Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013 Results

Congress storms to power in Karnataka, BJP decimated:

The Congress recaptured power in Karnataka after seven years, crushing the BJP in the assembly elections - a victory that might boost the morale of the party facing a relentless opposition onslaught over massive corruption scandals.

Congress on Wednesday stormed back to power in Karnataka in a spectacular fashion after seven years in its old southern bastion decimating the ruling BJP whose fate was sealed by a fractious split and corruption charges.

BJP, which was wrecked by a split forced by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on top of a series of corruption cases, tied for the second place with JD(S) with both securing 40 seats each.

Final results:

Party	Seats
Congress	122
BJP	39
JDS	41
KJP	7
Others	20

The Congress victory immediately triggered a Chief Ministerial race into which OBC leader Siddaramaiah and Dalit leader and Central Minister Mallikarjun Kharge threw their hat. Other leaders like M Veerappa Moily, a former Chief Minister, cannot also be ruled out, analysts say.

The shock defeat of KPCC chief G Parameshwara virtually eliminated him from the race for chief ministership.

The Yeddyurappa-led Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP), which spoiled BJP's party, could not do much for itself as it bagged only six seats.

The BSR-Congress, led by former BJP Minister Sriramulu, considered close to the Bellary brothers, also chipped away BJP votes and ended up with four seats.

The rout of BJP, whose rule saw ugly infights, three Chief Ministers and several ministers tainted by corruption charges, was complete as it was clobbered by the electorate who pushed it to a pathetic position of sharing the second place with JDS of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. Both BJP and JDS secured 40 seats each.

A three-way split in its voter base put paid to BJP's hopes of securing a renewed mandate, bringing down its only citadel in the South.

Yeddyurappa's twin agenda of decimating BJP and emerging a kingmaker remained half-complete as he succeeded in one but failed to make an impressive debut through his nascent outfit securing only six seats out of 216 it contested.

Several heavyweights, including Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar (Hubli-Dharwad Central), Yeddyurappa (Shikharipura), Siddaramaiah (Varuna) and H D Kumaraswamy (Ramnagaram) , won from their constituencies but Parameshwara (Koratagere) lost heavily.

Kumaraswamy's wife Anita and Yeddyurappa's confidant Shobha Karandlaje suffered defeats from Channapatna and Rajaji Nagar respectively.

Twelve ministers of the Shettar Cabinet, including Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa, fell by the wayside, rubbing salt into the wounds of the vanquished BJP.

C P Yogeeshwara, who quit the Jagadish Shettar Ministry, towards the end of the tenure of the Government and contested on Samajwadi Party ticket, won from Channapata, defeating Anitha Kumaraswamy (JDS) by nearly 6,500 votes.

For the BJP, the worst was in store in its heartland in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, while it failed miserably to keep its base in tact in Bombay Karnataka and Hyderabad-Karnataka regions that gave electoral muscle.

As expected, JDS maintained its hold in the Vokkaliga belt while making some gains beyond its traditional support base that fetched it 12 more seats than 28 it won in the last elections. With a clear cut verdict, JDS' hopes of playing the role of a kingmaker have also been dashed.

Polling was held in 223 segments, with the one in Periyapatna in Mysore district put off to May 28 following death of BJP candidate.

BJP's performance in its own strongholds was pathetic, reflected in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi where its defeat was near complete as also in Yeddyurappa's home district of Shimoga and Bellary.

Eshwarappa's loss in Shimoga is all the more significant as he was a former state unit President of the party and also held the key portfolios of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Revenue. He was in the "hit-list" of Yeddyurappa, who now had the "sweet revenge".

Another big gun to lose was Industries Minister Murugesh R Nirani, who spearheaded two global investors meet, and was in two minds till the last minute whether to join forces with the KJP but eventually continued to be in the BJP, in Bilgi.

Congress candidate and former Union Civil Aviation Minister C M Ibrahim was pushed to third position in Bhadrawati.

In the 2008 polls, the BJP had secured 110 seats, Congress 80, JDS 28 and Independents six. Falling short of numbers, the BJP had formed government with the support of independents and wooed Opposition MLAs who were made to resign and recontest on the BJP ticket that gave it stability of numbers.

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who won a fifth term from Hubli-Dharwad central, said he accepted the people's verdict and submitted resignation to Governor H R Bhardwaj who asked him to continue till alternate arrangements are made.

Making no bones about his ambition, Siddaramaiah declared himself as a "strong contender" for the chief minister's post.

Kharge said "If they (high command) think that I am fit for the post, then it is up to them to take a decision. I will abide by any decision the high command takes".

