2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-elections

2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly By-election

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15 vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Turnout| 70%
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Leader  | B. S. Yediyurappa | Siddaramaiah | H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party  | BJP | INC | JD(S)
Leader's seat  | Shikaripura | Badami | Channapatna
Last election  | 0  | 11  | 3
Seats won  | 12 | 2  | 0
Seat change  | 12  | 9  | 3
Percentage  | 50.32% | 31.50%  | 11.90%
Swing  | 18.82pp  | 13.96pp  | 4.87pp

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| Chief Minister before election

B. S. Yediyurappa
BJP

| Chief Minister

B. S. Yediyurappa
BJP

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By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in Karnataka on 5 December 2019, and results were announced on 9 December. BJP, the ruling party, needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority. It won 12 out of 15 seats. Congress won two, JD(S) failed to open its account, and one seat was won by a rebel BJP leader who contested as an independent.

## Election schedule

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### Scheduled

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By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were originally to be held on 21 October 2019 together with Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. The counting of votes was to be on 24 October 2019.[1][2][3]

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Date for Nominations | 23 Sep 2019 | Monday
Last Date for filing Nominations | 30 Sep 2019 | Monday
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 1 Oct 2019 | Tuesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 3 Oct 2019 | Thursday
Date of poll | 21 Oct 2019 | Monday
Date of counting | 24 Oct 2019 | Thursday
Date before which the election shall be completed | 24 Oct 2019 | Sunday

### Rescheduled

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The Election Commission on 27 September rescheduled the by-elections to 15 Karnataka assembly constituencies to 5 December and will declare the results no later than 11 December.[4]

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Date for Nominations | 11 Nov 2019 | Monday
Last Date for filing Nominations | 18 Nov 2019 | Monday
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 19 Nov 2019 | Tuesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 21 Nov 2019 | Thursday
Date of poll | 5 Dec 2019 | Thursday
Date of counting | 9 Dec 2019 | Monday
Date before which the election shall be completed | 11 Dec 2019 | Wednesday

## Surveys and polls

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### Seat projections

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Poll type  | Publishing Date  | Polling Agency  |  |  |  |  | Majority

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BJP  | INC  | JD(S)  | Others
Exit polls[5] | 5 December 2019  | Karnataka Power TV  | 8-12  | 3-6  | 0-2  | 0-1  | 1-5
BTV  | 9  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 2
Public TV  | 8-10  | 3-5  | 1-2  | 0-1  | 1-3

## Results

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### Results by party

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Party  | Vote Share  | Votes  | Seats

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%  | +/-%  | No.  | +/-  | No.  | %  | +/-
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  | 50.32  | 18.82  | 1,291,049  | 457,696  | 12  | 80.00  | 12
| Indian National Congress (INC)  | 31.50  | 13.96  | 808,114  | 394,560  | 2  | 13.33  | 9
| Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S))  | 11.90  | 4.87  | 305,307  | 138,325  | 0  | 0.00  | 3
| Uttama Prajaakeeya Party (UPP)  | 0.43  | 0.43  | 10,928  | 10,928  | 0  | 0.00  | 0
| Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS)  | 0.11  | 0.11  | 2,714  | 2,714  | 0  | 0.00  | 0
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)  | 0.09  | 0.09  | 2,417  | 2,417  | 0  | 0.00  | 0
| Independent (IND)  | 4.27  | 2.01  | 109,530  | 49,852  | 1  | 6.67  | 1
| Others  | 0.38  | 2.84  | 9,671  | 75,531  | 0  | 0.00  | 1
| None of the Above (NOTA)  | 0.94  | 0.17  | 24,073  | 3,599  |  |  |
Soure: Karnataka CEO[6]

### Results by constituency

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S.No  | Assembly Constituency  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Margin

