2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
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All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered53,131,579
Turnout73.84% (Increase 1.34 pp)[1]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Siddaramaiah at the function to commemorate the serving of 2 billion meals of the Akshaya Patra Foundation in Karnataka (cropped).jpg
Shri Basavaraj Bommai calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 30 2021.jpg
H. D. Kumaraswamy meets union Minister.jpg
Leader Siddaramaiah Basavaraj Bommai H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party INC BJP JD(S)
Leader since 2013 2021 2006
Leader's seat Varuna Shiggaon Channapatna
Last election 38.14%, 80 seats 36.35%, 104 seats 18.3%, 37 seats
Seats won 135 66 19
Seat change Increase 55 Decrease 38 Decrease 18
Popular vote 16,789,272 14,096,529 5,205,489
Percentage 42.88% 36.00% 13.29%
Swing Increase 4.74 pp Decrease 0.35 pp Decrease 5.01 pp
Structure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Basavaraj Bommai
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah
INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Karnataka on 10 May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023.

The election saw a final voter turnout of 73.84%, the highest ever recorded in the history of Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka.[1][2]

The Indian National Congress won the election in a landslide by getting 135 seats, making it their biggest win by seats and vote share in Karnataka since the 1989 elections.[3][4][5] The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) conceded defeat, finishing second and third, respectively.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Elector's Data Summary". Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "At 73%, Karnataka records highest turnout ever". The Times of India. 11 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Karnataka election results: Congress wins by biggest vote share in 34 years". Hindustan Times. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Congress surge topples BJP in Karnataka". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Congress wins Karnataka elections with the biggest vote share seen in 34 years". The News Minute. 14 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Karnataka election results 2023 | CM Bommai concedes defeat for BJP". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2023: JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy concedes defeat; Congratulates new govt". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.