Karnataka assembly seats

The Indian National Congress won Karnataka's assembly elections with a comfortable majority, winning 136 of the state's 224 assembly seats. The party's vote share is the highest in Karnataka since 1989, securing them their fourth state. This victory is a morale booster for the Congress, as it gains a resource-rich state and the confidence to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in head-to-head contests. The BJP won 65 seats, and the Janata Dal (Secular) slumped to just 19 seats. The Congress’s charismatic local leadership and a compelling narrative of welfare and anti-corruption propelled the party to its biggest assembly election win in nearly five years on Saturday, when it comfortably crossed the halfway mark in Karnataka, won the largest vote and seat share in a generation, and firmly shut the door on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) gateway to southern India. Congress supporters celebrate the party's victory in the Karnataka assembly elections, in Bengaluru on Saturday. (ANI) The Congress won 136 of the state’s 224 assembly seats, the first time in a decade that a party has crossed the halfway mark in the state. The BJP was outgunned, winning 65 seats and facing reverses in five of the six main regions of the state. The third player in the state, Janata Dal (Secular), slumped to just 19 seats, with members of the party’s first family also losing their traditional strongholds, raising questions about the party’s political relevance in years to come. The Congress’s emph...

Karnataka legislative assembly election results 2023 LIVE Updates: The Indian National Congress (INC) or the Congress party has attained a majority in the ongoing Karnataka assembly election results 2023, wresting power from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) only southern state. The Congress has won 136 seats and the incumbent BJP has come second with 65 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) has been declared the winner in 19 seats while independents and others have clinched four seats. Outgoing CM Bommai has already conceded defeat and said that his party will do a detailed analysis of results. The high-stakes assembly elections were held on May 10, with the key contest between the incumbent BJP and the challenger Indian National Congress (INC) party, with Janata Dal (Secular) vying to play the role of the king-maker. The 40-day-long campaign for the Karnataka polls saw political heavyweights from the three parties slugging it out at the hustings, with the BJP hoping to defend the only southern state under its control. The ruling BJP's campaign was led by its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who addressed 21 rallies in the state, including a late blitz of road shows in the state capital, Bengaluru. The Congress campaign was led by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, and state unit chief DK Shivakumar. JD(S) largely depended on the connections of its patriarch, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda. Most exit polls have predicted that the Con...

Next election 2028 Meeting place Website Footnotes The Council was established in 1881 for the The Karnataka Legislative Assembly, formerly the Mysore Legislative Assembly or Mysore Representative Assembly, is the lower house of the There are 224 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and are directly elected by people through The normal term of the members lasts for five years. In case of death, resignation, or disqualification of a member, a History [ ] Mysore Representative Assembly was constituted in 1881 by Maharaja On 16 December 1949, Maharaja On Wednesday, 18 June 1952, at 11:00 am, the first session of the newly-formed Mysore Legislative Assembly was held at the old Public Office building conference hall (present-day With the formation of Andhra state in 1953, parts of Bellary district from Madras State were added to Mysore state and the strength of the Assembly increased by five members. After the re-organization of the state of Mysore came into being on 1 November 1956 with four districts from the former Bombay state, three districts of Hyderabad state, a district, and taluk of the old Madras state of Coorg, and the princely state of Mysore. The state was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The first sitting of the new assembly was held on 19 December 1956 in the newly built Vidhana Soudha. The strength of the assembly, which was 208 in 1957 increased to 216 in 1967 and to 224 plus a nominated member in 1978. The only woman Speaker of the Karnataka assembly was The B...

By Poulomi Saha: The bye-elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will be held on June 30, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday. The bypoll was necessitated as the term of office of three members ends in June. The term of MLAs Savadi Lakshman and Baburao Chinchansur end on June 14, and June 17 respectively, while the term of R Shankar ends on June 30. Here's the schedule for the Karnataka Legislative Council bypolls: • June 13: Issue of notification • June 20: Last date of making nomination • June 21: Scrutiny of nominations • June 23: Last date of withdrawal of candidature • June 30: Date of poll • June 30: Counting of votes The polling will be held between 9 am - 4 pm on June 3, and the counting of votes will take place at 5 pm on the same day.

