2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

Indian state election

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

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All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered| 53,131,579
Turnout| 73.84% ( 1.34 pp)[1]
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Leader  | Siddaramaiah | Basavaraj Bommai | H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party  | INC | BJP | JD(S)
Leader since  | 2009  | 2021  | 2006
Leader's seat  | Varuna | Shiggaon | Channapatna
Last election  | 38.14%, 80 seats  | 36.35%, 104 seats  | 18.3%, 37 seats
Seats won  | 135 | 66  | 19
Seat change  |  55  |  38  |  18
Popular vote  | 16,789,272 | 14,096,529  | 5,205,489
Percentage  | 42.88% | 36.00%  | 13.29%
Swing  |  4.74 pp |  0.35 pp |  5.01 pp

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Results by constituency (shaded)

Results by constituency (winners)

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Structure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after the election

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| Chief Minister before election

Basavaraj Bommai
BJP

| Elected Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah
INC

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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Karnataka on 10 May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023.

The election saw a final voter turnout of 73.84%, the highest ever recorded in the history of Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka.[1][2]

The Indian National Congress won the election in a landslide by getting 135 seats, making it their biggest win by seats and vote share in Karnataka since the 1989 elections.[3][4][5] The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) conceded defeat, finishing second and third, respectively.[6][7]

## Background

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The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ended on 24 May 2023.[8] The previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. The Indian National Congress won the election in a landslide by getting 135 seats, making it their biggest win by seats and vote share in Karnataka since the 1989 elections.[3][4][5]

### Political developments

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See also: 2019 Karnataka political crisis

In July 2019, the coalition government collapsed due to resignations by several members of Congress and JD(S) in the assembly.[9] Subsequently, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with B. S. Yediyurappa becoming Chief Minister.[10]

On 26 July 2021, Yediyurappa resigned from Chief Minister's post[11] and Basavaraj Bommai was sworn in as the new Chief Minister on 28 July 2021.[12]

#### Defections before polls

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On 19 February 2023, BJP leader H.D. Thammaiah joined Congress along with his supporters.[13] On 9 March 2023, BJP MLC Puttanna joined the Congress.[14] Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit BJP on 16 April 2023[15][16] and joined Congress the next day.[17] Other leaders that left BJP before the polls include Laxman Savadi, M P Kumaraswamy and R. Shankar.[18][19]

## Schedule

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The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 March 2023.[20][21] The Election Commission declared that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct "came into force with immediate effect" with the announcement of schedule.[22]

Event  | Date  | Day

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Date of Notification | 13 April 2023 | Thursday
Last date for filing nominations | 20 April 2023 | Thursday
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 21 April 2023 | Friday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 24 April 2023 | Monday
Date of poll | 10 May 2023 | Wednesday
Date of counting | 13 May 2023 | Saturday

## Election statistics

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### Electorate

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The total electorate in the state were 52,173,579 of which there were 26,200,000 men, 25,900,000 women and 4,699 transgender voters. 16,976 centenarians, 12.15 lakh voters over the age of 80 and 917,000 first-time voters were also included in the total. Moreover, 555,000 voters were disabled.[23][24]

### Polling stations

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The Election Commission announced 58,282 polling stations for the election, out of which 24,063 were in urban areas and 34,219 in rural areas. The commission announced that to ensure enhanced voter participation, 1,320 polling stations were to be managed by women, 224 each by youth and disabled personnel.[25] 130,000 vials of indelible ink were supplied by Mysore Paints and Varnish for the polls.[26]

## Parties contesting

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###   Indian National Congress

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Leader  | Photo  | Seats contested

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| Indian National Congress |  |  | Siddaramaiah |  | 223[a][27][28]

###   Janata Dal (Secular)

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Leader  | Photo  | Seats contested

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| Janata Dal (Secular) |  |  | H. D. Kumaraswamy |  | 209[b][27]

### Others

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| Aam Aadmi Party |  |  | Prithvi Reddy[29] | 209[27][28]
| Karnataka Rashtra Samithi |  |  | Ravi Krishna Reddy[30][31] | 195[27]
| Bahujan Samaj Party |  |  | M. Krishnamurthy[32] | 133[27][28]
| Uttama Prajaakeeya Party |  |  | Upendra[33] | 110[27]
| Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha |  |  | G. Janardhana Reddy | 46
| Social Democratic Party of India |  |  | M. K. Faizy  | 16
| Samajwadi Party |  |  | Shankar Bidari | 14
| Nationalist Congress Party |  |  | Hari R[34] | 9[35]
| Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha |  |  | Darshan Puttannaiah | 8
| Communist Party of India |  |  | Sati Sundaresh[36] | 7[c][38]
| Janata Dal (United) |  |  | Mahima patel  | 7
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  | U. Basavaraj[39] | 4[27][28]
| All India Forward Bloc |  |  |  | 3
| Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) |  |  |  | 3
| National People's Party |  |  |  | 2
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |  |  |  | 2
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |  |  |  | 2

## Candidates

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JD(S) released the first list of 93 candidates on 19 December 2022 and[40] the second list of 49 candidates on 14 April 2023.[41][42] Another list of 6 candidates on 15 April.[43] and candidate for Chamaraja was announced on 16 April.[44] A list of 59 candidates was released on 19 April.[45] On the same day, another list was released wherein candidates from 12 constituencies were replaced[46] and support was given to other parties in 7 other constituencies.[45] Final list of 13 candidates was released on 20 April.[47]

Congress released the first list of 124 candidates on 25 March 2023,[48] the second list of 41 candidates on 6 April, leaving one seat for Sarvodaya Karnataka Party,[49][50] the third list of 43 candidates on 15 April,[51] the fourth list of 7 candidates on 18 April,[52] the fifth list of 4 candidates (including replacement for Shiggaon constituency) on 19 April[53][54] and the sixth and final list of 5 candidates on 20 April.[55]

BJP released the first list of 189 candidates on 11 April 2023,[56] the second list of 23 candidates on 12 April,[57] the third list of 10 candidates on 17 April[58] the fourth and final list of 2 candidates on 19 April.[59]

District[60] | Constituency  | BJP | INC | JD(S)

