1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in two phases on 26 November and 1 December 1994 in all the 224 legislative assembly constituencies in the Indian State of Karnataka. The Janata Dal emerged victorious winning 115 seats.[1]

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
All 224 Legislative Assembly seats
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader H. D. Deve Gowda B.S. Yeddyurappa
Party JD BJP
Leader's seat Ramanagara Shikaripura
Seats before 24 4
Seats won 115 40
Seat change 81 36
Chief minister before election

Veerappa Moily
INC

 Elected Chief minister

H. D. Devegowda
JD

Results
 Summary of the 1994 Karnataka legislature election results
Parties Flag Seats contested Seats won % of votes Seat change
 Vote share % change
Janata Dal 221 115 33.54% 77 6.46%
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 223 40 16.99% 36 12.85%
Indian National Congress 221 34 26.95% 143 16.55%
Karnataka Congress Party 218 10 7.31% New Party New Party
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha 108 1 2.65% 1 0.94%
Bahujan Samaj Party 77 1 0.78% 1 0.74
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 13 1 0.49% 1 0.04
Indian National League 2 1 0.29% New Party New Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4 1 0.24% - 0.06%
Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha 42 1 0.18% New Party New Party
Bharatiya Republican Paksha 2 1 0.13% 1 0.09%
Others 0 1.05% 3 2.37%
Independent 1256 17 9.4% 5 1.28%
Total (Turnout %) 224 100.00

References
  1. "General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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