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No.  | Name  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes
1  | 3  | Athani | Mahesh Kumathalli |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 99,203  | Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli  |  | Indian National Congress | 59,214  | 39,989
2  | 4  | Kagwad | Shrimant Balasaheb Patil |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 76,952  | Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage |  | Indian National Congress  | 58,395  | 18,557
3  | 9  | Gokak | Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 87,450  | Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi  |  | Indian National Congress  | 58,444  | 29,006
4  | 81  | Yellapur | Arabail Hebbar Shivaram |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 80,442  | Bhimanna T. Naik |  | Indian National Congress  | 49,034  | 31,408
5  | 86  | Hirekerur | B.C. Patil |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 85,562  | Bannikod Basappa Hanumantappa  |  | Indian National Congress  | 56,495  | 29,067
6  | 87  | Ranebennur | Arunkumar Guththur (M M P)  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 95,438  | K B Koliwad |  | Indian National Congress  | 72,216  | 23,222
7  | 90  | Vijayanagara | Anand Singh |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 85,477  | V.Y. Ghorpade  |  | Indian National Congress  | 55,352  | 30,125
8  | 141  | Chikkaballapur | K. Sudhakar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 84,389  | M. Anjanappa  |  | Indian National Congress  | 49,588  | 34,801
9  | 151  | Krishnarajapuram | B.A.Basavaraja  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 1,39,879  | M.Narayanaswamy  |  | Indian National Congress  | 76,436  | 63,443
10  | 153  | Yeshvanthapura | S. T. Somashekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 1,44,722  | T.N. Javarayi Gowda  |  | Janata Dal (Secular) | 1,17,023  | 27,699
11  | 156  | Mahalakshmi Layout | K Gopalaiah |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 85,889  | M. Shivaraju  |  | Indian National Congress  | 31,503  | 54,386
12  | 162  | Shivajinagar | Rizwan Arshad |  | Indian National Congress  | 49,890  | M. Saravana  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 36,369  | 13,521
13  | 178  | Hoskote | Sharath Kumar Bachegowda |  | Independent | 81,671  | M T B Nagaraj |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 70,185  | 13,521
14  | 192  | Krishnarajpet | Narayan Gowda |  | Bharatiya Janata Party  | 66,094  | B. L. Devaraj  |  | Janata Dal (Secular)  | 56,363  | 9,731
15  | 212  | Hunsur | H. P. Manjunath  |  | Indian National Congress  | 92,725  | Adagur H. Vishwanath |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 52,998  | 39,727

### Gains by BJP

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The bypolls were necessitated because 15 MLAs, from Congress and Janata Dal (S), resigned to bring down Kumaraswamy's coalition government. BJP won 12 out of 15 seats. But 3 seats escaped its grasp. Roshan Beg from Shivajinagar had resigned. But BJP did not allow Roshan Baig to join them, and he did not contest the bypoll. Congress retained the seat. From Hoskote, MTB Nagaraj resigned his seat and joined BJP who nominated him from his former seat. But a BJP rebel challenged him, and the rebel won. From Hunsur (Hunasuru), Adagur Vishwanath had won on JD(S) ticket, defeating Manjunath of Congress. He resigned, and contested as BJP candidate this time. But this time Manjunath managed to win the seat for Congress.

## See also

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* Elections in Karnataka
* Government of Karnataka
* Karnataka Legislative Assembly

## References

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1. ^ Nair, Arun, ed. (21 September 2019). "Highlights: Maharashtra, Haryana To Hold Polls On October 21, Results On October 24". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. ^ "Maharashtra & Haryana Vidhan Sabha Chunav Date 2019: विधानसभा चुनाव 2019 तारीख: महाराष्ट्र और हरियाणा में 21 अक्टूबर को होगा विधानसभा चुनाव, 24 को आएंगे नतीजे". Navbharat Times. 21 September 2019.
3. ^ "Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancy in the Parliamentary Constituency & State Legislative Assemblies of various States/UTs". Election Commission of India.
4. ^ "Karnataka byelections rescheduled; voting on December 5, results on December 9 | Bengaluru News". The Times of India. 27 September 2019.
5. ^ "Karnataka poll of polls: Exit polls predict lead for BJP in by-elections". India Today. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. ^ "Karnataka State Result Status" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2021.