Constituency: Arabhavi
Candidate Party votes
Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi: BJP 99283 (elected)
Utagi Ramappa Kareppa : Cong 24062
Latur Suresh mahalingappa: KJP 11445
Gurappa kallappa hittanagi: JD(S) 3081

Constituency - Babaleshwar
Candidate Party Votes
M.B.Patil: Cong 62061 (Elected)
Patil Vijugouda: JD (S) 57706
M.S.Rurdragouda: BJP 4067
Basappa S. Honawad: KJP 2646

Constituency- Bantval
Candidate Party Votes
B.Ramanatha Rai: Cong 81665 (Elected)
Rajesh Naik Ulipady: BJP 63815
Advocate Abdul Majid: SDPI 6113
Krishnappa Poojary Kalladka: JD(S) 1927

Constituency - Belgaum Dakshin
Candidate Party Votes
Sambhaji Lakshman Patil : IND 54426 (Elected)
Abhay Patil : BJP 48116
Anil M.Potdar : Cong 20536
S M. Dodamani: KJP 5597
Basavaraj Shrishailappa Javali: JD(S) 1324

Constituency: Bellary
Candidate party votes
B. Sreeramulu: (BSRCP) 74854 (Elected)
Asundi Vannurappa: Cong 41560
Meenalli Tayanna: JD(S) 3958
Hulugappa Ponnuru: BJP 2478
Pandu Byalachinte KJP 2347

Constituency - Belthangady
Candidate Party votes 
K Vasantha Bangera : Cong 74530 (Elected)
Ranjan G Gowda : BJP 58789
B.M. Rhat : CPI(M) 4532
Rajashree S. Hegde JD(S) 2682

Constituency- BTM layout
Candidate party votes
Ramalingareddy: Congress 69712 (Elected)
N. Sudhakar: BJP 20664
J. Ramesh Reddy: JD(S) 8346
Srinivasa: KJP 1902

Constituency- Basavanagudi
Candidate party votes 
Ravi Subramanyam : BJP 43883 (Elected)
K.Bagegowda : JD(S) 24163
B.K.Chandrashekar : Cong 21588
Ravikiran: KJP 1741

Constituency- Bhadravati
Candidate Party Votes
Appaji. M.J: JD (S) 78370 (Elected)
B.K.Sangameshwara : IND 34271 C.M.
Ibrahim: Cong 22329
S.B.Shivaji Rao Sindhya: BJP 1779

Constituency- Bhatkal
Candidate Party Votes
Mankala Subba Vaidya : IND 37319 (Elected)
Enayathullah Shabandri: JD(S) 27435
Shivanand N.Naik : KJP 26657
J.D. Naik : Cong 21766
Govinda Jattappa Naik: BJP 14791

Constituency- Bijapur City
Candidate Party votes
Makbul S Bagawan: Cong 48615 (Elected)
Basanagouda R Patil(Yatnal): JD(S) 39235
Appasaheb (appu) Mallappa Pattanashetti: BJP 26235
Karibasavaraj Basavaraj
Nagur (Babu): KJP 1054

Constituency - Chamaraja
candidate party votes
Vasu Cong 41930 (elected)
H S Shankaralinge Gowda JD(S) 29015
Nagendra BJP 26168
Shabbir Mohammed Musthafa SDPI 4601
Aruna Gowda M (KJP) 4399

Constituency - Chamarajanagar
candidate party votes
C Pputtarangashetty Cong 54440 (elected)
K R Mallikarjunappa KJP 43244
Vatal Nagaraj KCVP 18408
R P Nanjundaswamy BSP 9278

Constituency - Chickpet
candidate party votes
R V Devraj Cong 44714
Uday B Garudachar BJP 31655
M C Narayana Gowda JD(S) 24382
Mujahid Pasha A SDPI 4821
Khamar Taj KJP 953

Constituency- Chikmagalur
candidate party votes
C T Ravi BJP 58683 (elected)
K S Shanthe Gowda Cong 47695
S L Ddharme Gowda JD(S) 24913
K B Vedamurthy KJP 3541

Constituency - Chiknayakanhalli
candidate party votes
C B Sureshbabu j JD(S) 60759 (elected)
J C Madhuswamy KJP 49620
K S Kirana Kumar BJP 29150
Sathish Sasalu Cong 10344.

