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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 401–448 of 448

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
177HUBLI RURALformer boundaryGEN72004
178KALGHATGIformer boundaryGEN72004
179KUNDGOLformer boundaryGEN72004
180SHIGGAONformer boundaryGEN72004
181HANAGALformer boundaryGEN72004
182HIREKERURformer boundaryGEN72004
183RANIBENNURformer boundaryGEN72004
184BYADGIformer boundarySC72004
185HAVERIformer boundaryGEN72004
186SHIRHATTIformer boundaryGEN72004
187MUNDARGIformer boundaryGEN72004
188GADAGformer boundaryGEN72004
189RONformer boundaryGEN72004
190NARAGUNDformer boundaryGEN72004
191NAVALGUNDformer boundaryGEN72004
192RAMDURGformer boundaryGEN72004
193PARASGADformer boundaryGEN72004
194BAILHONGALformer boundaryGEN72004
195KITTURformer boundaryGEN72004
196KHANAPURformer boundaryGEN72004
197BELGAUMformer boundaryGEN72004
198UCHAGAONformer boundaryGEN72004
199BAGEWADIformer boundaryGEN72004
200GOKAKformer boundaryST72004
201ARABHAVIformer boundaryGEN72004
202HUKKERIformer boundaryGEN72004
203SANKESHWARformer boundaryGEN72004
204NIPPANIformer boundaryGEN72004
205SADALGAformer boundaryGEN72004
206CHIKKODIformer boundarySC72004
207RAIBAGformer boundarySC72004
208KAGWADformer boundaryGEN72004
209ATHANIformer boundaryGEN72004
210JAMKHANDIformer boundaryGEN72004
211BILGIformer boundaryGEN72004
212MUDHOLformer boundarySC72004
213BAGALKOTformer boundaryGEN72004
214BADAMIformer boundaryGEN72004
215GULEDGUDformer boundaryGEN72004
216HUNGUNDformer boundaryGEN72004
217MUDDEBIHALformer boundaryGEN72004
218HUVIN-HIPPARGIformer boundaryGEN72004
219BASAVANA-BAGEWADIformer boundaryGEN72004
220TIKOTAformer boundaryGEN72004
221BIJAPURformer boundaryGEN72004
222BALLOLLIformer boundarySC72004
223INDIformer boundaryGEN72004
224SINDGIformer 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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