Express News Service BENGALURU: A survey carried out by an independent agency from outside the state has predicted that opposition Congress would win 108 to 114 sets, BJP 65 to 75 and JDS 24-34 seats. The survey, carried out by SAS group of Hyderabad in association with IPSS team in Karnataka from November 20 till January 15, stated that Congress could increase its vote share from 38.14 per cent to around 40 per cent (plus 1.86%), while BJP’s could see a dip from 36.35 per cent to 34 per cent (minus 2.35%). JDS too could suffer with a 1.3 per cent drop from 18.3 per cent to 17 per cent, it added. Others, including independents, could garner 6 per cent. Smaller parties and independents are expected to win seven seats. Bengaluru city could elect 13-14 Congress MLAs and just 9-10 members from BJP. In the Old Mysuru region, where BJP is putting in a lot of effort, it may win only 10-14 seats. Congress could romp home with 24 to 25 seats, while JDS is expected to get between 21 and 22 seats. In the Belagavi or Kittur Karnataka region, Congress is expected to get 27 to 28 seats and BJP, 14 to 16 seats. In coastal Karnataka, which is its stronghold, BJP could maintain its numbers at 12 to 13 seats, while Congress may get only around seven to eight seats. In Hyderabad-Karnataka, where former BJP leader Janardhana Reddy could play spoilsport, BJP could get 12 to 14 seats, while Congress may win 21 to 22 seats. In Central Karnataka, Congress is expected to get 16 to 17 seats, while ...

Karnataka Election Result 2023: Votes polled for Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 will be counted on May 13, 2023. While all parties, including Congress, BJP, and JD-S, are confident about winning, most exit polls predict an advantage for Congress in the state. The final results will be announced by the Election Commission of India by evening on May 13. The majority mark in Karnataka is 113 seats out of the 224-member assembly. Live updates of results for all 224 constituencies of Karnataka can be seen on news channels or on the Times Now website. Karnataka Election Result 2023: Finally, D-day has arrived when the counting of votes polled for Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 will be taken up on May 13, Saturday. While all the parties — be it Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) have exuded confidence that they will win Karnataka, most of the exit polls showed it could be an advantage Congress in the southern state with four out of 11 exit polls projecting a majority for the grand old party in the 2023 assembly elections. However, the final picture will be clear by the evening of May 13 when the Election Commission of India will announce the Karnataka Election Result 2023. Karnataka Election Result 2023: Key Candidates/Seats to Watch Out For • Varuna- Siddaramaiah (Congress) • Kanakapura- DK Shivakumar (Congress) • Shiggaon- Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) • Hubli-Darwad- Jagadish Shettar (Congress) • Channapatna - HD Kumaraswamy (JD-S) • Shikaripura-...

The Congress registered an emphatic win in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023. The Congress stormed back to power by winning 135 seats out of 224. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP was restricted to 66, while the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS), which hoped to play the role of a kingmaker, won only 19 seats. • Shivakumar defeated his rival candidate B Nagaraju of the JDS with a margin of 1,22,392 votes from the Kanakpura assembly seat. • Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri - Congress candidate Hukkeri defeated his nearest rival Katti Ramesh Vishwanath of the BJP with a margin of 78,509 votes from the Chikkodi-Sadalga seat. • Laxman Sangappa Savadi - Congress's Savadi won the Athani assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mahesh Irangouda Kumathalli of the BJP with a margin of 76,122 votes. • Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi - Jarkiholi defeated independent candidate Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad with a margin of 71,540 votes from the Arabhavi assembly seat. • S R Vishwanath - The BJP candidate defeated Congress's Keshava Rajanna B with a margin of 64,110 votes from the Yelahanka assembly seat. • A C Srinivasa - Congress candidate Srinivasa defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP's) Akanda Srinivasa Murthy R from Pulakeshinagar seat with a margin of 62,210. • A.R.Krishnamurthy - Congress's Krishnamurthy defeated his nearest rival candidate N Mahesh of the BJP with a margin of 59,519 votes. • Satish Laxmanarao Jarkiholi - The Congress candidate won the Yemkanmardi seat by defeating BJP's Basavaraj Hundr...

