2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
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All 224 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka
113 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.83% (Increase 7.15%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Siddaramaiah H. D. Kumaraswamy Jagadish Shettar
Party INC JD(S) BJP
Alliance UPA - NDA
Leader's seat Varuna Ramanagara Hubli-Dharwad Central
Seats before 80 28 110
Seats won 122 40 40
Seat change Increase42 Increase12 Decrease70
Popular vote 11,473,025 6,329,158 6,236,227
Percentage 36.59% 20.19% 19.89%
Swing Increase1.83 pp Increase1.23 pp Decrease13.67 pp
Chief Minister before election

Jagadish Shettar
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah
INC

The 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate for the seat.[1] The voter turnout in the state was 70.23%.[2]

Five major political parties contested the election: Indian National Congress (INC) led by Siddaramaiah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) led by H. D. Kumaraswamy, B. S. Yediyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and B. Sriramulu's Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress (BSRCP).

The INC won the election with an absolute majority of 122 seats, including the Piriyapatna seat, 9 more than the majority mark of 113.[1][3] As a result, the INC returned to power on its own after nine years with Siddaramaiah becoming the Chief Minister.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Piriyapatna won, Congress at 122". Deccan Chronicle. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.
  2. ^ "70.23% voter turn out estimated in peaceful Karnataka polls". Daily News and Analysis. 5 May 2013.
  3. ^ Ammembala, Naveen; Iyer, Shekhar (8 May 2013). "Karnataka casts out BJP, gives Congress absolute power". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Congress rule in Karnataka from Monday, after 9-year gap". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "BJP loses again; JD(S) main oppn party in Karnataka". Hindustan Times. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2021.