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#  | Name  | Party  | Candidate[61][62][63] | Party  | Candidate[61][64][65] | Party  | Candidate[61][66]
Belagavi | 1  | Nippani |  | BJP | Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle |  | INC | Kakasaheb Pandurang Patil  |  | JD(S) | Raju Maruti Pawar
2  | Chikkodi-Sadalga |  | BJP | Ramesh Katti |  | INC | Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri |  | JD(S) | Suhas Sadashiv Valke
3  | Athani |  | BJP | Mahesh Kumathalli |  | INC | Laxman Savadi |  | JD(S) | Shashikanth Padasaligi Swamiji
4  | Kagwad |  | BJP | Shrimant Patil |  | INC | Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage |  | JD(S) | Mallappa M Chunga
5  | Kudachi (SC)  |  | BJP | P. Rajeev |  | INC | Mahendra K. Thammannavar  |  | JD(S) | Anand Gulagi
6  | Raibag (SC)  |  | BJP | Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole |  | INC | Mahaveer Mohith  |  | JD(S) | Pradeep Malagi
7  | Hukkeri |  | BJP | Nikhil Umesh Katti |  | INC | Appayyagouda Basagouda Patil  |  | JD(S) | Basavaraja Gowda Patil
8  | Arabhavi |  | BJP | Balachandra Jarkiholi |  | INC | Arvind Dalwai  |  | JD(S) | Prakash Kash Shetty
9  | Gokak |  | BJP | Ramesh Jarkiholi |  | INC | Mahantesh Kadadi  |  | JD(S) | Channabasappa Balappa Giddannavar
10  | Yemkanmardi (ST)  |  | BJP | Basavaraj Hundri  |  | INC | Sathish Jarkiholi |  | JD(S) | Maruti Mallappa Astagi
11  | Belgaum Uttar |  | BJP | Ravi Patil  |  | INC | Asif Sait |  | JD(S) | Sivananda Mugalihal
12  | Belgaum Dakshin |  | BJP | Abhay Patil |  | INC | Prabhavathi Mastmardi  |  | JD(S) | Srinivasa Gholkar
13  | Belgaum Rural |  | BJP | Nagesh Manolkar  |  | INC | Lakshmi Hebbalkar |  | JD(S) | Shankar Gowda Rudragowda Patil
14  | Khanapur |  | BJP | Vithal Somanna Halagekar |  | INC | Anjali Nimbalkar |  | JD(S) | Naseer Bapulsab Bhagavan
15  | Kittur |  | BJP | Mahantesh Doddagoudar  |  | INC | Babasaheb D. Patil |  | JD(S) | Ashwini Singaiah Poojera
16  | Bailhongal |  | BJP | Jagadish Metgud  |  | INC | Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand |  | JD(S) | Shankar Madalagi
17  | Saundatti Yellamma |  | BJP | Ratna Mamani |  | INC | Vishwas Vasant Vaidya |  | JD(S) | Sourabh Anand Chopra
18  | Ramdurg |  | BJP | Chikka Revanna |  | INC | Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan |  | JD(S) | Prakash Mudhol
Bagalkot | 19  | Mudhol (SC)  |  | BJP | Govind Karjol |  | INC | R. B. Timmapur |  | JD(S) | Dharmaraj Vithal Doddamani
20  | Terdal |  | BJP | Siddu Savadi  |  | INC | Siddappa Ramappa Konnur  |  | JD(S) | Suresh Arjuna Madiwala
21  | Jamkhandi |  | BJP | Jagadish Gudagunti  |  | INC | Anand Siddu Nyamagouda  |  | JD(S) | Yakoob Kapdewal
22  | Bilgi |  | BJP | Murugesh Nirani |  | INC | Jagadish Timmanagouda Patil |  | JD(S) | Rukmuddin Saudagar
23  | Badami |  | BJP | Shantha Gowda Patil  |  | INC | B, B. Chimmanakatti |  | JD(S) | Hanumanthappa B. Mavinamarad
24  | Bagalkot |  | BJP | Veerabhadrayya Charantimath  |  | INC | Hullappa Yamanappa Meti |  | JD(S) | Devaraj Patil
25  | Hungund |  | BJP | Doddanagouda G Patil  |  | INC | Vijayanand Kashappanavar |  | JD(S) | Shivappa Bol
Vijayapura | 26  | Muddebihal |  | BJP | A. S. Patil |  | INC | C. S. Nadagouda |  | JD(S) | Channabasappa S. Sollapura
27  | Devar Hippargi |  | BJP | Somanagouda Patil  |  | INC | Sharanappa T. Sunagar  |  | JD(S) | Bhimanagouda Patil
28  | Basavana Bagevadi |  | BJP | S. K. Bellubbi  |  | INC | Shivanand Patil |  | JD(S) | Somanagowda Patil
29  | Babaleshwar |  | BJP | Vijugouda Patil  |  | INC | M. B. Patil |  | JD(S) | Basavaraj Honawada
30  | Bijapur City |  | BJP | Basangouda Patil Yatnal |  | INC | Abdul Hameed Mushrif  |  | JD(S) | Bande Nawaz Mabari
31  | Nagathan (SC)  |  | BJP | Sanjeev Aihole  |  | INC | Vittal Katakadhond  |  | JD(S) | Devananda P Chawhan
32  | Indi |  | BJP | Kasagouda Biradar  |  | INC | Yashavanta Rayagoud V Patil  |  | JD(S) | B.D. Patil
33  | Sindagi |  | BJP | Ramesh Bhusanur  |  | INC | Ashok M. Managuli  |  | JD(S) | Vishalakshi Shivanand
Kalaburagi | 34  | Afzalpur |  | BJP | Malikayya Guttedar |  | INC | M. Y. Patil |  | JD(S) | Shivakumar Natekar
35  | Jevargi |  | BJP | Shivanna Gowda Patil Raddevadagi  |  | INC | Ajay Singh |  | JD(S) | Doddappagouda Shivalingappa Gouda
Yadgir | 36  | Shorapur (ST)  |  | BJP | Narasimha Nayak |  | INC | Raja Venkatappa Naik |  | JD(S) | Shravan Kumar Nayak
37  | Shahapur |  | BJP | Ameenreddy Patil  |  | INC | Sharanabassappa Darshanapur |  | JD(S) | Gurulingappa Gouda
38  | Yadgir |  | BJP | Venkatreddy Mudnal |  | INC | Channareddy Patil Tunnur  |  | JD(S) | A. B. Malaka Reddy
39  | Gurmitkal |  | BJP | Lalitha Anapur |  | INC | Baburao Chinchansur |  | JD(S) | Sharanagouda Kandakur
Kalaburagi | 40  | Chittapur (SC)  |  | BJP | Manikanta Rathod  |  | INC | Priyank Kharge |  | JD(S) | Subhachandra Rathod
41  | Sedam |  | BJP | Rajkumar Patil  |  | INC | Sharan Prakash Patil |  | JD(S) | Balaraj Guttedar
42  | Chincholi (SC)  |  | BJP | Avinash Jadhav |  | INC | Subash V. Rathod  |  | JD(S) | Sanjeev Yakapu
43  | Gulbarga Rural (SC)  |  | BJP | Basawaraj Mattimud |  | INC | Revu Naik Belamagi  | [b]
44  | Gulbarga Dakshin |  | BJP | Dattatraya C. Patil Revoor |  | INC | Allamprabhu Patil  |  | JD(S) | Krishna Reddy
45  | Gulbarga Uttar |  | BJP | Chandrakanth Patil  |  | INC | Kaneez Fathima |  | JD(S) | Nasir Hussain Ustad
46  | Aland |  | BJP | Subhash Guttedar |  | INC | B. R. Patil |  | JD(S) | Sanjay Wadekar
Bidar | 47  | Basavakalyan |  | BJP | Sharanu Salagar |  | INC | Vijay Singh  |  | JD(S) | S.Y. Quadri
48  | Humnabad |  | BJP | Siddu Patil |  | INC | Rajashekar Basavaraj Patil |  | JD(S) | C.M. Fayaz
49  | Bidar South |  | BJP | Shailendra Beldale  |  | INC | Ashok Kheny |  | JD(S) | Bandeppa Kashempur
50  | Bidar |  | BJP | Eshwar Singh Thakur  |  | INC | Rahim Khan |  | JD(S) | Suryakanta Nagamarapalli
51  | Bhalki |  | BJP | Prakash Khandre  |  | INC | Eshwara Khandre |  | JD(S) | Rauf Patel
52  | Aurad (SC)  |  | BJP | Prabhu Chauhan |  | INC | Shinde Bhimsen Rao  |  | JD(S) | Jaisingh Rathod
Raichur | 53  | Raichur Rural (ST)  |  | BJP | Thipparaja Hawaldar  |  | INC | Basanagouda Daddal  |  | JD(S) | Narasimha Nayak
54  | Raichur |  | BJP | Shivaraj Patil |  | INC | Mohammed Shalam  |  | JD(S) | Vinay Kumar E
55  | Manvi (ST)  |  | BJP | B. V. Nayak |  | INC | G. Hampayya Nayak  |  | JD(S) | Raja Venkatappa Nayak
56  | Devadurga (ST)  |  | BJP | K. Shivanagouda Naik |  | INC | Shreedevi R. Nayak  |  | JD(S) | Karemma G. Nayak
57  | Lingsugur (SC)  |  | BJP | Manappa D.Vajjal |  | INC | D. S. Hoolageri  |  | JD(S) | Siddu Bandi
58  | Sindhanur |  | BJP | K Kariyappa  |  | INC | Hampan Gowda Badarli  |  | JD(S) | Venkatarao Nadagowda
59  | Maski (ST)  |  | BJP | Pratapagouda Patil |  | INC | Basanagouda Turvihal  |  | JD(S) | Sharanappa Kumbara
Koppal | 60  | Kushtagi |  | BJP | Doddanagouda Patil  |  | INC | Amaregouda Bayyapur  |  | JD(S) | Thukaram Survi
61  | Kanakagiri (SC)  |  | BJP | Basavaraj Dadesaguru  |  | INC | Shivaraj Sangappa Thangadagi  |  | JD(S) | Ashok Ummalatti
62  | Gangawati |  | BJP | Paranna Munavalli |  | INC | Iqbal Ansari  |  | JD(S) | H. R. Chennakeshava
63  | Yelburga |  | BJP | Halappa Achar |  | INC | Basavaraj Rayareddy |  | JD(S) | Konan Gowda
64  | Koppal |  | BJP | Manjula Amaresh  |  | INC | K. Raghavendra Hitnal |  | JD(S) | Chandrasekhar
Gadag | 65  | Shirahatti (SC)  |  | BJP | Chandru Lamani  |  | INC | Sujatha N. Doddamani  |  | JD(S) | Hanumanthappa Nayak
66  | Gadag |  | BJP | Anil Menasinakai  |  | INC | H. K. Patil |  | JD(S) | Venkangouda Govind Goudar
67  | Ron |  | BJP | Kalakappa Bandi  |  | INC | Gurupadagouda Patil |  | JD(S) | Mugadam Saab
68  | Nargund |  | BJP | C. C. Patil |  | INC | B. R. Yavagal |  | JD(S) | Rudra Gowda Patil
Dharwad | 69  | Navalgund |  | BJP | Shankar Patil Munenakoppa |  | INC | N.H. Konaraddi |  | JD(S) | Kallappa Gaddi
70  | Kundgol |  | BJP | M. R. Patil |  | INC | Kusuma Shivalli |  | JD(S) | Ali Allasaab
71  | Dharwad |  | BJP | Amrut Ayyappa Desai  |  | INC | Vinay Kulkarni |  | JD(S) | Manjunath Hagedaar
72  | Hubli-Dharwad East (SC)  |  | BJP | Kranti Kiran  |  | INC | Abbayya Prasad |  | JD(S) | Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi
73  | Hubli-Dharwad Central |  | BJP | Mahesh Teginakai  |  | INC | Jagadish Shettar |  | JD(S) | Siddalingeshgowda Odeyar
74  | Hubli-Dharwad West |  | BJP | Arvind Bellad |  | INC | Deepak Chinchore  |  | JD(S) | Gururaj Hunasimarad
75  | Kalghatgi |  | BJP | Nagaraj Chabbi  |  | INC | Santosh Lad |  | JD(S) | Veerappa Sheegehatti
Uttara Kannada | 76  | Haliyal |  | BJP | Sunil Hegde  |  | INC | R. V. Deshpande |  | JD(S) | S.L. Kotnekar
77  | Karwar |  | BJP | Rupali Santosh Nayak  |  | INC | Satish Krishna Sail  |  | JD(S) | Chaitra Kotkar
78  | Kumta |  | BJP | Dinakar Shetty  |  | INC | Nivedit Alva  |  | JD(S) | Suraj Soni Nayak
79  | Bhatkal |  | BJP | Sunil Baliya Nayak  |  | INC | M. S. Vaidya |  | JD(S) | Nagendra Naik
80  | Sirsi |  | BJP | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |  | INC | Bhimanna Naik  |  | JD(S) | Upendra Pai
81  | Yellapur |  | BJP | Shivaram Hebbar |  | INC | V. S. Patil  |  | JD(S) | Nagesh Naik
Haveri | 82  | Hangal |  | BJP | Shivaraj Sajjanar |  | INC | Srinivas Mane |  | JD(S) | Manohar Tahsildar
83  | Shiggaon |  | BJP | Basavaraj Bommai |  | INC | Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan  |  | JD(S) | Shashidar Channabasappa Yeligaar
84  | Haveri (SC)  |  | BJP | Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar  |  | INC | Rudrappa Lamani  |  | JD(S) | Thukaram Malagi
85  | Byadgi |  | BJP | Virupakshappa Ballari  |  | INC | Basavaraj N. Shivannanar
86  | Hirekerur |  | BJP | B. C. Patil |  | INC | U. B. Banakar |  | JD(S) | Jayanand Javannanavar
87  | Ranebennur |  | BJP | Arunkumar Guththur |  | INC | Prakash K. Koliwad  |  | JD(S) | Manjunath Goudar
Vijaynagara | 88  | Hoovina Hadagali (SC)  |  | BJP | Krishna Naik  |  | INC | P. T. Parameshwar Naik |  | JD(S) | Putresh
89  | Hagaribommanahalli (SC)  |  | BJP | B. Ramanna  |  | INC | L. B. P. Bheema Naik  |  | JD(S) | K. Nemiraj Naik
90  | Vijayanagara |  | BJP | Siddharth Singh  |  | INC | H. R. Gaviyappa
Ballari | 91  | Kampli (ST)  |  | BJP | T H Suresh Babu |  | INC | J. N. Ganesh |  | JD(S) | Raju Naik
92  | Siruguppa (ST)  |  | BJP | M.S. Somalingappa  |  | INC | B.M. Nagraj |  | JD(S) | Parameshwar Naik
93  | Bellary Rural (ST)  |  | BJP | B. Sriramulu |  | INC | B. Nagendra
94  | Bellary City |  | BJP | G. Somashekara Reddy |  | INC | Nara Bharath Reddy |  | JD(S) | Anil Lad
95  | Sandur (ST)  |  | BJP | Shilpa Raghavendra  |  | INC | E. Tukaram |  | JD(S) | Somappa
Vijaynagara | 96  | Kudligi (ST)  |  | BJP | Lokesh V Nayaka  |  | INC | N. T. Srinivas |  | JD(S) | Kodihalli Bhimappa
Chitradurga | 97  | Molakalmuru (ST)  |  | BJP | S. Thippeswamy  |  | INC | N. Y. Gopalakrishna |  | JD(S) | Mahadevappa
98  | Challakere (ST)  |  | BJP | Anilkumar  |  | INC | T. Raghumurthy |  | JD(S) | Raveesh
99  | Chitradurga |  | BJP | G. H. Thippareddy |  | INC | K C Veerendra  |  | JD(S) | G. Raghu Achar
100  | Hiriyur |  | BJP | K. Poornima Srinivas |  | INC | D. Sudhakar |  | JD(S) | Ravindrappa
101  | Hosadurga |  | BJP | S. Lingamurthy  |  | INC | B. G. Govindappa |  | JD(S) | M. Thippeswamy
102  | Holalkere (SC)  |  | BJP | M. Chandrappa  |  | INC | H. Anjaneya
Devangere | 103  | Jagalur (ST)  |  | BJP | S V Ramachandra  |  | INC | B. Devendrappa |  | JD(S) | Deveraj
Vijayanagara | 104  | Harapanahalli |  | BJP | G. Karunakara Reddy |  | INC | N. Kotresh  |  | JD(S) | N. M. Noor Ahmed
Devangere | 105  | Harihar |  | BJP | B.P. Harish  |  | INC | Nandagavi Srinivas  |  | JD(S) | H.S. Shivashankar
106  | Davanagere North |  | BJP | Lokikere Nagaraj  |  | INC | S. S. Mallikarjun
107  | Davanagere South |  | BJP | Ajay Kumar  |  | INC | Shamanur Shivashankarappa |  | JD(S) | Amanulla Khan
108  | Mayakonda (SC)  |  | BJP | Basavaraja Naik  |  | INC | K.S. Basavaraju  |  | JD(S) | Anandappa
