The high-stakes Karnataka Assembly Elections began with a bang on 5th May 2013. The campaigning for polls in Karnataka was strong, as major political parties had brought in their A-listers to woe in maximum number of voters via rallies and visits for the polls.
The polls were schedule to take place on 5th May 2013. The polls began at seven in the morning and by afternoon the voter turnout began to weaken, but it soon regained momentum in the evening and the timings were pushed further by 6:30 pm. There was record 70.23% voter turnout in this time in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly elections. The state also recorded the 2nd highest voter turnout in 35 years in the 2013 Karnataka assembly elections.
A total of 2,940 candidates were in the fight for the 223 seats in the 224-member House and 50,446 polling stations were put up for the 4.18 crore voters in Karnataka. Polls for one seat of Piriyapatna constituency were postponed till 28th May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate.
The election votes were counted on 8th May 2013 and the outcome resulted in the victory of Congress and a crushing defeat of BJP. The Congress won 121 seats, BJP and JDS won 40 seats each, KJP won 6 seats and other parties won 16 seats.
Karnataka Election Results 2013 Highlights
05:00 pm : Congress wins in Udipi, Kaup, Congress
04:03 pm : G Parameshwara loses in Karatagere
03:30 pm : CP Yogeshwara (Samajwadi party) wins from the Channapatna
03:28 pm : H D Kumaraswamy (JDS) wins in Ramanagara
02:10 pm : Siddaramaiah wins from Varuna
01:24 pm : B S Yeddyurappa wins in Shikaripura
01:07 pm : Congress 116, JDS 41, BJP 38, KJP 8, Others 20
12:42 pm: Siddaramaiah (KJP) leading at Varuna in Mysore
12:41 pm : BS Yeddyurappa wins from Shikaripur
12:40 pm : Anita Kumaraswamy (Samajawadi Party), loses to C P Yogeshwar from Channapatana
12:35 pm: Former chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy (JDS) wins from Ramanagaram
12:30 pm : Congress 118 seats, JDS 43, BJP 35
12:16 pm : Congress is leading the Karnataka Elections 2013 with total 117 seats, JDS follows with 43 seats.
Constituency no. | Constituency Name | Candidate Name | Winning Party |
1 | Nippani | Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb | BJP |
2 | Chikkodi-Sadalga | Prakash Babanna Hukkeri | INC |
3 | Athani | Laxman Sangappa Savadi | BJP |
4 | Kagwad | Bharamgoud Alagoud Kage | BJP |
5 | Kudachi (SC) | P.Rajeev | BSRCP |
6 | Raybag (SC) | Aihole Duryodhan Mahalingappa | BJP |
7 | Hukkeri | Umesh Vishwanath Kalti | BJP |
8 | Arabhavi | Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi | BJP |
9 | Gokak | Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao | INC |
10 | Yemkanmardi (ST) | Satish'Laxmanarao Jarakiholi | INC |
11 | Belgaum Uttar | Fairoz Nuruddin Saith | INC |
12 | Belgaum Dakshin | Sambhaji Lakshman Patil | IND |
13 | Belgaum Rural | Sanjay B Patil | BJP |
14 | Khanapur | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | IND |
15 | Kittur | Inamadar Danappagouda Basanagouda | INC |
16 | Bailhongal | Dr.Vishwanathairanagouda Patil | KJP |
17 | Saundatti Yellamma | Anand Alias Vishwanath Chandrashekhar Mamani | BJP |
18 | Ramdurg | Ash Ok Mahadevappa Patian | INC |
19 | Mudhol (SC ) | Govind.M.Karjol | BJP |
20 | Terdal | Umashree | INC |
21 | Jamkhandi | Siddu B. Nyamagouda | INC |
22 | Bilgi | J . T. Patil | INC |
23 | Badami | Chimmanakalti Baiappa Bhimappa | INC |
24 | Bagalkot | Meti Hullappa Yamanappa | INC |
25 | Hungund | Kashappanavar Vijayanand Shivashankrappa | INC |
26 | Muddebihal | Appall Urf Channabasavaraj Shankarao Nadagoud | INC |
27 | Devar Hippargi | Aminappagouda Sanganagouda Patil (Nadahalli) | INC |
28 | Basavana Bagevadi | Shivanand S Patil | INC |
29 | Babaleshwar | M.B.Patil | INC |
30 | Bijapur City | Makbul S Bagawan | INC |
31 | Nagthan (SC) | Raju Alagur | INC |
32 | Indi | Yashavantarayagouda Viitalagouda Patil | INC |
33 | Sindgi | Bhusanur Ramesh Baiappa | BJP |
34 | Afzalpur | Malii Ayya Venkayya Guttedar | INC |
35 | Jewargi | Ajay Dharam Singh | INC |
36 | Shorapur (ST) | Raja Venkatappa Naik | INC |
37 | Shahapur | Guru Patilshiraval | KJP |
38 | Yadgir | Dr. Mmlakareddy | INC |
39 | Gurmitkal | Baburao Chinchanasoor | INC |
