1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
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All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Ramakrishna Hegde R. Gundu Rao B. S. Yeddyurappa
Party JP INC BJP
Leader's seat Did not contest Somwarpet
(lost) 		Shikaripura
Last election 59 149
Seats before New
Seats won 95 82 18
Seat change Increase 36 Decrease 67 Increase18
Popular vote 4,272,318 5,221,419 1,024,892
Percentage 33.07% 40.42% 7.93
Swing Decrease 4.88% Decrease 3.83% Increase7.93
Chief Minister before election

R. Gundu Rao
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Ramakrishna Hegde
JP

Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies (1978-2008)

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.

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India" (PDF).