109  | Channagiri |  | BJP | Shiv Kumar  |  | INC | Basavaraju V Shivaganga  |  | JD(S) | Tejaswi Patel
110  | Honnali |  | BJP | M. P. Renukacharya |  | INC | D.G. Shanthana Gowda  |  | JD(S) | Shivamurthy Gowda
Shimoga | 111  | Shimoga Rural (SC)  |  | BJP | Ashok Nayak  |  | INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna  |  | JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik
112  | Bhadravati |  | BJP | Mangoti Rudresh  |  | INC | B. K. Sangameshwara |  | JD(S) | Sharada Appajigowda
113  | Shimoga |  | BJP | S. N. Channabasappa |  | INC | H.C. Yogesh  |  | JD(S) | Ayanur Manjunath
114  | Tirthahalli |  | BJP | Araga Jnanendra |  | INC | Kimmane Rathnakar |  | JD(S) | Raja Ram
115  | Shikaripura |  | BJP | B. Y. Vijayendra |  | INC | G.B. Malatesh
116  | Sorab |  | BJP | Kumar Bangarappa |  | INC | Madhu Bangarappa |  | JD(S) | Baasur Chandregowda
117  | Sagar |  | BJP | Hartalu Halappa |  | INC | Belur Gopalkrishna  |  | JD(S) | Zakir
Udupi | 118  | Byndoor |  | BJP | Gururaj Gantihole |  | INC | K Gopala Poojary |  | JD(S) | Mansoor Ibrahim
119  | Kundapura |  | BJP | Kiran Kumar Kodgi |  | INC | M. Dinesh Hegde  |  | JD(S) | Ramesh Kundapura
120  | Udupi |  | BJP | Yashpal Suvarna |  | INC | Prasad Raj Kanchan  |  | JD(S) | Dakshat R Shetty
121  | Kapu |  | BJP | Gurme Suresh Shetty |  | INC | Vinay Kumar Sorake |  | JD(S) | Sabina Samad
122  | Karkala |  | BJP | V. Sunil Kumar |  | INC | Uday Shetty  |  | JD(S) | Srikanth Kochur
Chikmagalur | 123  | Sringeri |  | BJP | D. N. Jeevaraj |  | INC | T.D. Rajegowda  |  | JD(S) | Sudhakar Shetty
124  | Mudigere (SC)  |  | BJP | Deepak Doddaiah  |  | INC | Nayana Jyothi Jhawar  |  | JD(S) | M.P. Kumaraswamy
125  | Chikmagalur |  | BJP | C. T. Ravi |  | INC | H. D. Thammaiah  |  | JD(S) | Thimmashetty
126  | Tarikere |  | BJP | D. S. Suresh  |  | INC | GH Srinivasa
127  | Kadur |  | BJP | K. S. Prakash  |  | INC | K S Anand  |  | JD(S) | YSV Datta
Tumakuru | 128  | Chiknayakanhalli |  | BJP | J. C. Madhuswamy |  | INC | Kiran Kumar  |  | JD(S) | C.B. Surersh Babu
129  | Tiptur |  | BJP | B. C. Nagesh |  | INC | K. Shadakshari  |  | JD(S) | Kantha Kumar
130  | Turuvekere |  | BJP | Masala Jayaram  |  | INC | Kanthraj B.M.  |  | JD(S) | M.T. Krishnappa
131  | Kunigal |  | BJP | D. Krishna Kumar  |  | INC | H.D. Ranganath  |  | JD(S) | D. Nagarajaiah
132  | Tumkur City |  | BJP | G. B. Jyothi Ganesh  |  | INC | Iqbal Ahmed  |  | JD(S) | Govindaraju
133  | Tumkur Rural |  | BJP | B. Suresh Gowda |  | INC | GH Shanumukkappa Yadav  |  | JD(S) | D. C. Gourishankar
134  | Koratagere (SC)  |  | BJP | B. H. Anil Kumar  |  | INC | G. Parameshwara |  | JD(S) | Sudhakar Lal
135  | Gubbi |  | BJP | S. D. Dilip Kumar  |  | INC | S. R. Srinivas |  | JD(S) | Nagaraja
136  | Sira |  | BJP | C. M. Rajesh Gowda |  | INC | T. B. Jayachandra |  | JD(S) | R. Ugresh
137  | Pavagada (SC)  |  | BJP | Krishna Nayak  |  | INC | H.V. Venkatesh  |  | JD(S) | Thimmarayappa
138  | Madhugiri |  | BJP | L. C. Nagaraj  |  | INC | Kyatasandra N. Rajanna  |  | JD(S) | Veerabhadraiah
Chikkaballapura | 139  | Gauribidanur |  | BJP | Shashidhar  |  | INC | N. H. Shivashankara Reddy |  | JD(S) | Narasimhamurthy
140  | Bagepalli |  | BJP | C Muniraju  |  | INC | S.N. Subba Reddy | [b]
141  | Chikkaballapur |  | BJP | K. Sudhakar |  | INC | Pradeep Eshwar Ayyar  |  | JD(S) | K.P. Bachegowda
142  | Sidlaghatta |  | BJP | Ramachandra Gowda  |  | INC | B V Rajeev Gowda  |  | JD(S) | B. N. Ravikumar
143  | Chintamani |  | BJP | Venu Gopal  |  | INC | M.C. Sudhakar  |  | JD(S) | J. K. Krishna Reddy
Kolar | 144  | Srinivaspur |  | BJP | Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy  |  | INC | K. R. Ramesh Kumar |  | JD(S) | G. K. Venkatashiva Reddy
145  | Mulbagal (SC)  |  | BJP | Shigehalli Sundar  |  | INC | Dr BC Muddugangadhar  |  | JD(S) | Samruddi Manjunath
146  | Kolar Gold Field (SC)  |  | BJP | Ashwini Sampangi  |  | INC | Roopakala Shashidar |  | JD(S) | Ramesh Babu
147  | Bangarapet (SC)  |  | BJP | M. Narayanswamy  |  | INC | S. N. Narayanaswamy |  | JD(S) | M. Mallesh Babu
148  | Kolar |  | BJP | Varthur Prakash |  | INC | Kothur G. Manjunath |  | JD(S) | C. M. R. Srinath
149  | Malur |  | BJP | K S Manjunath Gowda  |  | INC | K. Y. Nanjegowda |  | JD(S) | J. E. Ramegowda
Bangalore Urban | 150  | Yelahanka |  | BJP | S. R. Vishwanath |  | INC | Keshava Rajan B  |  | JD(S) | M. Munegowda
151  | K. R. Puram |  | BJP | Byrati Basavaraj |  | INC | DK Moahan  | [b]
152  | Byatarayanapura |  | BJP | Thammesh Gowda  |  | INC | Krishna Byre Gowda |  | JD(S) | Venugopal
153  | Yeshwantpur |  | BJP | S. T. Somashekhar |  | INC | S Balraj Gowda  |  | JD(S) | Javarai Gowda
154  | Rajarajeshwarinagar |  | BJP | Munirathna Naidu |  | INC | Kusuma H.  |  | JD(S) | Dr. Narayan Swami
155  | Dasarahalli |  | BJP | S. Muniraju |  | INC | Dhananjaya Gangadharaiah  |  | JD(S) | I R. Manjunath
156  | Mahalakshmi Layout |  | BJP | K. Gopalaiah |  | INC | Keshava Murthy  |  | JD(S) | Rajanna
157  | Malleshwaram |  | BJP | C. N. Ashwath Narayan |  | INC | Anoop Iyengar  |  | JD(S) | Utkarsh
158  | Hebbal |  | BJP | Jagadish Katta  |  | INC | Byrathi Suresh |  | JD(S) | Mohid Altaf
159  | Pulakeshinagar (SC)  |  | BJP | Murali  |  | INC | A. C. Srinivasa  |  | JD(S) | Anuradha
160  | Sarvagnanagar |  | BJP | Padmanabha Reddy  |  | INC | K. J. George |  | JD(S) | Mohammed Mushtaq
161  | C. V. Raman Nagar (SC)  |  | BJP | S. Raghu  |  | INC | S Anand Kumar  | [b]
162  | Shivajinagar |  | BJP | N. Chandra  |  | INC | Rizwan Arshad | [d]
163  | Shanti Nagar |  | BJP | Shiva Kumar  |  | INC | Nalapad Ahmed Haris |  | JD(S) | Manjunath Gowda
164  | Gandhi Nagar |  | BJP | A. R. Sapthagiri Gowda  |  | INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao |  | JD(S) | V Narayanaswamy
165  | Rajaji Nagar |  | BJP | S. Suresh Kumar |  | INC | Puttanna |  | JD(S) | Anjanappa
166  | Govindraj Nagar |  | BJP | Umesh Shetty  |  | INC | Priya Krishna |  | JD(S) | R. Prakash
167  | Vijay Nagar |  | BJP | H. Raveendra  |  | INC | M. Krishnappa
168  | Chamrajpet |  | BJP | Bhaskar Rao |  | INC | B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan |  | JD(S) | Govindaraja
169  | Chickpet |  | BJP | Uday Garudachar |  | INC | R. V. Devaraju  |  | JD(S) | Imran Pasha
170  | Basavanagudi |  | BJP | L. A. Ravi Subramanya |  | INC | U. B. Venkatesh |  | JD(S) | Aramane Shankar
171  | Padmanaba Nagar |  | BJP | R. Ashoka |  | INC | V. Raghunath Naidu  |  | JD(S) | B. Manjunath
172  | B.T.M. Layout |  | BJP | Sridhar Reddy  |  | INC | Ramalinga Reddy |  | JD(S) | Venkatesh
173  | Jayanagar |  | BJP | C. K. Ramamurthy |  | INC | Sowmya Reddy |  | JD(S) | Kale Gowda
174  | Mahadevapura (SC)  |  | BJP | Manjula Aravind Limbavali  |  | INC | Nagesh T.
175  | Bommanahalli |  | BJP | Sathish Reddy  |  | INC | Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda  |  | JD(S) | Narayanaraju
176  | Bangalore South |  | BJP | M. Krishnappa |  | INC | R. K. Ramesh  |  | JD(S) | Rajagopal Reddy
177  | Anekal (SC)  |  | BJP | Hullalli Srinivas  |  | INC | B. Shivanna |  | JD(S) | K. P. Raju
Bangalore Rural | 178  | Hoskote |  | BJP | M. T. B. Nagaraj |  | INC | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda
179  | Devanahalli (SC)  |  | BJP | Pilla Munishamappa  |  | INC | K. H. Muniyappa |  | JD(S) | Nisarga Narayanaswamy
180  | Doddaballapur |  | BJP | Dhiraj Muniraju  |  | INC | T. Venkataramanaiah |  | JD(S) | Munegowda
181  | Nelamangala (SC)  |  | BJP | Sapthagiri Naik  |  | INC | N. Srinivasaiah |  | JD(S) | Srinivasamurthy
Ramanagara | 182  | Magadi |  | BJP | Prasad Gowda  |  | INC | H. C. Balakrishna |  | JD(S) | A. Manjunath
183  | Ramanagara |  | BJP | Goutham Gowda  |  | INC | Iqbal Hussain H. A.  |  | JD(S) | Nikhil Kumaraswamy
184  | Kanakapura |  | BJP | R. Ashoka |  | INC | D. K. Shivakumar |  | JD(S) | Nagaraju
185  | Channapatna |  | BJP | C. P. Yogeshwara |  | INC | Gangadhar S.  |  | JD(S) | H. D. Kumaraswamy
Mandya | 186  | Malavalli (SC)  |  | BJP | G. Muniraju  |  | INC | P. M. Narendra Swamy |  | JD(S) | K. Annadani
187  | Maddur |  | BJP | S. P. Swamy  |  | INC | K. M. Uday  |  | JD(S) | D. C. Thammanna
188  | Melukote |  | BJP | Indresh Kumar  | [a] |  | JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju
189  | Mandya |  | BJP | Ashok Jayaram  |  | INC | Ravikumar Gowda |  | JD(S) | B. R. Ramachandra
190  | Shrirangapattana |  | BJP | Indavalu Sachidananda  |  | INC | Ramesha Bandisiddegowda |  | JD(S) | Ravindra Srikantaiah
191  | Nagamangala |  | BJP | Sudha Shivaram  |  | INC | N. Chaluvaraya Swamy |  | JD(S) | Suresh Gowda
192  | Krishnarajapet |  | BJP | Narayana Gowda |  | INC | B. L. Devaraj  |  | JD(S) | H. T. Manjunath
Hassan | 193  | Shravanabelagola |  | BJP | Chidananda  |  | INC | M. A. Gopalaswamy  |  | JD(S) | C. N. Balakrishna
194  | Arsikere |  | BJP | G. V. Basavaraja  |  | INC | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda |  | JD(S) | N. R. Santhosh
195  | Belur |  | BJP | H. K. Suresh |  | INC | B. Shivaram  |  | JD(S) | K. S. Lingesh
196  | Hassan |  | BJP | Preetham Gowda |  | INC | Banavasi Rangaswamy  |  | JD(S) | H. P. Swaroop
197  | Holenarasipur |  | BJP | Devaraje Gowda  |  | INC | Shreyas M. Patel  |  | JD(S) | H. D. Revanna
198  | Arkalgud |  | BJP | Yoga Ramesh  |  | INC | H. P. Shridhar Gowda  |  | JD(S) | A. Manju
199  | Sakleshpur (SC)  |  | BJP | Cement Manju |  | INC | Murali Mohan  |  | JD(S) | H. K. Kumaraswamy
Dakshina Kannada | 200  | Belthangady |  | BJP | Harish Poonja |  | INC | Rakshith Shivaram  |  | JD(S) | Ashroff Ali
201  | Moodabidri |  | BJP | Umanatha Kotian |  | INC | Mithun Rai  |  | JD(S) | Amarashree
202  | Mangalore City North |  | BJP | Y. Bharath Shetty |  | INC | Inayath Ali  |  | JD(S) | Mohiuddin Bawa
203  | Mangalore City South |  | BJP | Vedavyas Kamath |  | INC | John Richard Lobo  |  | JD(S) | Sumati Hegde
204  | Mangalore |  | BJP | Sathish Kumpala  |  | INC | U. T. Khader
205  | Bantval |  | BJP | U. Rajesh Naik |  | INC | Ramanath Rai |  | JD(S) | Prakash Rafael Gomes
206  | Puttur |  | BJP | Asha Thimmappa  |  | INC | Ashok Kumar Rai  |  | JD(S) | Divya Prabha
207  | Sullia (SC)  |  | BJP | Bhagirathi Murulya  |  | INC | Krishnappa G.  |  | JD(S) | Venkatesh H. N.
Kodagu | 208  | Madikeri |  | BJP | M. P Appachu Ranjan |  | INC | Mantar Gowda  |  | JD(S) | M. N. Muthappa
209  | Virajpet |  | BJP | K. G. Bopaiah |  | INC | A. S. Ponnanna |  | JD(S) | Mansoor Ali
Mysore | 210  | Periyapatna |  | BJP | C. H. Vijayashankar |  | INC | K. Venkatesh |  | JD(S) | K. Mahadev
211  | Krishnarajanagara |  | BJP | Venkatesh Hosalli  |  | INC | D. Ravishankar |  | JD(S) | S. R. Mahesh
212  | Hunsur |  | BJP | Devarahalli Somashekhar  |  | INC | H. P. Manjunath  |  | JD(S) | Harish Gowda
213  | Heggadadevankote (ST)  |  | BJP | Krishna Naik  |  | INC | Anil Chikkamadhu |  | JD(S) | P. Jayaprakash
214  | Nanjangud (SC)  |  | BJP | B. Harshavardhan  |  | INC | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | [b]
215  | Chamundeshwari |  | BJP | Kaveesh Gowda  |  | INC | Mavinahalli S. Siddegowda  |  | JD(S) | G. T. Devegowda
216  | Krishnaraja |  | BJP | T. S. Srivatsa |  | INC | M. K. Somashekar |  | JD(S) | K. V. Mallesh
217  | Chamaraja |  | BJP | L. Nagendra  |  | INC | K. Harish Gowda |  | JD(S) | H. K. Ramesh
218  | Narasimharaja |  | BJP | Sandesh Swami  |  | INC | Tanveer Sait |  | JD(S) | Abdul Kader Shahid
219  | Varuna |  | BJP | V. Somanna |  | INC | Siddaramaiah |  | JD(S) | Bharti Shankar
220  | T. Narasipur (SC)  |  | BJP | M. Revanna  |  | INC | H. C. Mahadevappa |  | JD(S) | Ashwinkumar
Chamarajanagar | 221  | Hanur |  | BJP | Preetham Nagappa  |  | INC | R. Narendra  |  | JD(S) | M. R. Manjunath
222  | Kollegal (SC)  |  | BJP | N. Mahesh |  | INC | A. R. Krishnamurthy |  | JD(S) | Puttaswamy
223  | Chamarajanagar |  | BJP | V. Somanna |  | INC | C. Puttarangashetty |  | JD(S) | Mallikarjun Swamy
224  | Gundlupet |  | BJP | C. S. Niranjan Kumar |  | INC | H. M. Ganesh Parasad  |  | JD(S) | Kadabur Manjunath

