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Who governs Karnataka today

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D. K. Shivakumar
Chief Minister of Karnataka

In office since 3 Jun 2026 · 3 months

Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962), commonly known as D. K. Shi or DKS, is an Indian politician and businessman who is serving as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka since 3 June 2026. A Leader of the Indian National Congress, he formerly served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. Shivakumar has represented the Kanakapura Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2008.

Current seats
224
in the present Karnataka assembly
Elections contested
11
Leading party, 2023
INC
135 of 224 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Karnataka.

2023vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Karnataka

Party20232018201320082004199919941989198519831978
INC1358012280651323417865822
BJP661044011079444042180
JNP000000001399559
JD(S)19374028581000000
Others432262238150421829163
Total seats224224224224224224224224224224224

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Karnataka

05010015019919781983198519891994199920042008201320182023INCBJPJNPJD(S)
  • INC
  • BJP
  • JNP
  • JD(S)

Constituency performance

From the 224 results in Karnataka, 2023

Best performance
KANAKAPURA
D K SHIVAKUMAR, 75.03% share
Closest contest
JAYANAGAR
won by 16 (0.01%)
Biggest victory
KANAKAPURA
won by 1,22,392 (64.21%)
Lowest turnout
C.V. RAMAN NAGAR
47.43%

Seat change & vote share

Karnataka, 2023

224SEATS
  • Retained109 (49%)
  • Changed hands115 (51%)

109 constituencies were won by the same party as 2018; 115 changed hands.

Vote share by party
INC42.88%
BJP36.00%
JD(S)13.29%
IND4.07%
AAAP0.58%
BSP0.31%

Result by election

INC 135BJP 66JD(S) 19
  • INC135
  • BJP66
  • JD(S)19
  • IND2
  • SARVODAYAKARNATAKAPAKSHA1
  • KALYANARAJYAPRAGATHIPAKSHA1
BJP 104INC 80JD(S) 37
  • BJP104
  • INC80
  • JD(S)37
  • KPJP1
  • IND1
  • BSP1
INC 122JD(S) 40BJP 40
  • INC122
  • JD(S)40
  • BJP40
  • IND9
  • KJP6
  • BSRCP4
  • SP1
  • SKP1
  • KMP1
BJP 110INC 80JD(S) 28
  • BJP110
  • INC80
  • JD(S)28
  • IND6
BJP 79INC 65JD(S) 58IND 13
  • BJP79
  • INC65
  • JD(S)58
  • IND13
  • JD(U)5
  • RPI1
  • KCVP1
  • CPM1
  • KNDP1
INC 132BJP 44IND 19JD(U) 18
  • INC132
  • BJP44
  • IND19
  • JD(U)18
  • JD(S)10
  • ADMK1
JD 115BJP 40INC 34IND 18
  • JD115
  • BJP40
  • INC34
  • IND18
  • KCP10
  • CPM1
  • ADMK1
  • KCVP1
  • BRP1
  • INL1
  • BSP1
  • KRRS1
INC 178JD 24
  • INC178
  • JD24
  • IND12
  • BJP4
  • JNPJP2
  • KRS2
  • ADK1
  • MUL1
JNP 139INC 65IND 13
  • JNP139
  • INC65
  • IND13
  • CPI3
  • BJP2
  • CPM2
JNP 95INC 82IND 22BJP 18
  • JNP95
  • INC82
  • IND22
  • BJP18
  • CPI3
  • CPM3
  • ADMK1
INC(I) 149JNP 59
  • INC(I)149
  • JNP59
  • IND10
  • CPI3
  • INC2
  • RPI1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Karnataka, most recent first

Full history →
D. K. Shivakumar
INCIncumbent
2026present
Basavaraj Bommai
BJP
20212023
Siddaramaiah
INC
20132026
Jagadish Shettar
BJP
20122013

Assembly constituencies

224 current, 224 under former boundaries · showing 201–250 of 448

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
201MOODABIDRIGEN42023
202MANGALORE CITY NORTHGEN42023
203MANGALORE CITY SOUTHGEN42023
204MANGALOREGEN42023
205BANTVALGEN42023
206PUTTURGEN42023
207SULLIASC42023
208MADIKERIGEN42023
209VIRAJPETGEN42023
210PERIYAPATNAGEN42023
211KRISHNARAJANAGARAGEN42023
212HUNSURGEN42023
213HEGGADADEVANKOTEST42023
214NANJANGUDSC42023
215CHAMUNDESHWARIGEN42023
216KRISHNARAJAGEN42023
217CHAMARAJAGEN42023
218NARASIMHARAJAGEN42023
219VARUNAGEN42023
220T.NARASIPURSC42023
221HANURGEN42023
222KOLLEGALSC42023
223CHAMARAJANAGARGEN42023
224GUNDLUPETGEN42023
1AURADformer boundaryGEN72004
2BHALKIformer boundaryGEN72004
3HULSOORformer boundarySC72004
4BIDARformer boundaryGEN72004
5HUMNABADformer boundaryGEN72004
6BASAVAKALYANformer boundaryGEN72004
7CHINCHOLIformer boundaryGEN72004
8KAMALAPURformer boundarySC72004
9ALLANDformer boundaryGEN72004
10GULBARGAformer boundaryGEN72004
11SHAHABADformer boundarySC72004
12AFZALPURformer boundaryGEN72004
13CHITAPURformer boundaryGEN72004
14SEDAMformer boundaryGEN72004
15JEWARGIformer boundaryGEN72004
16GURMITKALformer boundarySC72004
17YADGIRformer boundaryGEN72004
18SHAHAPURformer boundaryGEN72004
19SHORAPURformer boundaryGEN72004
20DEODURGformer boundarySC72004
21RAICHURformer boundaryGEN72004
22KALMALAformer boundaryGEN72004
23MANVIformer boundaryGEN72004
24LINGSUGURformer boundaryGEN72004
25SINDHNOORformer boundaryGEN72004
26KUSHTAGIformer boundaryGEN72004

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.

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