Constituency- Chintamani
Candidate Party Votes
J.K Krishnareddy : JD(S) 69030 (Elected)
Dr. M.C. Sudhakar IND 67257
Vani Krishnareddy : Cong 12685
Sathyanarayana Mahesh: BJP 1936

Constituency - Chitradurga
Candidate Party Votes
G.H.Thippareddy: BJP 62228 (Elected)
Basavarajan (Basanna): JD(S) 35510
G.S.Manjunatha: Cong 30729
Fayazuddin. K.S: BSRCP 23382

Constituency - Davanagere (North)
Candidate Party Votes
S S Mallikarjuna: Cong 88101 (Elected)
S A Ravindranath: BJP 30821
Jagadish B S: KJP 6764
T Ganesha Dasakariyappa: JD(S) 3537

Constituency - Devadurga
Candidate Party Votes
A.Venkatesh Naik: Cong 62070 (Elected)
Arakera K Shivanagouda Nayak: BJP 58370
Shanth Gowda: KJP 2747
Anjala Channanagouda: BSRCP 2158

Constituency - Devanahalli
Candidate Party Votes
Pilla Munishamappa: JD(S) 70323 (Elected)
Venkataswamy : Cong 68381
G. Chandranna: BJP 9418
Venkatesh P: BSP 1283

Constituency - Doddaballapur
candidate party votes
T Venkataramanaiah (Appakaranahalli T Venkatesh) Cong 38877 (elected)
B Munegowda IND 37430
C Channigappa JD(S) 34628
J Narashimaswamy BJP 32753
V Nagendra Prasad KJP 1517

Constituency- Gauribidanur
candidate party votes
N H Shivashankara Reddy Cong 49831 (elected)
K Jaipala Reddy IND 44058
N M Ravinarayana Reddy BJP 31837
S V Ashwathanarayana Reddy JD(S) 11578

Constituency - Gubbi
candidate party votes
S R Shrinivas (Vasu) JD(S) 58783 (elected)
G N Bettaswamy KJP 51539
Honnagirigowda Cong 18548
Nataraja Sagaranahally BJP 2396

Constituency - Gundlupet
candidate party votes
H S Mahadeva Prasad Cong 73723 (elected)
C S Niranjanakumar KJP 66048
Nagendra BSP 6052
B P Muddumallu j JD(S) 4017

Constituency - Hadagalli
candidate party votes
P T Parameshwaranaik Cong 59336 (elected)
B Chandranaik BJP 18526
Madhunaik L KJP 18178
Hemanhtkumar BBSECP 10300.

Constituency - Afzalpur
candidate party votes
Malikayya Venkayya Guttedar Cong 38093 (elected)
M Y Patil KJP 32855
Vitthal Heroor JD(S) 22847
Govind Vishwanath Bhat SP 14648
Dilip R Patil BJP 10347

Constituency - Anekal
candidate party votes
ShivannaB Cong 105464 (elected)
A Narayanaswamy BJP 65282
Anekal Keshava JD(S) 7307

Constituency - Arsikere
candidate party votes
K M Shivalinge Gowda JD(S) 76579 (elected)
B Shivaramu Cong 46948
Dr. Lokesh D G KJP 26312
D B Gangadhar Dummenahalli BJP 2464

Constituency - Athani
candidate party votes
Laxman Sangappa Savadi BJP 74299 (elected)
Mahesh Iranagouda Kumathalli Cong 50528
Sadashiv Kedari Butali j JD(S) 15204
Sanganagoud Gurupadagoud Patil KJP 1580

Constituency - Badami
candidate party votes
Chimmanakatti Balappa Bhimappa Cong 57446 (elected)
Mahantesh Gurupadappa Mamadapur JD(S) 42333
Mahagundappa Kallappa Pattanashetti BJP 30310
Basayya Prabayya Hallur KJP 3095 .

Constituency - Bagepalli
candidate party votes
S N Subbareddy(Chinnakayalapalli) IND 66227 (elected)
Sriramareddy G V CPI (M) 35472
Harinathareddy JD(S) 16779
N Sampangi Cong 15491

Constituency - Bailhongal
candidate party votes
Vishwanath I Patil KJP 40709 (elected)
Jagadish @ Virupaxi Channappa Metgud BJP 37088
Basavaraj Shivanand Koujalgi Cong 36042
Shankar B Madalagi KD(S) 9475

Constituency - Bangalore South
candidate party votes
M Kkrishnappa BJP 102207 (elected)
R Prabhakara Reddy JD(S) 72045
Dr.Tejaswini Gowda Cong 63849
Jagadish Reddy KJP 3936

Constituency - Belgaum Uuttar
candidate party votes
Fairoz Nuruddin Saith Cong 45125 (elected)
Renu Suhas Killekar IND 26915
Kiran Maruti Jadhav BJP 17456
Shivaputhrappa Chanbasappa Malagi KJP 15271

Constituency - Bellary City
candidate party votes
Anil Lad Cong 52098 (elected)
S Murali Krishna BSRCP 33898
Munna JD(S) 16285
Guttiganuru Virupaksha Gouda BJP 5646