## Issues

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### Belagavi border dispute

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Tensions concerning the Belagavi border dispute intensified in early December 2022 as a delegation of Maharashtra politicians proposed to travel to Belagavi district to demand the merger of some villages in Karnataka with Maharashtra, with politicians from Maharashtra making provocative statements.[72][73][74] The border row escalated into violence after vehicles from both states were attacked and damaged in Belgavi and Pune in mid-December.[75]

The issue has resurfaced ahead of assembly elections.[76] Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for failing in his duties to protect the state.[77]

### Corruption

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In July 2021, D. Kempanna, president of the Karnataka State Contractors' Association wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging large-scale corruption in the award and implementation of civil contracts in Karnataka. In the letter, he alleged that contractors were being forced to pay a 40% commission to officials at the BJP government, cutting across departments, for projects.[78] Congress started a campaign PayCM to widely publicize these allegations.[79]

Contractor Santhosh Patil (aged 40) who accused then-state cabinet minister K. S. Eshwarappa of harassing him for commissions committed suicide at Shambhavi Hotel in Udupi on 12 April 2022. He alleged that the BJP leader had been harassing him for commissions to clear the bills for contracts he had implemented for the government over a year ago.[80] Eshwarappa had to resign as cabinet minister following the incident,[81] and has retired from electoral politics.[82]

Later in November 2024, the Karnataka Lokayukta cleared the BJP Karnataka unit of the 40% commission allegations, BJP leaders labelled Congress's allegations as false and claimed that they were a part of their election toolkit strategy. The state unit also said that the contractor who levied the allegations had not worked with the government for the past six years.[83]

In August 2022, two associations representing 13,000 schools in Karnataka wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government of corruption. "Unscientific, irrational, discriminatory and noncompliance norms are applied to only unaided private schools and huge corruption is in place," the letter read. The school associations urged PM Modi to look into the allegations and launch an inquiry into the affairs of the Karnataka education ministry.[84]

In order to "expose" the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the opposition Congress party has determined to make the Bitcoin scam an election issue in the 2023 elections.[85][86]

When the merchandise was exported via Goa, depriving Karnataka of its tax revenue, the state exchequer lost roughly Rs 60 crore while the excise scam cost about Rs 200 crore, according to Priyank Kharge.[87]

Congress party also released a 'corruption rate card' in English and Kannada languages, alleging the ruling BJP of looting ₹1,50,000 crore during last four years.[88][89] The Election Commission issued a notice to Congress over these ads asked to provide evidence to support the claims.[90]

### Communal polarization

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According to political analysts Phani Rajanna and Sandeep Shastri, with Karnataka polls nearing, the BJP is raking up more and more communal issues to divide people and polarise the votes. This has been shown by communal tensions started by right-wing Hindutva groups on use of hijab in government schools, sale of halal meat, broadcasting of azan on loudspeakers, a boycott of Muslim-run shops & Muslim employees similar to the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, moral policing specifically targeting Muslims and violence against Christians, which have been linked to the Bommai government.[91] Bommai was widely perceived to be weak within the Karnataka BJP,[92] due to which hardliners like Tejasvi Surya & B. L. Santhosh took over the reins of party administration.

The BJP has focused its campaign around these communal issues,[93] drawing stark criticism from the opposition Congress, which accused it of neglecting governance issues.[94]

### Reservation controversy

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Caste politics have once again risen to the forefront following the just completed elections in five states. The tone for the assembly elections the next year is being set by the regrouping of various caste lobbies in their fight for reservation.[95][96][97] The Karnataka government has courted controversy with its orders to take away 4% OBC quota from low-caste Muslims and redistributing them to Lingayats and Vokkaligas. In addition the government has expressed support for internal reservation for Scheduled Castes into SC right, SC left and SC 'touchable' and SC other. Communities such as the Banjara have protested this move as depriving them of a share.[98]

### Farm laws

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Main article: 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest

While various caste groups are working to make the controversial farm rules that the government passed two years ago the main topic for the forthcoming assembly elections, farmer organisations are getting ready to resurrect the issue.[99][100][101]

### Nandini vs Amul

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In Karnataka, a war brewing between two major milk cooperatives in the country has spilled over into a political slugfest ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. The Amul vs Nandini row has created a stir in the state, with opposition mainly Congress leaders and pro-Kannada regionalist groups attacking the government for allowing the Gujarat-based Amul to sell fresh milk and curd in Bengaluru. The critics believe that entry of Amul in the fresh milk market could spell trouble for Karnataka's local brand, Nandini.[102][103][104]

## Controversies

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### Remarks on 'Love jihad'

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On 3 January 2023, BJP Karnataka state president Nalin Kumar Kateel in a party meet at Mangalore said that people should prioritise the issue of "Love jihad" over "road, gutter, drain and other small issues".[105][106][107] His comments were criticised by Congress leaders and several state BJP leaders also expressed unhappiness over the remarks.[108][109][110]

### Remarks on dynastic politics by Amit Shah

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On 26 April 2023, BJP top leader Amit Shah said, "If the Congress comes to power, dynastic politics will be at an all-time high and Karnataka will be afflicted with riots".[111] In response, Indian National Congress filed a police complaint against Amit Shah for provocative statements and promoting enmity.[112][113]

#### Supreme Court remarks on his speeches

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On 9 May 2023, the Supreme Court termed Amit Shah's public speeches on scrapping of the 4 per cent quota for Muslims during the campaign in Karnataka when the matter was pending in the court, as "inappropriate" and alleged that the speeches amounted to "contempt of court proceedings".[114][115]

### Collection and sale of voter data

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The Indian National Congress made allegations that Chilume Trust, an NGO in Bengaluru, had amassed voter personal data, including caste, age, gender, work and education information, Aadhaar cards, phone numbers and more.[116][117] The Congress alleged that BJP assigned party workers through the NGO to collect such information, and names of legitimate voters of the opposition party were deleted and that names of 'fake voters' were added to ensure more votes for the BJP.[118][119] The Congress also demanded resignation of Chief Minister over the matter.[120]

In December 2022, the NGO was blacklisted by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru's civic body, and a police complaint was filed against them for breach of trust.[121][122] Subsequently, a probe was launched against the activities of the trust.[123][124]

In April 2023, another company was found to be selling voter data of at least 6.5 lakh voters through an online portal. The Election Commission of India is investigating whether the data has been used for calling the voters and bribing them. An FIR has been lodged by Bengaluru Police against the online portal following a complaint made by an independent candidate who was approached by the seller.[125][126][127][128]

BJP MLA C. N. Ashwath Narayan sent voters messages containing information (their names, voter ID card number, relatives' names and the booth address) from their voter ID cards on WhatsApp. This led to outrage among the voters questioning the legality of the practice and violation of their privacy.[129][130]

### Kharge remark on PM Modi

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During an election campaign in Kalaburagi, Congress president and Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Mallikarjun Kharge made a remark against PM Narendra Modi, calling him a 'poisonous snake'.[131][132] Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai criticized the Congress leader and said that the comment will instead benefit BJP.[133][134] BJP called it Congress's 'hate politics' and also demanded FIR against Congress leader.[135][136][137]

### Congress manifesto promise to ban Bajrang Dal

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The Indian National Congress released its state manifesto, saying that it will put a ban on the right-wing Hindu nationalist militant organisation Bajrang Dal for spreading hatred and communalism if elected to power. In response, Bajrang Dal and BJP workers protested by chanting Hanuman Chalisa and burning Congress flags, and the Vishva Hindu Parishad issued a defamation notice to the Congress president Kharge.[138][139][140][141]

### Conspiracy to assassinate Kharge

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Congress has claimed that BJP has been planning to assassinate Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family. Congress released an alleged audio clip on 6 May 2023 in which Manikanta Rathod, BJP candidate from Chittapur, could be heard abusing Kharge and talking about eliminating him and his family.[142][143][144]

### Questions on fairness of Election Commission

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The Election Commission ignored the complaints by the Congress party on various statements by BJP leaders which lead to allegations of the EC being biased and favouring the BJP.

The Election commission asked Congress to provide evidence behind their newspaper advertisements claiming specific allegations of corruption by the BJP's Karnataka government and also issued a notice for Sonia Gandhi's alleged mention of the word "sovereignty" in a public speech. However no action was taken by the Election Commission on complaints raised by Congress against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly invoking Hindu gods in his rallies and alleging Congress of a terror conspiracy.[89][145][146][147]

### Sonia Gandhi speech

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Referring to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's speech, Prime Minister Modi had alleged Congress of "openly advocating" Karnataka's secession from the Indian Union, called for an FIR against her and sought derecognition of the Congress party by the Election Commission. However, Sonia did not use the word "sovereignty" or its Hindi translation "samprabhuta" in her speech, but the word was instead mentioned in a tweet by the Congress.[148]

In response, the Congress submitted a breach of privilege notice in Lok Sabha against PM Modi for the alleged "misrepresentation" of Sonia's speech.[149]

## Campaigns

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### Bharatiya Janata Party

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Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and former chief minister B. S. Yediyurappa started the "Jana Sankalpa Yatra" for the Bharatiya Janata Party on 11 October 2022, coinciding with the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress's Rahul Gandhi in the state. The yatra would cover 52 assembly constituencies.[150]

BJP's campaign was centred around the prime minister Narendra Modi, who addressed 19 public rallies and 6 roadshows in the state,[151] the schemes of the Central government and how the government in the state would make collaboration easy with the center. BJP did not announce a Chief Minister candidate and did not project a local leader as a face of the campaign.[152] The party banked on Hindutva to divide voters along the communal lines before the polls when it was in the power in the state. It campaigned on issues like banning hijab in government schools, scrapping of 4% reservation quota for low-caste Muslims, twisting historical facts around Tipu Sultan, ban on cattle slaughter etc. In most of the election campaigning, the party put Hindutva to the back possibly due to their realization that the religious polarisation was not working.[153][154][155]

In the last days of campaigning period, Prime Minister Modi conducted road rallies, ignoring major issues in the country such as large scale unrest in Manipur, terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and wrestlers' protests against MP of his party.[156] Modi also referenced the controversial film The Kerala Story as "a new face of terrorism" even after the Kerala High court acknowledged the movie is not based on real events.[157] His rallies were marked with slogans of 'Jai Bajrang Bali' after Congress pledged to ban organisations that spread hatred and named Bajrang Dal in their manifesto. The campaign attempted to equate Bajrang Dal with Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) while Congress maintained the two are different.[158] Many commuters found themselves stranded in traffic caused by blocking of roads due to the roadshows.[159]

#### Manifesto

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BJP announced their manifesto on 1 May 2023.[160][161][162]

The manifesto was divided into six sections- Anna (food security), Abhaya (social welfare), Akshara (education), Aarogya (health), Abhivrudhhi (development) and Aadaaya (income).

Some highlights of BJP manifesto are:

* Implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
* Introduction of NRC
* Three free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL families
* Half litre of Nandini milk every day to BPL families
* Forming Atal Aahara Kendras for "affordable, quality and hygienic food"
* Monthly free 5 kg millets and 5 kg wheat

### Indian National Congress

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The Indian National Congress campaign was marked by allegations of corruption by the BJP government in the state, putting the BJP on the defensive. The five guarantees and the groundwork ensured outreach of the party among the voters, finding resonance especially among women who outnumber male voters in about 50% of the seats. The party deployed local-level leaders Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar, Parameshwar, MB Patil, UT Khader, KJ George and the AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress also took risk by mentioning ban of Bajrang Dal in its manifesto hoping to consolidate minority votes which could potentially go to JDS, a move which gave BJP some fuel in last few days of campaigning.[152]

The Indian National Congress kickstarted its campaign with the entry of the Bharat Jodo Yatra[163] in Karnataka on 30 September 2022. The yatra had huge crowds throughout the state,[164][165] galvanising the party cadre and increasing morale of party workers, according to political experts.[166] Police started cracking down on Congress's PayCM campaign against the alleged corruption in the Bommai ministry upon the entry of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.[167] In the yatra, Rahul Gandhi stressed issues such as the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the state BJP government[168] and the importance of regional languages, especially Kannada.[169]

In September 2022, the Congress set up QR codes of "PayCM" in many parts of Bengaluru. These posters had Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai's dotted face with the caption "40% Accepted Here...Scan this QR code to make CM PAY for Corruption" as a knockoff of the QR code of Paytm. These posters referred to the allegations that Bommai's BJP government took bribes in awarding public contracts and recruitments.[170] These QR codes took scanners to a website people could report corruption and make complains at a designated website.[171]

A 10-point platform for the Coastal region was released by the Congress Party for the Assembly elections. It focuses on generating employment, luring capital, growing tourism, and fostering social peace.[172]

#### Manifesto

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On 2 May 2023, Congress released its manifesto and named it Sarva Janangada Shanthiya Thota (Peaceful garden of all communities).[173][174][175][176]

Some of the main promises made in the Congress manifesto are:

* Investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore for the completion of pending irrigation projects
* Investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore in agriculture
* ₹50,000 crore investment in village infrastructure
* Providing free bus rides for all women and girls (known as the, "Uchita Prayāna" scheme).
* Providing ₹3000 allowance for every unemployed youth with graduation degree and ₹1500 allowance for diploma holders all over the state (known as, "Yuva nidhi" scheme).
* Reimplementation of the Old Pension Scheme, which it did in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal pradesh.
* Increase of reservation for SC/ST/OBC from 50% to 75%
* Restoration of 4% Muslim quota, over and above their OBC quota which was removed by the BJP
* ₹2,000 a month to the female head of families (known as, "Gruha Lakshmi" scheme[177]).
* 200 units of electricity free to every household (known as, "Gruha Jyothi" scheme).
* Free 10 kg of rice per person per month to Below Poverty Line families (known as the, "Anna Bhāgya" scheme)
* ₹10,000 crore for minorities welfare and preservation of their places of worship
* ₹1,000 crore for Senior Citizen Welfare Fund
* Fill 250,000 vacant government posts
* New State Education Policy
* Strict action against people/organizations spreading hatred, potentially banning Popular Front of India and Bajrang Dal
* Introduction of new policy to tackle voter data leaks

