2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
← 2013 12 May 2018 (222 seats)
28 May 2018 (1 seat)
11 June 2018 (1 seat)		 2023 →
224 of 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.50% (Increase 0.67%) [1]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader B. S. Yediyurappa Siddaramaiah H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party BJP INC JD(S)
Alliance NDA UPA JD(S)+BSP
Leader's seat Shikaripura
(won) 		Badami (won)
Chamundeshwari (lost) 		Channapatna (won; retained)
Ramanagara (won; vacated)
Seats before 40 122 40
Seats won 104 80 37
Seat change Increase64 Decrease42 Decrease3
Popular vote 13,267,956 13,932,069 6,726,667
Percentage 36.35% 38.14% 18.3%
Swing Increase16.3% Increase1.4% Decrease1.9%
Seatwise result map of the election
Structure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Siddaramaiah
INC

Elected Chief Minister

H. D. Kumaraswamy
JD(S)

The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May.[2] The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent, the highest in Karnataka since several decades.[3] The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018.[4]

The Indian National Congress (INC) was seeking re-election, having governed the state since elections in 2013.[5] while the Bharatiya Janata Party attempted to regain office, having previously governed the state in 2007 and from 2008 to 2013. The Janata Dal (Secular), and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested the election in an electoral alliance. The Aam Aadmi Party also made its debut in the state.[6]

  1. ^ "Karnataka election highlights rural-urban divide: State witnesses highest voter turnout, but Bengaluru stays away". Firstpost. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018. The 72.13 percent voter turnout for the Karnataka Assembly elections has broken all records and is the highest recorded in the state since the 1952 polls, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar said on Saturday.
  2. ^ Pandey, Devesh K. (11 May 2018). "Karnataka Assembly elections: polling in R.R. Nagar postponed to May 28". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Voter turnout in Karnataka highest since 1952 Assembly polls: CEO". The Economic Times. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ Pandey, Devesh K. (27 March 2018). "Karnataka to go to polls on May 12, results on May 15". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Election commission's statistical report on general elections, 2013 to the legislative assembly of Karnataka" (PDF).
  6. ^ "AAP announces 1st list of candidates for Karnataka assembly polls". The Economic Times. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.