Constituency - Kampli
Candidate Party Votes
T.H. Suresh Babu: BSRCP 70858 (Elected)
J.N. Ganesh : IND 36462
Gujjal Nagaraja : Cong 12197
Basavaraju H.D: KJP 5494

Constituency- Kanakagiri
Candidate Party Votes
Shivaraj Sangappa Tangadagi: Cong 49451 (Elected)
Basavaraj Dadhesuguru: KJP 44399
Bhavanimatha Mukundarao: BSRCP 28117
Ramanayak Lachamapppa Nayak Lamani: BJP 2948

Constituency - Kanakapura
Candidate Party Votes
D.K. Shivakumar: Cong 100007 (Elected)
P.G.R Sindhia: JD(S) 68583
B.Nagaraju: BJP 1807

Constituency - Kapu
Candidate Party Votes
Vinay Kumar Sorake : Cong 52782(Elected)
Lalaji R.Mendon : BJP 50927
Vasanth V.Salian: JD(S) 4327
Abdul Hakeem: SDPI 2171

Constituency - Karkal
Candidate Party Votes
V.Sunill Kumar: BJP 65039 (Elected)
H.Gopal Bhandary: Cong 60785
Walter D'souza: JD(S) 1302.

Constituency - Belur
candidate party votes
Y N Rudresha Cong 48802 (elected)
K S Lingesha JD(S) 41273
H M Viswanath KJP 22203
Eshwarahally Lakshmana BJP 10281

Constituency - Channapatna
candidate party votes
C P Yogeshwara SP 80099 (elected)
Anitha Kumaraswamy JD(S) 73635
Sadath Alli Khan Cong 8134
Ravikumar Gowda BJP 1609

Constituency - Chikkodi-Sadalga
candidate party votes
Prakash Babanna Hukkeri Cong 102237 (elected)
Basavanni Rudrappa Sangappagol BJP 25649
Kiwad Nagesh Tukaram BSP 15409
Dr Annappa Maruti Magadum JD(S) 1842

Constituency - Chincholi
candidate party votes
Dr Uumesh G Jadav Cong 58599 (elected)
Sunil Vallyapur KJP 32539
Ramesh Yakapur BJP 12333

Constituency - Chittapur
candidate party votes
Priyank Kharge Cong 69379 (elected)
Valmiki Naik BJP 38188
Gurunath KJP 9596.

Constituency - Karwar
Candidate Party Votes
Santeesh Sail Krishna Ind 80727(elected)
Asnotikar Anand Vasant BJP 44847
Ramanand Bommayya Nayak Cong 12756
Dr Sanju Nayak JD(S) 1568

Conatituency - Kittur
Candidate Party Votes 
Inamadar Danappagouda Basanagouda Cong 53924(elected)
Suresh Shivarudrappa Marihal BJP 35634 Anand Balakrishna Appugol JD(S) 20657
Babugouda Chintamanigouda Patil KJP 6850

Constituency - Kolar
Candidate Party Votes
R Vathur Prakash Ind 62957(elected)
K Srinivasa Gowda JD(S) 50366
Naseer Ahmed Cong 41510
M S Anand BJP 1617

Constituency - Kolar Gold Field
Candidate Party Votes
Ramakka Y BJP 55014(elected)
M Backthavachalam JD(S) 28992
V Shankar Cong 10218


Constituency - Kollegal
Candidate Party Votes
S Jayanna Cong 47402(elected)
N Mahesh BSP 37209
Balaraj S KJP 32929
G N Nanjundaswamy BJP 17224

Constituency - Dasarahalli
candidate party votes
S Muniraju BJP 57562(elected)
B L Shankar Cong 46734
Andanappa B JD(S) 43049
G Mariswamy KJP 18238


Constituency- Davanagere South
candidate party votes
Shamanur Shivashankarappa Cong 66320(elected)
Karekatte Syed Saifulla JD(S) 26162
B Lokesh Bharatiya JP 21282
B M Satish KJP 3200


Constituency - Devadurga
candidate party votes
A Venkatesh Naik Cong 62070(elected)
Arakera K Shivanagouda Nayak BJP 58370
Shanth Gowda KJP 2747
Anjala Channanagouda BAECP 2158


Constituency - Dharwad
candidate party votes
Vinay Kulkarni Cong 53453(elected)
Amrut Ayyappa Desai JD(S) 35133
Ashtagi Tavanappa Payappa KJP 21589
Seema Ashok Masuti BJP 16896


Constituency - Gadag
candidate party votes
H K Patil Cong 70475(elected)
Anil Prakashbabu Mensinkai BSRCP 36748
Bidarur Shreeshailappa Virupaxappa BJP 18715
S B Sankannavar KJP 4808.