### Janata Dal (Secular)

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The Janata Dal (Secular) kickstarted the Pancharatna Yatra in Mulabagilu on 1 November 2022.[178] A road campaign across the Old Mysore region, it has been witnessing a huge turnout in the southern region of the state.[179]

Former chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy led the campaign "Pancharatna Yatra" outlined the party's five guarantees. The party pushed its regional appeal with the slogan "a vote to JD(S) is a vote to Kannadiga". Former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda was also a very powerful factor in catching votes for the JD(S). Compared to big national parties BJP and Congress, JD(S) had limited resources and focused only on 45 seats.[180]

#### Manifesto

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JD(S) released its manifesto on 27 April 2023.[181][182]

* ₹ 6,000 allowance for six months to pregnant women
* ₹ 2,000 monthly financial assistance for families of agricultural labourers
* ₹ 2,000 monthly allowance for auto drivers and registered security guards
* High tech hospitals and schools in all 6,006 GPs
* Free bicycle for 6.8 lakh high school students
* Electric moped of 60,000 girl students of first grade colleges
* Leather cluster in Belagavi, silk clusters in Ramanagara and Chikkaballapur
* Ancillary industry unit in each taluk
* Five free LPG cylinders per year
* Provision to increase the incentive for milk producers by ₹2
* Amusement park in association with Disney world in Mysuru
* Loan waiver for women and self help groups
* Restoration of 4% Muslim quota that was scrapped
* Boost to irrigation projects such as Upper Bhadra and Upper Krishna
* Implementation of Medakatu, Mahadayi and Yettinahole projects
* Promise to save the Nandini brand

## Surveys

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### Opinion polls

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Active Parties

Indian National Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party
Janata Dal (Secular)
Others
Polling firm/Commissioner  | Sample Size  | Date published  |  |  |  |  | Lead

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INC | BJP | JD(S) | Others
South First-People's Pulse[183] | 4,585  | 4 January 2023  | 40%  | 36%  | 16%  | 8%  | 4%
ABP News-CVoter[184] | 24,759  | 29 March 2023  | 40.1%  | 34.7%  | 17.9%  | 7.3%  | 5.4%
South First-People's Pulse[185] | 5,600  | 13 April 2023  | 41%  | 36%  | 16%  | 7%  | 5%
Zee News-Matrize[186] | 2,92,000  | 1 May 2023  | 40%  | 42%  | 15%  | 3%  | 2%
ABP News-CVoter[187][188] | 73,774  | 6 May 2023  | 40.2%  | 36%  | 16.1%  | 7.7%  | 4.2%
South First-People's Pulse[189] | 3,360  | 7 May 2023  | 41.4%  | 36%  | 16%  | 6.6%  | 5.4%
Polling firm/Commissioner  | Sample Size  | Date published  |  |  |  |  | Majority

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INC | BJP | JD(S) | Others
South First-People's Pulse[183] | 4,585  | 4 January 2023  | 101  | 91  | 29  | 3  | Hung
ABP-CVoter[184] | 24,759  | 29 March 2023  | 115-127  | 68-80  | 23-35  | 0-2  | INC
South First-People's Pulse [185] | 5,600  | 13 April 2023  | 95-105  | 90-100  | 25-30  | 1-2  | Hung
Zee News-Matrize[186] | 2,92,000  | 1 May 2023  | 79-91  | 103-115  | 26-36  | 1-3  | Hung
ABP-CVoter[187] | 73,774  | 6 May 2023  | 110-122  | 73-85  | 21-29  | 2-6  | INC
South First-People's Pulse[189] | 3,360  | 7 May 2023  | 105-117  | 81-93  | 24-29  | 1-3  | Hung

### Exit polls

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Exit polls were published on 10 May 2023.

Source:[190][191] Polling firm/Commissioner  |  |  |  |  | Majority

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INC | BJP | JD(S) | Others
ABP News-C Voter  | 100-112  | 83-95  | 21-29  | 2-6  | Hung
India Today-Axis My India  | 122-140  | 62-80  | 20-25  | 0-3  | INC
India TV-CNX  | 110-120  | 80-90  | 20-24  | 1-3  | INC
News 24-Today's Chanakya  | 120  | 92  | 12  | 0  | INC
People's Insight  | 108  | 98  | 18  | 0  | INC
News Nation-CGS  | 86  | 114  | 21  | 3  | BJP
Republic TV -P MARQ  | 94-108  | 85-100  | 24-32  | 2-6  | Hung
Suvarna News -Jan Ki Baat  | 91-106  | 94-117  | 14-24  | 0-2  | Hung
Times Now-ETG  | 113  | 85  | 23  | 3  | INC
TV 9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat  | 99-109  | 88-98  | 21-26  | 0-4  | Hung
Zee News-Matrize  | 103-118  | 79-94  | 25-33  | 2-5  | Hung
Poll of Polls  | 109 | 91 | 22 | 2 | Hung
Actual Results | 135 | 66 | 19 | 4 | INC

## Results

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Vote share by party

1. Indian National Congress (42.88%)
2. Bharatiya Janata Party (36%)
3. Janata Dal (Secular) (13.29%)
4. Other (7.83%)

Seat share by party

1. Indian National Congress (60.27%)
2. Bharatiya Janata Party (29.46%)
3. Janata Dal (Secular) (8.48%)
4. Other (1.79%)

### Result by party

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Party | INC | BJP | JD(S) | Oth

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Seats | 135 | 66 | 19 | 4
Results[192][193][194]

Party  | Popular vote  | Seats
Votes  | %  | ±pp | Contested  | Won  | +/−
| Indian National Congress | 1,67,89,305  | 42.88  | 4.74  | 223  | 135  | 55
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,40,96,604  | 36.00  | 0.35  | 224  | 66  | 38
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 52,05,690  | 13.30  |  5.01  | 209  | 19  | 18
| Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha | 2,48,284  | 0.63  | 0.63  | 46  | 1  |  1
| Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | 95,978  | 0.25  | 0.2  | 8  | 1  |  1
| Independents | 15,93,517  | 4.07  | 0.17  | 898  | 2  | 1
| Others  | 10,05,683  | 2.18  | 0.32  | 669  | 0  | 2
| NOTA | 2,69,764  | 0.69  | 0.21  | 224  |
Total  | 3,91,55,182  | 100%  |
Valid votes  |  |  |
Invalid votes  |  |
Votes cast/ turnout | 3,91,55,182  | 73.84
Abstentions  | 1,30,18,397  | 26.16
Registered voters | 5,31,31,579  |

### Results by district

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District  | Seats  | INC | BJP  | JD(S) | Others

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Belagavi | 18  | 11  | 7  | 0  | 0
Bagalakot | 7  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 0
Vijayapura | 8  | 6  | 1  | 1  | 0
Kalaburagi | 9  | 7  | 2  | 0  | 0
Yadagir | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0
Bidar | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 0
Raichur | 7  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 0
Koppal | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1
Gadag | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0
Dharwad | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 0
Uttara Kannada | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 0
Haveri | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0
Vijayanagara | 5  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1
Ballari | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0
Chitradurga | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 0
Davanagere | 7  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0
Shivamogga | 7  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 0
Udupi | 5  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 0
Chikkamagaluru | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0
Tumakuru | 11  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 0
Chikkaballapura | 5  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 1
Kolar | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 0
Bengaluru Urban | 28  | 12  | 16  | 0  | 0
Bengaluru Rural | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0
Ramanagara | 4  | 4  | 0  |  | 0
Mandya | 7  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 1
Hassan | 7  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 0
Dakshina Kannada | 8  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 0
Kodagu | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0
Mysuru | 11  | 8  | 1  | 2  | 0
Chamarajanagara | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0
Total  | 224  | 135  | 66  | 19  | 4

### Results by constituency

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Source:[193][194][195][196] Constituency  | Turnout  | Winner  | Runner Up  | Margin

