIAH | JD(S)JAGADEESH D L | 2,3510.27% | 70.7% |
| UDUPI | BJPMANORAMA MADHWARAJ | INCVINAYA KUMAR SORAKE | 29,0033.72% | 68.5% |
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 2004?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 18 of 28 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 2004?
Turnout was 65.08% — 2.51 cr of 3.86 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats.
