1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 1983 Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The elections resulted in a hung assembly with the Janata Party emerging as the single largest party winning 95 seats.[1] Later, Janata Party leader Ramakrishna Hegde formed the first non-Congress government in Karnataka with the support of BJP and other smaller parties.

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election


All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ramakrishna Hegde R. Gundu Rao
Party JP INC
Leader's seat Somwarpet
(lost)
Seats won 95 82
Popular vote 4,272,318 5,221,419
Percentage 33.07% 40.42%

Chief Minister before election

R. Gundu Rao
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Ramakrishna Hegde
JP

Results

 Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983[1]
Political Party
Seats Contested
Seats Won
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Seat change
Janata Party193954,272,31833.07% 36
Indian National Congress221825,221,41940.42% 67
Bharatiya Janata Party110181,024,8927.93% 18
Communist Party of India73161,1921.25%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)43115,3200.89% 3
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1116,2340.13% 1
Independents751221,998,25615.47% 12
Total136522412,919,459

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India". Missing or empty |url= (help)Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India ()
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