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Belagavi district
1  | Nippani | 82.68  | Shashikala Jolle |  | BJP | 73,348  | 39.14  | Uttam Raosaheb Patil  |  | NCP | 66,056  | 35.25  | 7,292
2  | Chikkodi-Sadalga | 81.82  | Ganesh Hukkeri |  | INC | 128,349  | 69.82  | Ramesh Katti |  | BJP | 49,840  | 27.11  | 78,509
3  | Athani | 83.89  | Laxman Savadi |  | INC | 131,404  | 68.34  | Mahesh Kumathalli |  | BJP | 55,282  | 28.75  | 76,122
4  | Kagwad | 82.70  | Raju Kage |  | INC | 83,887  | 51.45  | Shrimant Patil |  | BJP | 74,560  | 46.00  | 9,327
5  | Kudachi (SC)  | 77.51  | Mahendra Tammannavar |  | INC | 85,321  | 56.87  | P. Rajeev |  | BJP | 60,078  | 40.04  | 25,243
6  | Raibag (SC)  | 78.16  | Duryodhan Aihole |  | BJP | 57,500  | 34.79  | Shambhu Kallolikar  |  | Ind | 54,930  | 33.23  | 2,570
7  | Hukkeri | 80.64  | Nikhil Umesh Katti |  | BJP | 103,574  | 61.69  | A. B. Patil  |  | INC | 42,551  | 36.34  | 61,023
8  | Arabhavi | 76.46  | Balachandra Jarkiholi |  | BJP | 115,402  | 60.70  | Bhimappa Gadad |  | Ind | 43862  | 23.07  | 71,540
9  | Gokak | 74.23  | Ramesh Jarkiholi |  | BJP | 105,313  | 55.31  | Mahantesh Kadadi  |  | INC | 79,901  | 41.97  | 25,412
10  | Yemkanmardi (ST)  | 81.96  | Satish Jarkiholi |  | INC | 100,290  | 60.25  | Basavaraj Hundri  |  | BJP | 43,079  | 25.88  | 57,211
11  | Belgaum Uttar | 59.42  | Asif Sait |  | INC | 69,184  | 46.28  | Ravi B. Patil  |  | BJP | 64,953  | 43.45  | 4,231
12  | Belgaum Dakshin | 64.00  | Abhay Patil |  | BJP | 77,094  | 48.45  | Ramkant Konduskar  |  | Ind | 64,786  | 40.72  | 12,308
13  | Belgaum Rural | 78.82  | Lakshmi Hebbalkar |  | INC | 107,619  | 52.61  | Nagesh Manolkar  |  | BJP | 51,603  | 25.23  | 56,016
14  | Khanapur | 75.08  | Vithal Somanna Halagekar |  | BJP | 91,834  | 57.04  | Anjali Nimbalkar |  | INC | 37,205  | 23.11  | 54,629
15  | Kittur | 79.98  | Babasaheb Patil |  | INC | 77,536  | 49.49  | Mahantesh Doddagoudar  |  | BJP | 74,543  | 47.58  | 2,993
16  | Bailhongal | 77.92  | Mahantesh Koujalagi |  | INC | 58,408  | 38.28  | Jagdish Metgud  |  | BJP | 55,630  | 36.46  | 2,778
17  | Saundatti Yellamma | 81.72  | Vishwas Vaidya |  | INC | 71,224  | 43.61  | Ratna Mamani  |  | BJP | 56,529  | 34.61  | 14,695
18  | Ramdurg | 75.55  | Ashok Pattan |  | INC | 80,294  | 52.13  | Chikka Revanna  |  | BJP | 68,564  | 44.51  | 11,730
Bagalkot district
19  | Mudhol (SC)  | 78.87  | R. B. Timmapur |  | INC | 77,298  | 48.69  | Govind Karjol |  | BJP | 59,963  | 37.77  | 17,335
20  | Terdal | 78.89  | Siddu Savadi |  | BJP | 77,265  | 43.01  | Siddappa Konnur  |  | INC | 66,529  | 37.03  | 10,745
21  | Jamkhandi | 78.07  | Jagadish Gudagunti |  | BJP | 81,937  | 48.86  | Anand Nyamagouda  |  | INC | 77,221  | 46.05  | 4,716
22  | Bilgi | 79.81  | J. T. Patil |  | INC | 95,652  | 51.75  | Murugesh Nirani |  | BJP | 84,523  | 45.73  | 11,129
23  | Badami | 76.68  | B. B. Chimmanakatti |  | INC | 65,845  | 38.95  | Shanthagouda T. Patil  |  | BJP | 56,120  | 33.20  | 9,725
24  | Bagalkot | 69.39  | H. Y. Meti |  | INC | 79,336  | 46.57  | Veerabhadrayya Charantimath  |  | BJP | 73,458  | 43.12  | 5,878
25  | Hungund | 74.26  | Vijayanand Kashappanavar |  | INC | 78,434  | 47.43  | Doddanagouda G. Patil  |  | BJP | 48,427  | 29.29  | 30,007
Vijayapura district
26  | Muddebihal | 71.35  | C. S. Nadagouda |  | INC | 79,483  | 51.27  | A. S. Patil |  | BJP | 71,846  | 46.35  | 7,637
27  | Devar Hippargi | 69.33  | Bhimanagouda Patil |  | JD(S) | 65,952  | 43.39  | Somanagouda Patil  |  | BJP | 45,777  | 30.12  | 20,175
28  | Basavana Bagevadi | 75.42  | Shivanand Patil |  | INC | 68,126  | 43.00  | S. K. Bellubbi  |  | BJP | 43,263  | 27.30  | 24,863
29  | Babaleshwar | 82.39  | M. B. Patil |  | INC | 93,923  | 52.42  | Vijugouda Patil  |  | BJP | 78,707  | 43.92  | 15,216
30  | Bijapur City | 64.97  | Basangouda Patil Yatnal |  | BJP | 94,211  | 51.47  | Abdul Hameed Mushrif  |  | INC | 85,978  | 46.97  | 8,233
31  | Nagathan (SC)  | 67.04  | Vittal Katakadhond |  | INC | 78,990  | 43.75  | Sanjeev Aihole  |  | BJP | 48,275  | 26.68  | 30,815
32  | Indi | 74.46  | Yashavanta Patil |  | INC | 71,785  | 39.69  | B. D. Patil  |  | JD(S) | 61,456  | 33.98  | 10,329
33  | Sindagi | 73.27  | Ashok M. Managuli |  | INC | 87,621  | 50.53  | Ramesh Bhusanur  |  | BJP | 79,813  | 46.03  | 7,808
Kalaburagi district
34  | Afzalpur | 70.26  | M. Y. Patil |  | INC | 55,598  | 35.14  | Nitin Guttedar  |  | Ind | 51,719  | 32.26  | 4,594
35  | Jevargi | 69.78  | Ajay Singh |  | INC | 70,810  | 42.30  | D. S. Gouda  |  | JD(S) | 60,532  | 36.16  | 10,278
Yadgir district
36  | Shorapur (ST)  | 75.33  | Raja Venkatappa Naik |  | INC | 113,559  | 54.72  | Narasimha Nayak |  | BJP | 88,336  | 42.57  | 25,223
37  | Shahapur | 69.76  | Sharanabasappa Darshanapur |  | INC | 78,353  | 47.00  | Ameenreddy Patil  |  | BJP | 52,326  | 31.39  | 26,027
38  | Yadgir | 65.28  | Channareddy Patil Tunnur |  | INC | 53,802  | 34.71  | Venkatreddy Mudnal |  | BJP | 50,129  | 32.34  | 3,673
39  | Gurmitkal | 65.41  | Sharanagouda Kandakur |  | JD(S) | 72,297  | 44.54  | Baburao Chinchansur |  | INC | 69,718  | 42.95  | 2,579
Kalaburagi district
40  | Chittapur (SC)  | 64.98  | Priyank Kharge |  | INC | 81,323  | 53.08  | Manikanta Rathod  |  | BJP | 67,683  | 44.18  | 13,640
41  | Sedam | 77.98  | Sharan Prakash Patil |  | INC | 93,377  | 53.06  | Rajkumar Patil |  | BJP | 49,816  | 28.31  | 43,561
42  | Chincholi (SC)  | 73.64  | Avinash Jadhav |  | BJP | 69,963  | 46.66  | Subash V. Rathod  |  | INC | 69,105  | 46.09  | 858
43  | Gulbarga Rural (SC)  | 62.90  | Basawaraj Mattimud |  | BJP | 84,466  | 52.10  | Revu Naik Belamgi |  | INC | 71,839  | 44.31  | 12,627
44  | Gulbarga Dakshin | 57.14  | Allamprabhu Patil |  | INC | 87,345  | 54.74  | Dattatraya C. Patil Revoor |  | BJP | 66,297  | 41.55  | 21,048
45  | Gulbarga Uttar | 58.24  | Kaneez Fathima |  | INC | 80,973  | 45.28  | Chandrakant B. Patil |  | BJP | 78,261  | 43.76  | 2,712
46  | Aland | 72.22  | B. R. Patil |  | INC | 89,508  | 51.27  | Subhash Guttedar |  | BJP | 79,160  | 45.34  | 10,348
Bidar district
47  | Basavakalyan | 71.37  | Sharanu Salagar |  | BJP | 92,920  | 52.80  | Vijay Singh  |  | INC | 78,505  | 44.61  | 14,415
48  | Humnabad | 72.69  | Siddu Patil |  | BJP | 75,515  | 42.23  | Rajashekar Patil |  | INC | 73,921  | 41.34  | 1,594
49  | Bidar South | 74.75  | Shailendra Beldale |  | BJP | 49,872  | 32.51  | Ashok Kheny |  | INC | 48,609  | 31.69  | 1,263
50  | Bidar | 65.90  | Rahim Khan |  | INC | 69,165  | 46.03  | Suryakanth Nagamarpalli  |  | JD(S) | 58,385  | 38.85  | 10,780
51  | Bhalki | 75.67  | Eshwara Khandre |  | INC | 99,451  | 56.90  | Prakash Khandre  |  | BJP | 71,745  | 41.05  | 27,706
52  | Aurad (SC)  | 72.27  | Prabhu Chauhan |  | BJP | 81,382  | 51.31  | Bhimsain Rao Shinde  |  | INC | 71,813  | 45.28  | 9,569
Raichur district
53  | Raichur Rural (ST)  | 75.68  | Basanagouda Daddal |  | INC | 89,140  | 51.42  | Tipparaju Hawaldar  |  | BJP | 75,283  | 43.43  | 13,857
54  | Raichur | 62.45  | S. Shivaraj Patil |  | BJP | 69,655  | 47.96  | Mohammed Shalam  |  | INC | 65,923  | 45.39  | 3,732
55  | Manvi (ST)  | 67.44  | G. Hampayya Nayak |  | INC | 66,922  | 42.43  | A. Bhagavantaray  |  | BJP | 59,203  | 37.53  | 7,719
56  | Devadurga (ST)  | 75.12  | Karemma Nayak |  | JD(S) | 99,544  | 56.75  | K. Shivanagouda Naik |  | BJP | 65,288  | 37.22  | 34,256
57  | Lingsugur (SC)  | 68.16  | Manappa D.Vajjal |  | BJP | 58,769  | 33.73  | D. S. Hulageri  |  | INC | 55,960  | 32.12  | 2,809
58  | Sindhanur | 73.31  | Hampanagouda Badarli |  | INC | 73,645  | 41.98  | K. Kariyappa  |  | BJP | 51,703  | 29.47  | 21,942
59  | Maski (ST)  | 71.41  | Basanagouda Turvihal |  | INC | 79,566  | 52.76  | Pratapagouda Patil |  | BJP | 66,513  | 44.11  | 13,053
Koppal district
60  | Kushtagi | 78.30  | Doddanagouda Patil |  | BJP | 92,915  | 50.75  | Amaregoud Bayyapur  |  | INC | 83,269  | 45.48  | 9,646
61  | Kanakagiri (SC)  | 78.79  | Shivaraj Tangadagi |  | INC | 106,164  | 60.13  | Basavaraj Dadesugur  |  | BJP | 63,532  | 35.98  | 42,632
62  | Gangawati | 79.04  | G. Janardhana Reddy |  | KRPP | 66,213  | 41.42  | Iqbal Ansari  |  | INC | 57,947  | 36.25  | 8,266
63  | Yelburga | 79.30  | Basavaraj Rayareddy |  | INC | 94,330  | 53.29  | Halappa Achar |  | BJP | 77,149  | 43.59  | 17,181
64  | Koppal | 76.67  | Raghavendra Hitnal |  | INC | 90,430  | 46.43  | Karadi Manjula  |  | BJP | 54,170  | 27.82  | 36,260
Gadag district
65  | Shirahatti (SC)  | 72.24  | Chandru Lamani |  | BJP | 74,489  | 45.43  | Ramakrishna Doddamani  |  | Ind | 45,969  | 28.03  | 28,520
66  | Gadag | 76.41  | H. K. Patil |  | INC | 89,958  | 52.84  | Anil P. Menasinakai  |  | BJP | 74,828  | 43.96  | 15,130
67  | Ron | 76.64  | Gurupadagouda Patil |  | INC | 94,865  | 53.24  | Kalakappa Bandi  |  | BJP | 70,177  | 39.38  | 24,688
68  | Nargund | 80.25  | C. C. Patil |  | BJP | 72,835  | 48.48  | B. R. Yavagal |  | INC | 71,044  | 47.29  | 1,791
Dharwad district
69  | Navalgund | 78.13  | N. H. Konaraddi |  | INC | 86,081  | 53.16  | Shankar Patil Munenakoppa |  | BJP | 63,882  | 39.45  | 22,199
70  | Kundgol | 83.01  | M. R. Patil |  | BJP | 76,105  | 49.07  | Kusuma Shivalli |  | INC | 40,764  | 26.28  | 35,341
71  | Dharwad | 77.36  | Vinay Kulkarni |  | INC | 89,333  | 53.92  | Amrut Desai |  | BJP | 71,296  | 43.04  | 18,037
72  | Hubli-Dharwad East (SC)  | 70.94  | Abbayya Prasad |  | INC | 85,426  | 57.47  | Kranthi Kiran  |  | BJP | 53,056  | 35.69  | 32,370
73  | Hubli-Dharwad Central | 64.32  | Mahesh Tenginakai |  | BJP | 95,064  | 59.27  | Jagadish Shettar |  | INC | 60,775  | 37.89  | 34,289
74  | Hubli-Dharwad West | 64.80  | Aravind Bellad |  | BJP | 101,410  | 59.45  | Deepak Chinchore  |  | INC | 62,717  | 36.77  | 38,693
75  | Kalghatgi | 83.32  | Santosh Lad |  | INC | 85,761  | 52.86  | Chabbi Nagaraj  |  | BJP | 71,404  | 44.01  | 14,357
Uttara Kannada district
76  | Haliyal | 78.68  | R. V. Deshpande |  | INC | 57,240  | 40.08  | Sunil Hegade  |  | BJP | 53,617  | 37.54  | 3,623
77  | Karwar | 74.82  | Satish Krishna Sail |  | INC | 77,445  | 47.15  | Roopali Naik |  | BJP | 75,307  | 45.84  | 2,138
78  | Kumta | 78.63  | Dinakar Keshav Shetty |  | BJP | 59,965  | 40.37  | Suraj Naik Soni  |  | JD(S) | 59,289  | 39.92  | 676
79  | Bhatkal | 78.48  | M. S. Vaidya |  | INC | 100,442  | 57.45  | Sunil Biliya Naik  |  | BJP | 67,771  | 38.76  | 32,671
80  | Sirsi | 79.97  | Bhimanna T. Naik |  | INC | 76,887  | 47.89  | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |  | BJP | 68,175  | 42.47  | 8,712
81  | Yellapur | 82.39  | Arabil Shivaram Hebbar |  | BJP | 74,699  | 49.69  | V. S. Patil  |  | INC | 70,695  | 47.02  | 4,004
Haveri district
82  | Hangal | 84.59  | Srinivas Mane |  | INC | 94,590  | 52.76  | Shivaraj Sajjanar |  | BJP | 72,645  | 40.52  | 21,945
83  | Shiggaon | 80.46  | Basavaraj Bommai |  | BJP | 100,016  | 54.95  | Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan  |  | INC | 64,038  | 35.18  | 35,978
84  | Haveri (SC)  | 77.74  | Rudrappa Lamani |  | INC | 93,827  | 51.73  | Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar  |  | BJP | 81,912  | 45.16  | 11,915
85  | Byadgi | 84.18  | Basavaraj Shivannanavar |  | INC | 97,740  | 55.58  | B. V. Rudrappa  |  | BJP | 73,899  | 42.02  | 23,841
86  | Hirekerur | 85.76  | U. B. Banakar |  | INC | 85,378  | 53.53  | B. C. Patil |  | BJP | 70,358  | 44.11  | 15,020
87  | Ranebennur | 81.36  | Prakash Koliwad |  | INC | 71,830  | 37.21  | Arunkumar Guththur |  | BJP | 62,030  | 32.14  | 9,800
Vijayanagara district
88  | Hoovina Hadagali (SC)  | 78.37  | Krishna Nayaka |  | BJP | 73,200  | 48.81  | P. T. Parameshwar Naik |  | INC | 71,756  | 47.85  | 1,444
89  | Hagaribommanahalli (SC)  | 82.19  | K. Nemiraj Naik |  | JD(S) | 84,023  | 44.44  | L. P. B. Bheema Naik  |  | INC | 72,679  | 38.44  | 11,344
90  | Vijayanagara | 72.35  | H. R. Gaviyappa |  | INC | 104,863  | 57.99  | Siddharth Thakur  |  | BJP | 71,140  | 39.34  | 33,723
Ballari district
91  | Kampli (ST)  | 84.81  | J. N. Ganesh |  | INC | 100,424  | 55.21  | T. H. Suresh Babu  |  | BJP | 76,333  | 41.97  | 24,091
92  | Siruguppa (ST)  | 77.39  | B. M. Nagaraja |  | INC | 90,862  | 54.05  | M. S. Somalingappa  |  | BJP | 53,830  | 32.02  | 37,032
93  | Bellary (ST)  | 76.65  | B. Nagendra |  | INC | 103,836  | 56.84  | B. Sriramulu |  | BJP | 74,536  | 40.80  | 29,300
94  | Bellary City | 68.80  | Nara Bharath Reddy |  | INC | 86,440  | 48.47  | Gali Lakshmi Aruna  |  | KRPP | 48,577  | 27.24  | 37,863
95  | Sandur (ST)  | 77.39  | E. Tukaram |  | INC | 85,223  | 49.31  | Shilpa Raghavendra  |  | BJP | 49,701  | 28.76  | 35,532
Vijayanagara district
96  | Kudligi (ST)  | 80.38  | N. T. Srinivas |  | INC | 104,753  | 63.95  | Lokesh V. Nayaka  |  | BJP | 50,403  | 30.77  | 54,350
Chitradurga district
97  | Molakalmuru (ST)  | 83.44  | N. Y. Gopalakrishna |  | INC | 109,459  | 53.81  | S. Thippeswamy  |  | BJP | 87,310  | 42.92  | 22,149
98  | Challakere (ST)  | 80.58  | T. Raghumurthy |  | INC | 67,952  | 38.16  | M. Ravish Kumar  |  | JD(S) | 51,502  | 28.92  | 16,450
99  | Chitradurga | 77.66  | K. C. Veerendra Puppy |  | INC | 122,021  | 59.84  | G. H. Thippareddy |  | BJP | 68,721  | 33.70  | 53,300
100  | Hiriyur | 82.10  | D. Sudhakar |  | INC | 92,050  | 46.02  | K. Poornima |  | BJP | 61,728  | 30.86  | 30,322
101  | Hosadurga | 84.77  | B. G. Govindappa |  | INC | 81,050  | 48.36  | S. Lingamurthy  |  | BJP | 48,234  | 28.78  | 32,816
102  | Holalkere (SC)  | 83.74  | M. Chandrappa |  | BJP | 88,732  | 45.02  | H. Anjaneya |  | INC | 83,050  | 42.14  | 5,682
Davanagere district
103  | Jagalur (ST)  | 81.07  | B. Devendrappa |  | INC | 50,765  | 32.44  | S. V. Ramachandra  |  | BJP | 49,891  | 31.88  | 874
Vijayanagara district
104  | Harapanahalli | 81.70  | Latha Mallikarjun |  | Ind | 70,194  | 39.56  | G. Karunakara Reddy |  | BJP | 56,349  | 31.76  | 13,845
Davanagere district
105  | Harihar | 81.16  | B. P. Harish |  | BJP | 63,924  | 37.94  | N. H. Srinivasa  |  | INC | 59,620  | 35.39  | 4,304
106  | Davanagere North | 69.58  | S. S. Mallikarjun |  | INC | 94,019  | 56.00  | Lokikere Nagaraj  |  | BJP | 69,547  | 41.42  | 24,472
107  | Davanagere South | 69.47  | Shamanuru Shivashankarappa |  | INC | 84,298  | 57.59  | B. G. Ajay Kumar  |  | BJP | 56,410  | 38.54  | 27,888
108  | Mayakonda (SC)  | 84.52  | K. S. Basavanthappa |  | INC | 70,916  | 43.83  | Pushpa Vageeshaswamy  |  | Ind | 37,614  | 23.25  | 33,614
109  | Channagiri | 83.40  | Basavaraju V. Shivaganga |  | INC | 78,263  | 47.03  | Madal Mallikarjuna  |  | Ind | 61,828  | 37.16  | 16,435
110  | Honnali | 85.48  | D. G. Shanthana Gowda |  | INC | 92,392  | 54.31  | M. P. Renukacharya |  | BJP | 74,832  | 43.99  | 17,560
Shimoga district
111  | Shimoga Rural (SC)  | 85.12  | Sharada Puryanaik |  | JD(S) | 86,340  | 47.74  | K. B. Ashok Naik  |  | BJP | 71,198  | 39.37  | 15,142
112  | Bhadravati | 73.14  | B. K. Sangameshwara |  | INC | 66,208  | 42.63  | Sharada Appaji  |  | JD(S) | 63,503  | 40.89  | 2,705
