Elections in Karnataka

Elections in Karnataka, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Karnataka creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main Political Parties in Karnataka

Currently BJP, INC and JD(S) are the dominant parties in the state. The CPI, CPI(M) and MES are the other active political entities in the state. In the past, the various precursors of the JD(S) such as JP and JD have also been very influential. Splinter groups such as KCP, KJP, BSR Congress, Lok Shakti and JD(U) have made their mark in a few elections. Erstwhile parties which have been influential in the state include Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (KMPP), National Development Party, Praja Socialist Party (PSP), Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) and Swatantra Party.

Lok Sabha elections

The 1951-1971 election are results from Mysore State.

Year	Lok Sabha Election		Party-wise Details
1952	First Lok Sabha		Total: 11. Congress: 10, KMPP: 1[1]
1957	Second Lok Sabha		Total: 26. Congress: 23, PSP: 1, SCF: 1, Independent:1
1962	Third Lok Sabha		Total: 26. Congress: 25, LSS: 1
1967	Fourth Lok Sabha		Total: 27. Congress: 18, Swatantra Party: 5, PSP: 2, SSP: 1, Independent:1
1971	Fifth Lok Sabha		Total: 27. Congress: 27
1977	Sixth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Congress: 26, Janata Party/BLD: 2.
1980	Seventh Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Congress(Indira): 27, Janata Party: 1
1984	Eighth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Congress: 24, Janata Party: 4
1989	Ninth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Congress: 26, Janata Dal: 2
1991	Tenth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Congress: 23, BJP: 4, Janata: 1
1996	Eleventh Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Janata Dal: 16, BJP: 6, Congress: 5, KCP: 1
1998	Twelfth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. NDA: 16 (BJP: 13 and Lok Shakti: 3), Congress: 9, Janata Dal: 3
1999	13-th Lok Sabha		Total: 28. Congress: 18, BJP: 7, JD(U): 3
2004	14-th Lok Sabha		Total: 28. BJP: 18, Congress: 8, JD(S): 2
2009	Fifteenth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. BJP: 19, Congress: 6, JD(S): 3
2014	Sixteenth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. BJP: 17, Congress: 9, JD(S): 2
2019	Seventeenth Lok Sabha		Total: 28. BJP: 25, Congress: 1, JD(S): 1, Independent: 1

Rajya Sabha elections

It is worth noting that the 1951-1971 election are results from Mysore State.

Name of election	Seat No.	Previous MP	Previous Party		Date of retirement	Elected MP	Elected Party		Reference
1952 Indian Rajya Sabha elections	1					C. Gopala Krishnamoorty Reddy		Socialist Party of India
	2					K Chengalaraya Reddy		Indian National Congress
	3					L. H. Thimmabovi
	4					S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
	5					M. Govinda Reddy
	6					P. B. Basappa Shetty
	7					M. Valiulla
2020 Indian Rajya Sabha elections	1	B. K. Hariprasad		Indian National Congress	25-Jun-2020
	2	Rajeev Gowda			25-Jun-2020
	3	Prabhakar Kore		Bharatiya Janata Party	25-Jun-2020
	4	D. Kupendra Reddy		Janata Dal (Secular)	25-Jun-2020

• Rajya Sabha Election, 2020.
• Four Candidates Elected Unopposed.
• Ashok Gasti, BJP
• Eranna Kadadi, BJP
• Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress
• H D Deve Gowda, Janata Dal - Secular

Vidhan Sabha elections

Year	Vidhan Sabha Election		Party-wise Details	Chief Minister	Party
1952	First Assembly		Total: 99 Seats. Congress: 74, KMPP:8, Independents: 11[2]	Kengal Hanumanthaiah Kadidal Manjappa S. Nijalingappa	Congress
1957	Second Assembly		Total: 208. Congress: 150, PSP:18, Independents: 35.[3]	S. Nijalingappa B. D. Jatti	Congress
1962	Third Assembly		Total: 208. Congress: 138, PSP:20, Swatantra: 9, Independents: 27	S.R. Kanthi S. Nijalingappa (2)	Congress
1967	Fourth Assembly		Total: 216. Congress: 126, PSP: 20, Swatantra: 16, SSP: 6, BJS: 4, Independents: 41	S. Nijalingappa (2) Veerendra Patil	Congress
1972	Fifth Assembly		Total: 216. Congress: 165, NCO: 24, Independents: 20[4]	Devaraj Urs	Congress
1978	Sixth Assembly		Total: 224. Congress (I): 149, Janata: 59, Independents: 10	D. Devaraj Urs (2) R. Gundu Rao	Congress
1983	Seventh Assembly		Total: 224. Janata: 95, Congress (I): 82, BJP: 18, Independents: 22	Ramakrishna Hegde	Janata
1985	Eighth Assembly		Total: 224. Janata: 139, Congress: 65, BJP: 2, Independents: 13	Ramakrishna Hegde(2) S. R. Bommai	Janata
1989	Ninth Assembly		Total: 224. Congress: 178, JD: 24, BJP: 4, Independents: 12	Veerendra Patil (2) S.Bangarappa M. Veerappa Moily	Congress
1994	Tenth Assembly		Total: 224. JD: 115, BJP: 40, Congress: 34, KCP: 10, Independents: 18	H.D. Deve Gowda J. H. Patel	Janata Dal
1999	Eleventh Assembly		Total: 224. Congress: 132, BJP: 44, JD(U): 18, JD(S): 10, Independents: 19	S. M. Krishna	Congress
2004	Twelfth Assembly		Total: 224. BJP: 79, Congress: 65, JD(S): 58	Dharam Singh H. D. Kumaraswamy B. S. Yeddyurappa	Congress JD(S) BJP
2008	Thirteenth Assembly		Total: 224. BJP: 110, Congress: 80, JD(S): 28	B. S. Yeddyurappa (2) D.V. Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar	BJP
2013	Fourteenth Assembly		Total: 224. Congress: 122, BJP: 40, JD(S): 40, KJP: 6, BSR Congress: 4	K. Siddaramaiah	Congress
2018	Fifteenth Assembly		Total: 224 BJP: 104, Congress: 80, JD(S): 38, KPJP: 1, BSP: 1, IND: 1. Fifteen MLAs from Congress and JD-S resigned in 2019, forcing a major bye-poll. After the bye-poll, BJP added 12 seats to go to 116 MLAs in the assembly. BSY became CM.	a) H. D. Kumaraswamy (2) b) B. S. Yeddyurappa (3)	a) JD(S) (w Congress) b) BJP

Local self-government

Town municipal council

Mudalgi

References

1. "Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52". Election Commission of India.
2. "Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1952" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
3. "Statistical Report on Karnataka/Mysore Vidhan Sabha Elections 1957". Election Commission of India.
4. "Statistical Report on Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Elections 1972". Election Commission of India.