Constituency - Koratagere
Candidate Party Votes
Sudhakara Lal P R JD(S) 72229(elected)
Dr.G Parameshwara Cong 54074
Chandraiah (Vaale Chandraiah) KJP 15738
Peddaraju BJP 3088

Constituency - Krishnaraja
Candidate Party Votes
M K Somashekar Cong 52611(elected)
S A Ramadas BJP 46546
H V Rajeeva KJP 15573
Vasu H JD(S) 7486

Constituency - Krishnarajanagara
Candidate Party Votes
Sa Ra Mahesh JD(S) 81457(elected)
Doddaswamegowda Cong 66405
Basant K N KJP 3827
M P Kumara BJP 1860

Constituency - Krishnarajpet
Candidate Party Votes
Narayanagowda JD(S) 56784(elected)
K B Chandrashekar Cong 47541
Krishna Ind 37764

Constituency - Kudachi
Candidate Party Votes
P Rajeev BSRCP 71057(elected)
Ghatage Shama Bhima Cong 24823
Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar BJP 14310
Parashuram Santram Gadivaddar KJP 1066

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar wins from Hubli-Dharwad Central with a margin of over 17,750 votes.

Riding the anti-incumbency wave, Congress wrested its old southern fort by putting up an impressive show and touched the half-way mark of 113. The party has won 14 seats and was leading in 99.

The JD(S) led by H D Deve Gowda won three seats and was ahead in 42 seats.

The SP is leading on one seat while 'Others' have won five seats and leading in 18.

The fledgling Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) floated by Yeddyurappa, who achieved his immediate task of damaging BJP, won one seat and could establish leads in only eight seats.
Yeddyurappa won from Shikaripura by over 15,000 votes.

In the elections five years ago when BJP stormed to power for the first time in a southern state on its own, the party had won 110 seats against Congress' 80 and JD(S) 28.

In the 224-member house, 113 seats would be required for majority. Polling was held in 223 segments, with the one in Periyapatna in Mysore district put off to May 28 following death of BJP candidate.

Significantly, KJP has damaged the prospects of the BJP in many constituencies, eating into its votes.

Deputy Chief Minister and former BJP state unit President K S Eshwarappa loses in Shimoga, finishes third.

Former Chief Minister and JDS state unit President H D Kumaraswamy wins in Ramanagara by more than 25,000 votes.

President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Chief Ministerial aspirant, G Parameshwara, loses in Koratagere (RPT) Koratagere by more than 18,000 votes.

Key candidates

Congress

Leading: MH Ambareesh (Mandya), H K Patil (Gadag), SS Mallikarjuna (Davangere North), Priyank M Kharge (Chittapur), Dinesh Gundurao (Gandhi Nagar), Roshan Baig (Shivajinagar), Siddaramaiah (Varuna), TB Jayachandra (Sira), Umashree (Terdal), Ajay Dharmsingh (Jevargi)

Trailing: Dr G Parameshwara (Koratagere), S Kumar Bangarrapa (Sorab), CK Abdul Rahman Sharief (Hebbal), CM Ibrahim (Bhadravati)

BJP

Leading: Anant Hegde (Sirsi), Govind Karjol (Mudhol), R Ashoka (Padmanaba Nagar), S Suresh Kumar (Rajaji Nagar)

Trailing: PC Mohan (Gandhi Nagar), KS Eshwarappa (Shimoga)

JD(S)

Leading: HD Kumaraswamy (Ramanagaram),Anitha Kumaraswamy (Channapatna), HD Revanna (Holenarasipur)

KJP/Others
Leading:  BS Yeddyurappa (KJP) - Shikaripura, JD(S), B Sreeramulu (BSRC) – Bellary

Trailing: Pooja Gandhi (BSRC) - Raichur, Shobha Karandlaje (KJP) – Rajaji Nagar

Counting of votes for the recently held Assembly elections in Karnataka began this morning amid projections about the Congress' comeback to power after an eight-year-long hiatus.

The single phase poll was held on May 5 for 223 of the 224 constituencies with the poll in Periyapatna put off following the death of a BJP candidate.

Counting was taken up this morning under tight security at 36 centres and the results are expected to be known by noon, sources in the Election Commission said.

Karnataka had recorded the second highest polling of 71.29 % in the last 35 years after 71.90 % in 1978.

Pre-poll surveys and exit polls have projected that the Congress has a clear edge over the ruling BJP, which fought the polls with its back to the wall battered as it was hit by squabbles and charges of corruption.