113  | Shimoga | 68.96  | S. N. Channabasappa |  | BJP | 96,490  | 53.66  | H. C. Yogesh  |  | INC | 68,816  | 38.27  | 27,674
114  | Tirthahalli | 85.92  | Araga Jnanendra |  | BJP | 84,563  | 52.28  | Kimmane Rathnakar |  | INC | 72,322  | 44.71  | 12,241
115  | Shikaripura | 83.83  | B. Y. Vijayendra |  | BJP | 81,810  | 49.07  | S. P. Nagarajagowda  |  | Ind | 70,802  | 42.27  | 11,008
116  | Sorab | 83.97  | Madhu Bangarappa |  | INC | 98,912  | 60.30  | Kumar Bangarappa |  | BJP | 54,650  | 33.32  | 44,262
117  | Sagar | 81.10  | Belur Gopalkrishna |  | INC | 88,988  | 53.46  | Hartalu Halappa |  | BJP | 72,966  | 43.83  | 16,022
Udupi district
118  | Byndoor | 78.77  | Gururaj Gantihole |  | BJP | 98,628  | 53.12  | K Gopala Poojary |  | INC | 82,475  | 44.42  | 16,153
119  | Kundapura | 79.90  | Kiran Kumar Kodgi |  | BJP | 102,424  | 61.16  | Dinesh Hegde Molahalli  |  | INC | 60,868  | 36.35  | 41,556
120  | Udupi | 76.53  | Yashpal Anand Suvarna |  | BJP | 97,079  | 58.46  | Prasadraj Kanchan  |  | INC | 64,303  | 38.72  | 32,776
121  | Kapu | 80.08  | Gurme Suresh Shetty |  | BJP | 80,559  | 53.23  | Vinay Kumar Sorake |  | INC | 67,555  | 44.63  | 13,004
122  | Karkala | 82.28  | V. Sunil Kumar |  | BJP | 77,028  | 49.11  | Udaya Shetty Muniyal  |  | INC | 72,426  | 46.18  | 4,602
Chikmagalur district
123  | Sringeri | 83.00  | T. D. Rajegowda |  | INC | 59,171  | 41.79  | D. N. Jeevaraj |  | BJP | 58,970  | 41.65  | 201
124  | Mudigere (SC)  | 77.76  | Nayana Motamma |  | INC | 50,843  | 38.00  | Deepak Doddaiah  |  | BJP | 50,121  | 37.46  | 722
125  | Chikmagalur | 73.71  | H. D. Thammaiah |  | INC | 85,054  | 50.01  | C. T. Ravi |  | BJP | 79,128  | 46.53  | 5,926
126  | Tarikere | 79.56  | G. H. Srinivasa |  | INC | 63,086  | 40.93  | D. S. Suresh  |  | BJP | 50,955  | 33.06  | 12,131
127  | Kadur | 81.93  | K. S. Anand |  | INC | 75,476  | 44.60  | Belli Prakash  |  | BJP | 63,469  | 37.50  | 12,007
Tumakuru district
128  | Chiknayakanhalli | 86.16  | C. B. Suresh Babu |  | JD(S) | 71,036  | 37.65  | J. C. Madhu Swamy |  | BJP | 60,994  | 32.33  | 10,042
129  | Tiptur | 84.67  | K. Shadakshari |  | INC | 71,999  | 46.13  | B. C. Nagesh |  | BJP | 54,347  | 34.82  | 17,652
130  | Turuvekere | 87.75  | M. T. Krishnappa |  | JD(S) | 68,163  | 42.51  | Masala Jayaram  |  | BJP | 58,240  | 36.32  | 9,923
131  | Kunigal | 87.67  | H. D. Ranganath |  | INC | 74,724  | 42.88  | D. Krishnakumar  |  | BJP | 48,151  | 27.63  | 26,573
132  | Tumkur City | 67.62  | G. B. Jyothi Ganesh |  | BJP | 59,165  | 33.79  | N. Govindaraju  |  | JD(S) | 55,967  | 31.97  | 3,198
133  | Tumkur Rural | 87.34  | B. Suresh Gowda |  | BJP | 89,191  | 48.90  | D. C. Gowri Shankar |  | JD(S) | 84,597  | 46.38  | 4,594
134  | Koratagere (SC)  | 85.29  | G. Parameshwara |  | INC | 79,099  | 45.31  | P. R. Sudhakara Lal |  | JD(S) | 64,752  | 37.09  | 14,347
135  | Gubbi | 88.41  | S. R. Srinivas |  | INC | 60,520  | 37.79  | S. D. Dilipkumar  |  | BJP | 51,979  | 32.46  | 8,541
136  | Sira | 85.27  | T. B. Jayachandra |  | INC | 86,084  | 45.14  | R. Ugresh  |  | JD(S) | 56,834  | 29.80  | 29,250
137  | Pavagada (SC)  | 86.69  | H. V. Venkatesh |  | INC | 83,062  | 49.62  | K. M. Thimmarayappa  |  | JD(S) | 72,181  | 43.12  | 10,881
138  | Madhugiri | 86.07  | Kyathasandra N. Rajanna |  | INC | 91,166  | 54.72  | M. V. Veerabhadraiah  |  | JD(S) | 55,643  | 33.40  | 35,523
Chikkaballapura district
139  | Gauribidanur | 85.91  | K. H. Puttaswamy Gowda |  | Ind | 83,837  | 46.37  | N. H. Shivashankara Reddy |  | INC | 46,551  | 25.75  | 37,286
140  | Bagepalli | 86.23  | S. N. Subbareddy |  | INC | 82,128  | 47.37  | C. Muniraju  |  | BJP | 62,949  | 36.31  | 19,179
141  | Chikkaballapur | 88.07  | Pradeep Eshwar |  | INC | 86,224  | 46.65  | K. Sudhakar |  | BJP | 75,582  | 40.90  | 10,642
142  | Sidlaghatta | 87.08  | B. N. Ravi Kumar |  | JD(S) | 68,932  | 38.89  | Puttu Anjinappa  |  | Ind | 52,160  | 29.43  | 16,772
143  | Chintamani | 84.55  | M. C. Sudhakar |  | INC | 97,324  | 51.05  | J. K. Krishna Reddy  |  | JD(S) | 68,272  | 35.81  | 29,052
Kolar district
144  | Srinivaspur | 88.10  | G. K. Venkatashiva Reddy |  | JD(S) | 95,463  | 49.99  | K. R. Ramesh Kumar |  | INC | 85,020  | 44.52  | 10,443
145  | Mulbagal (SC)  | 81.47  | Samruddhi Manjunath |  | JD(S) | 94,254  | 53.40  | V. Adinarayana  |  | INC | 67,986  | 38.52  | 26,268
146  | Kolar Gold Field (SC)  | 74.03  | M. Roopakala |  | INC | 81,569  | 55.10  | Ashwini Sampangi  |  | BJP | 31,102  | 21.01  | 50,467
147  | Bangarapet (SC)  | 80.03  | S. N. Narayanaswamy |  | INC | 77,292  | 47.04  | M. Mallesh Babu  |  | JD(S) | 72,581  | 44.18  | 4,711
148  | Kolar | 80.18  | Kothur G. Manjunatha |  | INC | 83,990  | 43.56  | C. M. R. Srinath  |  | JD(S) | 53,229  | 27.61  | 30,761
149  | Malur | 89.92  | K. Y. Nanjegowda |  | INC | 50,955  | 29.40  | K. S. Manjunatha Gowda  |  | BJP | 50,707  | 29.26  | 248
Bangalore Urban district
150  | Yelahanka | 62.59  | S. R. Vishwanath |  | BJP | 141,538  | 51.50  | Keshava Rajanna B.  |  | INC | 77,428  | 28.18  | 64,110
151  | Krishnarajapuram | 52.76  | Byrati Basavaraj |  | BJP | 139,925  | 51.93  | D.K. Mohan  |  | INC | 115,624  | 42.91  | 24,301
152  | Byatarayanapura | 57.84  | Krishna Byre Gowda |  | INC | 160,182  | 54.43  | Thammesh Gowda H.C.  |  | BJP | 121,978  | 41.45  | 38,204
153  | Yeshwantpur | 63.44  | S. T. Somashekhar |  | BJP | 169,149  | 47.26  | T.N. Javarayi Gowda  |  | JD(S) | 154,031  | 43.04  | 15,118
154  | Rajarajeshwarinagar | 54.07  | Munirathna |  | BJP | 127,980  | 48.72  | Kusuma H.  |  | INC | 116,138  | 44.21  | 11,842
155  | Dasarahalli | 50.23  | S. Muniraju |  | BJP | 91,289  | 39.75  | R. Manjunatha  |  | JD(S) | 82,095  | 35.75  | 9,194
156  | Mahalakshmi Layout | 54.48  | K. Gopalaiah |  | BJP | 96,424  | 60.60  | Keshavamurthy S.  |  | INC | 45,259  | 28.45  | 51,165
157  | Malleshwaram | 55.61  | C. N. Ashwath Narayan |  | BJP | 80,606  | 63.72  | Anoop Iyengar  |  | INC | 39,304  | 31.07  | 41,302
158  | Hebbal | 55.07  | Byrathi Suresh |  | INC | 91,838  | 57.71  | Katta Jagdeesh Naidu  |  | BJP | 61,084  | 38.39  | 30,754
159  | Pulakeshinagar (SC)  | 54.74  | A. C. Srinivasa |  | INC | 87,316  | 66.72  | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy |  | BSP | 25,106  | 19.18  | 62,210
160  | Sarvagnanagar | 53.04  | K. J. George |  | INC | 118,783  | 61.04  | Padmanabha Reddy  |  | BJP | 63,015  | 32.38  | 55,768
161  | C. V. Raman Nagar (SC)  | 47.66  | S. Raghu |  | BJP | 69,228  | 53.53  | Anand Kumar S.  |  | INC | 52,833  | 40.85  | 16,395
162  | Shivajinagar | 56.91  | Rizwan Arshad |  | INC | 64,913  | 58.77  | Chandra N.  |  | BJP | 41,719  | 37.77  | 23,194
163  | Shanti Nagar | 54.31  | N. A. Haris |  | INC | 61,030  | 50.87  | K. Shivakumar  |  | BJP | 53,905  | 44.93  | 7,125
164  | Gandhi Nagar | 57.30  | Dinesh Gundu Rao |  | INC | 54,118  | 40.81  | A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda  |  | BJP | 54,013  | 40.73  | 105
165  | Rajaji Nagar | 56.94  | S. Suresh Kumar |  | BJP | 58,624  | 49.60  | Puttanna  |  | INC | 50,564  | 42.78  | 8,060
166  | Govindraj Nagar | 54.47  | Priya Krishna |  | INC | 82,134  | 50.87  | K. Umesh Shetty  |  | BJP | 69,618  | 43.12  | 12,516
167  | Vijay Nagar | 51.89  | M. Krishnappa |  | INC | 80,157  | 50.50  | H. Ravindra  |  | BJP | 72,833  | 45.89  | 7,324
168  | Chamrajpet | 54.27  | B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan |  | INC | 77,631  | 62.22  | Bhaskar Rao  |  | BJP | 23,678  | 18.98  | 53,953
169  | Chickpet | 58.24  | Uday Garudachar |  | BJP | 57,299  | 44.48  | R.V. Devraj |  | INC | 45,186  | 35.07  | 12,113
170  | Basavanagudi | 54.92  | L. A. Ravi Subramanya |  | BJP | 78,854  | 61.47  | U.B. Venkatesh  |  | INC | 23,876  | 18.61  | 54,978
171  | Padmanabhanagar | 57.35  | R. Ashoka |  | BJP | 98,750  | 61.72  | V. Raghunatha Naidu  |  | INC | 43,575  | 27.24  | 55,175
172  | B.T.M. Layout | 49.16  | Ramalinga Reddy |  | INC | 68,557  | 50.70  | K.R. Sridhara  |  | BJP | 59,335  | 43.88  | 9,222
173  | Jayanagar | 57.48  | C. K. Ramamurthy |  | BJP | 57,797  | 47.87  | Sowmya Reddy |  | INC | 57,781  | 47.85  | 16
174  | Mahadevapura (SC)  | 55.10  | Manjula S.  |  | BJP | 181,731  | 54.31  | H. Nagesh  |  | INC | 137,230  | 41.01  | 44,501
175  | Bommanahalli | 47.49  | M. Satish Reddy |  | BJP | 113,574  | 52.82  | Umapathy Srinivasa Gowda  |  | INC | 89,359  | 41.56  | 24,215
176  | Bangalore South | 54.92  | M. Krishnappa |  | BJP | 196,220  | 59.35  | R. K. Ramesh  |  | INC | 146,521  | 38.35  | 49,699
177  | Anekal (SC)  | 62.52  | B. Shivanna |  | INC | 134,797  | 53.55  | Srinivas C. Hullahalli  |  | BJP | 103,472  | 41.11  | 31,325
Bangalore Rural district
178  | Hoskote | 91.37  | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda |  | INC | 107,220  | 50.13  | M. T. B. Nagaraj |  | BJP | 102,145  | 47.75  | 5,075
179  | Devanahalli (SC)  | 85.09  | K. H. Muniyappa |  | INC | 73,058  | 40.46  | L. N. Nisarga Narayanaswamy  |  | JD(S) | 68,427  | 37.90  | 4,631
180  | Doddaballapur | 85.12  | Dheeraj Muniraj |  | BJP | 85,144  | 46.69  | T. Venkatesh  |  | INC | 53,391  | 29.28  | 31,753
181  | Nelamangala (SC)  | 79.50  | N. Shreenivasaiah |  | INC | 84,229  | 48.72  | K. Srinivasamurthy  |  | JD(S) | 52,251  | 30.22  | 31,978
Ramanagara district
182  | Magadi | 86.75  | H. C. Balakrishna |  | INC | 94,650  | 46.74  | A. Manjunath  |  | JD(S) | 82,811  | 40.89  | 11,839
183  | Ramanagaram | 84.57  | H. A. Iqbal Hussain |  | INC | 87,690  | 47.98  | Nikhil Kumaraswamy |  | JD(S) | 76,975  | 42.12  | 10,715
184  | Kanakapura | 84.73  | D.K. Shivakumar |  | INC | 143,023  | 74.58  | Nagaraju  |  | JD(S) | 20,631  | 11.08  | 1,22,392
185  | Channapatna | 85.86  | H. D. Kumaraswamy |  | JD(S) | 96,592  | 48.83  | C. P. Yogeshwara |  | BJP | 80,677  | 40.79  | 15,915
Mandya district
186  | Malavalli (SC)  | 79.65  | P. M. Narendraswamy |  | INC | 106,498  | 53.79  | K. Annadani  |  | JD(S) | 59,652  | 30.13  | 46,846
187  | Maddur | 85.75  | K. M. Udaya |  | INC | 87,019  | 47.45  | D. C. Thammanna  |  | JD(S) | 62,906  | 34.30  | 24,113
188  | Melukote | 91.86  | Darshan Puttannaiah |  | SKP | 91,151  | 49.57  | C. S. Puttaraju |  | JD(S) | 80,289  | 43.66  | 10,862
189  | Mandya | 77.79  | Ravikumar Gowda |  | INC | 61,411  | 35.18  | B. R. Ramachandra  |  | JD(S) | 59,392  | 34.03  | 2,019
190  | Shrirangapattana | 86.85  | Ramesha Bandisiddegowda |  | INC | 72,817  | 39.32  | Ravindra Srikantaiah  |  | JD(S) | 61,680  | 33.31  | 11,137
191  | Nagamangala | 89.67  | N. Chaluvaraya Swamy |  | INC | 90,634  | 47.17  | Suresh Gowda  |  | JD(S) | 86,220  | 44.87  | 4,414
192  | Krishnarajapet | 86.16  | H. T. Manju |  | JD(S) | 80,646  | 42.55  | B. I. Devaraja  |  | INC | 58,302  | 30.76  | 22,344
Hassan district
193  | Shravanabelagola | 85.30  | C. N. Balakrishna |  | JD(S) | 85,668  | 48.93  | M. A. Gopalaswamy  |  | INC | 79,023  | 45.14  | 6,645
194  | Arsikere | 86.68  | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda |  | INC | 98,375  | 52.86  | N. R. Santosh  |  | JD(S) | 78,198  | 42.02  | 20,177
195  | Belur | 82.91  | H. K. Suresh |  | BJP | 63,571  | 38.76  | B. Shivaramu  |  | INC | 55,835  | 34.04  | 7,736
196  | Hassan | 74.87  | Swaroop Prakash |  | JD(S) | 85,176  | 49.80  | Preetham J. Gowda |  | BJP | 77,322  | 45.21  | 7,854
197  | Holenarasipur | 84.10  | H. D. Revanna |  | JD(S) | 88,103  | 47.51  | Shreyas M. Patel |  | INC | 84,951  | 45.81  | 3,152
198  | Arkalgud | 85.12  | A. Manju |  | JD(S) | 74,643  | 38.49  | M. T. Krishnegowda  |  | Ind | 55,038  | 28.38  | 19,605
199  | Sakleshpur (SC)  | 80.10  | Cement Manju |  | BJP | 58,604  | 35.54  | H. K. Kumaraswamy |  | JD(S) | 56,548  | 34.29  | 2,056
Dakshina Kannada district
200  | Belthangady | 82.56  | Harish Poonja |  | BJP | 101,004  | 53.44  | Rakshith Shivaram  |  | INC | 82,788  | 43.80  | 18,216
201  | Moodabidri | 77.39  | Umanatha Kotian |  | BJP | 86,925  | 54.77  | Mithun Rai  |  | INC | 64,457  | 40.61  | 22,468
202  | Mangalore City North | 73.10  | Bharath Shetty Y |  | BJP | 103,531  | 56.77  | Inayath Ali  |  | INC | 70,609  | 38.72  | 32,922
203  | Mangalore City South | 65.88  | D. Vedavyas Kamath |  | BJP | 91,437  | 56.46  | John Richard Lobo |  | INC | 67,475  | 41.67  | 23,962
204  | Mangalore | 77.99  | U. T. Khader |  | INC | 83,219  | 52.01  | Satish Kumpala  |  | BJP | 60,429  | 37.77  | 22,790
205  | Bantval | 81.24  | U Rajesh Naik |  | BJP | 93,324  | 50.29  | Ramanath Rai |  | INC | 85,042  | 45.83  | 8,282
206  | Puttur | 81.17  | Ashok Kumar Rai |  | INC | 66,607  | 38.55  | Arun Kumar Puthila  |  | Ind | 62,458  | 36.15  | 4,149
207  | Sullia (SC)  | 79.89  | Bhageerathi Murulya |  | BJP | 93,911  | 57.01  | G. Krishnappa Ramakunja  |  | INC | 53,037  | 38.27  | 40,874
Kodagu district
208  | Madikeri | 76.21  | Mantar Gowda |  | INC | 84,879  | 47.84  | Appachu Ranjan |  | BJP | 80,466  | 45.36  | 4,413
209  | Virajpet | 74.59  | A. S. Ponnanna |  | INC | 83,791  | 49.94  | K. G. Bopaiah |  | BJP | 79,500  | 47.38  | 4,291
Mysore district
210  | Periyapatna | 84.45  | K. Venkatesh |  | INC | 85,944  | 52.02  | K. Mahadeva  |  | JD(S) | 66,269  | 40.11  | 19,675
211  | Krishnarajanagara | 86.60  | D. Ravishankar |  | INC | 104,502  | 55.34  | S. R. Mahesh  |  | JD(S) | 78,863  | 41.76  | 25,639
212  | Hunsur | 83.15  | G. D. Harish Gowda |  | JD(S) | 94,666  | 47.11  | H. P. Manjunath  |  | INC | 92,254  | 45.91  | 2,412
213  | Heggadadevankote (ST)  | 80.75  | Anil Chikkamadhu |  | INC | 84,359  | 46.26  | K. M. Krishnanayaka  |  | BJP | 49,420  | 27.10  | 34,939
214  | Nanjangud (SC)  | 79.79  | Darshan Dhruvanarayana |  | INC | 109,125  | 62.05  | B. Harshavardhan  |  | BJP | 61,518  | 34.98  | 47,607
215  | Chamundeshwari | 75.06  | G. T. Devegowda |  | JD(S) | 104,873  | 42.44  | S. Siddegowda  |  | INC | 79,373  | 32.12  | 25,500
216  | Krishnaraja | 60.02  | T. S. Srivatsa |  | BJP | 73,670  | 49.01  | M. K. Somashekar |  | INC | 66,457  | 44.21  | 7,213
217  | Chamaraja | 61.15  | K. Harish Gowda |  | INC | 72,931  | 48.42  | L. Nagendra  |  | BJP | 68,837  | 45.70  | 4,094
218  | Narasimharaja | 64.04  | Tanveer Sait |  | INC | 83,480  | 45.14  | S. Satheesh Swamy  |  | BJP | 52,360  | 28.31  | 31,120
219  | Varuna | 85.01  | Siddaramaiah |  | INC | 116,856  | 60.43  | V. Somanna |  | BJP | 70,811  | 36.94  | 46,045
220  | T. Narasipur (SC)  | 79.20  | H. C. Mahadevappa |  | INC | 77,884  | 48.00  | M. Ashvin Kumar  |  | JD(S) | 59,265  | 36.53  | 18,619
Chamarajanagar district
221  | Hanur | 81.38  | M. R. Manjunath |  | JD(S) | 75,632  | 41.93  | R. Narendra  |  | INC | 57,978  | 32.14  | 17,654
222  | Kollegal (SC)  | 77.44  | A. R. Krishnamurthy |  | INC | 108,363  | 64.59  | N. Mahesh |  | BJP | 48,844  | 29.11  | 38,481
223  | Chamarajanagar | 82.60  | C. Puttarangashetty |  | INC | 83,858  | 48.46  | V. Somanna |  | BJP | 76,325  | 44.10  | 7,533
224  | Gundlupet | 87.89  | H. M. Ganesh Prasad |  | INC | 107,794  | 57.34  | C. S. Niranjan Kumar |  | BJP | 71,119  | 37.83  | 36,675

