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Karnataka Assembly Election, 2004

224 seats · 150 changed party since 1999

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Party standings

Karnataka Assembly Election, 2004 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
Bharatiya Janata Party — 79 seatsIndian National Congress — 65 seatsJanata Dal (Secular) — 58 seatsIndependent — 13 seatsJanata Dal (United) — 5 seatsKNDP — 1 seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 1 seat2 other parties — 2 seats113224of 224 seats
  • BJP79
  • INC65
  • JDS58
  • IND13
  • JDU5
  • KNDP1
  • CPM1
  • Others2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
BJPBharatiya Janata Party7935%71,18,65828.3%198
INCIndian National Congress6529%88,61,95935.3%224
JDSJanata Dal (Secular)5826%52,20,12120.8%220
INDIndependent136%17,24,4806.9%442
JDUJanata Dal (United)52%5,17,9042.1%26
KNDPKNDP10%3,30,5471.3%188
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)10%92,0810.4%5
KCVPKannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha10%38,6870.2%5
RPIRPI10%25,3790.1%3
JPJanahitha Paksha00%5,04,9322.0%155
BSPBahujan Samaj Party00%4,37,5641.7%102

+ 22 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Karnataka Assembly Election, 2004 · winner by seat

224 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 113

2004 · selected
Majority 113
BJP79INC65JDS58IND13JDU5KNDP1CPM1KCVP1RPI1
1999 · previous
Majority 113

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1999 → 2004

1999 2004· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
20.7
28.3
40.8
35.3
10.4
20.8
12.0
6.9
13.5
2.1
BJPINCJDSINDJDU

Seat change

2004 seats minus 1999 seats

seats lostseats gained
BJP
44 → 79
+35
INC
132 → 65
−67
JDS
10 → 58
+48
IND
19 → 13
−6
JDU
18 → 5
−13
KNDP
0 → 1
+1
CPM
0 → 1
+1
KCVP
0 → 1
+1
RPI
0 → 1
+1
AIADMK
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1999 → 2004

share lostshare gained
JDS
10.4% → 20.8%
+10.3%
BJP
20.7% → 28.3%
+7.6%
JP
0.0% → 2.0%
+2.0%
KNDP
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
BSP
0.9% → 1.7%
+0.8%
IND
12.0% → 6.9%
−5.1%
INC
40.8% → 35.3%
−5.6%
JDU
13.5% → 2.1%
−11.5%

Biggest BJP–INC swings

Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1999 → 2004. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (BJP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward BJP; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward BJP
Jamkhandi
+78.4%
Holalkere
−77.0%
Bethamangala
+76.3%
Mudhol
+75.1%
Hangal
+70.5%
Badami
+68.7%
Ron
+65.4%
Kanakagiri
+64.4%
Malur
+63.4%
Huvin-Hippargi
+63.1%
Ranibennur
+62.9%
Nargund
+62.4%

Closest races · 2004

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 2004

224 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1999