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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 251–300 of 448

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
27YELBURGAformer boundaryGEN72004
28KANAKAGIRIformer boundaryGEN72004
29GANGAVATHIformer boundaryGEN72004
30KOPPALformer boundaryGEN72004
31SIRUGUPPAformer boundaryGEN72004
32KURUGODUformer boundaryGEN72004
33BELLARYformer boundaryGEN72004
34HOSPETformer boundaryGEN72004
35SANDURformer boundaryGEN72004
36KUDLIGIformer boundaryGEN72004
37KOTTURformer boundaryGEN72004
38HADAGALLIformer boundaryGEN72004
39HARAPANAHALLIformer boundarySC72004
40HARIHARformer boundaryGEN72004
41DAVANGEREformer boundaryGEN72004
42MAYAKONDAformer boundaryGEN72004
43BHARAMASAGARAformer boundarySC72004
44CHITRADURGAformer boundaryGEN72004
45JAGALURformer boundaryGEN72004
46MOLAKALMURUformer boundaryGEN72004
47CHALLAKEREformer boundaryGEN72004
48HIRIYURformer boundarySC72004
49HOLALKEREformer boundaryGEN72004
50HOSADURGAformer boundaryGEN72004
51PAVAGADAformer boundarySC72004
52SIRAformer boundaryGEN72004
53KALLAMBELLAformer boundaryGEN72004
54BELLAVIformer boundaryGEN72004
55MADHUGIRIformer boundarySC72004
56KORATAGEREformer boundaryGEN72004
57TUMKURformer boundaryGEN72004
58KUNIGALformer boundaryGEN72004
59HULIYURDURGAformer boundaryGEN72004
60GUBBIformer boundaryGEN72004
61TURUVEKEREformer boundaryGEN72004
62TIPTURformer boundaryGEN72004
63CHIKNAIKANAHALLIformer boundaryGEN72004
64GOWRIBIDANURformer boundaryGEN72004
65CHIKBALLAPURformer boundarySC72004
66SIDLAGHATTAformer boundaryGEN72004
67BAGEPALLIformer boundaryGEN72004
68CHINTAMANIformer boundaryGEN72004
69SRINIVASAPURformer boundaryGEN72004
70MULBAGALformer boundaryGEN72004
71KOLAR GOLD FIELDSformer boundarySC72004
72BETHAMANGALAformer boundarySC72004
73KOLARformer boundaryGEN72004
74VEMGALformer boundaryGEN72004
75MALURformer boundaryGEN72004
76MALLESWARAMformer 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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