## Aftermath

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Indian National Congress won with a thumping majority, and Siddaramaiah, the MLA from Varuna Constituency in Mysuru district, staked a claim to form government, becoming Chief Minister-designate, and met Governor Thawarchand Gehlot.[197] D. K. Shivakumar, MLA from Kanakapura Constituency in Ramanagara district was designated as Deputy Chief Minister, while another 8 MLAs took their oath on 20 May 2023.[198]

### Election expenditure

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Following the election, it was revealed in expenditure reports to the Election Commission of India that the BJP spent ₹196.70 crore ($23.7 million) in poll-related expenses during the election, 43% higher than the Congress's expenditure of ₹136.90 crore ($16.5 million). The report includes money spent on advertisements, travel expenditures of star campaigners, surveys, and candidates.[199]

It was also revealed that in 2018 Karnataka Assembly election campaign the BJP had spent ₹122.68 crore, while the Congress had spent ₹38.48 crore.[1]

## Bypolls (2023-2028)

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Date  | Constituency  | Previous MLA  | Reason  | Elected MLA

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7 May 2024  | 36  | Shorapur | Raja Venkatappa Naik  |  | Indian National Congress | Died on 24 February 2024[200] | Raja Venugopal Naik[201] |  | Indian National Congress
13 November 2024  | 83  | Shiggaon | Basavaraj Bommai |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024  | Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan
95  | Sandur | E. Tukaram |  | Indian National Congress | E. Annapoorna Tukaram[202]
185  | Channapatna | H. D. Kumaraswamy |  | Janata Dal (Secular) | C. P. Yogeshwara

## See also

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* politics portal

* 2023 elections in India
* Elections in Karnataka
* Caste politics in Karnataka
* Operation Kamala in Karnataka
* 2019 Karnataka political crisis
* Second Siddaramaiah ministry

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Congress supported Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate Darshan Puttannaiah in Melukote constituency.[70][71]
2. ^ a b c d e f JD(S) supported CPI(M) candidate in Gulbarga Rural, Bagepalli and K. R. Puram constituencies; RPI candidate in Vijay Nagar, C. V. Raman Nagar and Mahadevapura constituencies; and Congress candidate in Nanjangud constituency.[67][68] However, no RPI candidate contested from Vijay Nagar and Mahadevapura constituencies.
3. ^ CPI supported Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate in Melukote constituency; CPI(M) candidate in Bagepalli constituency; and Congress candidates in the other 215 constituencies.[37]
4. ^ Nomination of JDS candidate Abdul Jafar Ali from Shivajinagar constituency was rejected.[69]

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