Karnataka legislative assembly election results 2023 LIVE Updates: The Indian National Congress (INC) or the Congress party has attained a majority in the ongoing Karnataka assembly election results 2023, wresting power from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) only southern state. The Congress has won 136 seats and the incumbent BJP has come second with 65 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) has been declared the winner in 19 seats while independents and others have clinched four seats. Outgoing CM Bommai has already conceded defeat and said that his party will do a detailed analysis of results. The high-stakes assembly elections were held on May 10, with the key contest between the incumbent BJP and the challenger Indian National Congress (INC) party, with Janata Dal (Secular) vying to play the role of the king-maker. The 40-day-long campaign for the Karnataka polls saw political heavyweights from the three parties slugging it out at the hustings, with the BJP hoping to defend the only southern state under its control. The ruling BJP's campaign was led by its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who addressed 21 rallies in the state, including a late blitz of road shows in the state capital, Bengaluru. The Congress campaign was led by Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, and state unit chief DK Shivakumar. JD(S) largely depended on the connections of its patriarch, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda. Most exit polls have predicted that the Con...

Karnataka Election Result 2023: Votes polled for Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 will be counted on May 13, 2023. While all parties, including Congress, BJP, and JD-S, are confident about winning, most exit polls predict an advantage for Congress in the state. The final results will be announced by the Election Commission of India by evening on May 13. The majority mark in Karnataka is 113 seats out of the 224-member assembly. Live updates of results for all 224 constituencies of Karnataka can be seen on news channels or on the Times Now website. Karnataka Election Result 2023: Finally, D-day has arrived when the counting of votes polled for Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 will be taken up on May 13, Saturday. While all the parties — be it Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) have exuded confidence that they will win Karnataka, most of the exit polls showed it could be an advantage Congress in the southern state with four out of 11 exit polls projecting a majority for the grand old party in the 2023 assembly elections. However, the final picture will be clear by the evening of May 13 when the Election Commission of India will announce the Karnataka Election Result 2023. Karnataka Election Result 2023: Key Candidates/Seats to Watch Out For • Varuna- Siddaramaiah (Congress) • Kanakapura- DK Shivakumar (Congress) • Shiggaon- Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) • Hubli-Darwad- Jagadish Shettar (Congress) • Channapatna - HD Kumaraswamy (JD-S) • Shikaripura-...

The Congress registered an emphatic win in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023. The Congress stormed back to power by winning 135 seats out of 224. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP was restricted to 66, while the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS), which hoped to play the role of a kingmaker, won only 19 seats. • Shivakumar defeated his rival candidate B Nagaraju of the JDS with a margin of 1,22,392 votes from the Kanakpura assembly seat. • Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri - Congress candidate Hukkeri defeated his nearest rival Katti Ramesh Vishwanath of the BJP with a margin of 78,509 votes from the Chikkodi-Sadalga seat. • Laxman Sangappa Savadi - Congress's Savadi won the Athani assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mahesh Irangouda Kumathalli of the BJP with a margin of 76,122 votes. • Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi - Jarkiholi defeated independent candidate Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad with a margin of 71,540 votes from the Arabhavi assembly seat. • S R Vishwanath - The BJP candidate defeated Congress's Keshava Rajanna B with a margin of 64,110 votes from the Yelahanka assembly seat. • A C Srinivasa - Congress candidate Srinivasa defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP's) Akanda Srinivasa Murthy R from Pulakeshinagar seat with a margin of 62,210. • A.R.Krishnamurthy - Congress's Krishnamurthy defeated his nearest rival candidate N Mahesh of the BJP with a margin of 59,519 votes. • Satish Laxmanarao Jarkiholi - The Congress candidate won the Yemkanmardi seat by defeating BJP's Basavaraj Hundr...