40 | Chittapur (SC) | Priyank M. Kharge | INC |
41 | Sedam | Dr Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil | INC |
42 | Chincholi (SC) | Dr Umesh G Jadav | INC |
43 | Gulbarga Rural (SC) | G.Ramkrishna | INC |
44 | Gulbarga Dakshin | Datiatraya C. Patil Revoor (Appu Gouda) | BJP |
45 | Gulbarga Uttar | Qamar Ul Islam | INC |
46 | Aland | B.R. Patil | KJP |
47 | Basavakalyan | Mallikarjun Sidramappa Khuba | JD(s) |
48 | Homnabad | Rajashekhar Basavaraj Patil | INC |
49 | Bidar South | Ashokkheny | KMP |
50 | Bidar | Gurupadappa Nagamarpalli | KJP |
51 | Bhalki | Eshwara Khandre | INC |
52 | Aurad (SC) | Prabhu B. Chavan | BJP |
53 | Raichur Rural (ST) | Thipparaju | BJP |
54 | Raichur | Dr. Shivaraj Patil S. | JD(s) |
55 | Manvi (ST) | G.Hampayva Sahukar Ballatagi | INC |
56 | Devadurga (ST) | A. Venkatesh Naik | INC |
57 | Lingsugur (SC) | Manappa D.Vajjal | JD(s) |
58 | Sindhanur | Badarlihampanagouda | INC |
59 | Maski (ST) | Pratapgowda Patil | INC |
60 | Kushtagi | Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil | BJP |
61 | Kanakagiri (SC) | Shivaraj Sangappatangadagi | INC |
62 | Gangawati | Iqbal Ansari | JD(s) |
63 | Yelburga | Basavaraj Rayareddi | INC |
64 | Koppal | K.Raghavendra Basavaraj Hitnal | INC |
65 | Shirahatti (SC) | Doddamani Ramakrishna Dlingappa | INC |
66 | Gadag | H K Patil | INC |
67 | Ron | Gurupadagouda Sanganagouda Patil | INC |
68 | Nargund | Bryavagal | INC |
69 | Navalgund | N.H. Konaraddi | JD(s) |
70 | Kundgol | Channabasappa Sa1Yappa Shivalli | INC |
71 | Dharwad | Vinay Kulkarni | INC |
72 | Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC) | Abbayya Prasad | INC |
73 | Hubli-Dharwad-Central | Jagadish She1Tar | BJP |
74 | Hubli-Dharwad-West | Arvind Chandrakant Bellad | BJP |
75 | Kalghatgi | Santhosh S Lad | INC |
76 | Haliyal | Deshpande. R. V. | INC |
77 | Karwar | Santeesh Sail Krishna | IND |
78 | Kumta | Sharada Mohan Shetiy | INC |
79 | Bhatkal | Mankala Subba Vaidya | IND |
80 | Sirsi | Anant Kager! Vishweshwar Begde | BJP |
81 | Yellapur | Arbail Sbivaram Hebbar | INC |
82 | Hangal | Manohar H. Tahashildar | INC |
83 | Shiggaon | Basavaraj Bommai | BJP |
84 | Haveri (SC) | Rudrappa Manappa Lamani | INC |
85 | Byadgi | Basavaraj Neelappa Shivannanavar | INC |
86 | Hirekerur | U.B.Banakar | KJP |
87 | Ranibennur | Koliwad K.B | INC |
88 | Hadagalli (SC) | P.T.Parameshwaranaik | INC |
89 | Hagaribommanahalli (SC) | Bheemanaik Lbp | JD(s) |
90 | Vijayanagara | Anand Singh | BJP |
91 | Kampli (ST) | T.H. Suresh Babu | BSRCP |
92 | Siruguppa (ST) | B.M. Nagaraj | INC |
93 | Bellary (ST) | B.Sreeramulu | BSRCP |
94 | Bellary City | Anillad | INC |
95 | Sandur (ST) | E.Tukaram | INC |
96 | Kudligi (ST) | B.Nagendra | IND |
97 | Molakalmuru (ST) | S. Thippeswamy | BSRCP |
98 | Challakere (ST) | T Raghumurthy | INC |
99 | Chitradurga | G.H.Thippareddy | BJP |
100 | Hiriyur | D.Sudhakar | INC |
101 | Hosadurga | B.G. Govindappa | INC |
102 | Holalkere (SC) | H.Anjaneya | INC |
103 | Jagalur (ST) | H.P.Rajesh | INC |
104 | Harapanahalli | M Pravindra | INC |
105 | Harihar | H.S. Shivashankar | JD(s) |
106 | Davanagere North | S S Mallikarjuna | INC |
107 | Davanagere South | Shamanur Shiv Ashankarappa | INC |
108 | Mayakonda (SC ) | K.Shivamurthy | INC |
109 | Channagiri | Vadnal Rajanna | INC |
110 | Honnali | D. G Shantana Gowda | INC |
111 | Shimoga Rural (SC) | Sharada Pooryanaik | JD(s) |
112 | Bhadravati | Appaji. M.J | JD(s) |
113 | Shimoga | Kb. Prasanna Kumar | INC |
114 | Tirthahalli | Kimmane Ratnakar | INC |
115 | Shikaripura | B.S.Yadiyurappa | KJP |
116 | Sorab | S.Madhu Bangarappa | JD(s) |
117 | Sagar | Kagodu Thimmappa | INC |
118 | Byndoor | Kgopala Poojary | INC |
119 | Kundapura | Halady Sriniv Asa Shetiy | IND |
120 | Udupi | Pramod Madhwaraj | INC |
121 | Kapu | Vinay Kumar Sorake | INC |
122 | Karkal | V.Sunill Kumar | BJP |
123 | Sringeri | D.N. Jeevaraj | BJP |
124 | Mudigere (SC) | B.B. Ningaiah | JD(s) |
125 | Chikmagalur | Ctravi | BJP |
126 | Tarikere | G.H Srinivasa | INC |
127 | Kadur | Y.S.V.Datia | JD(s) |
128 | Chikkanayakanahalli | C.B.Sureshbabu | JD(s) |
129 | Tiptur | Kshadakshari | INC |
130 | Turuvekere | M.T.Krishnappa | JD(s) |
131 | Kunigal | D.Nagarajaiah | JD(s) |
132 | Tumkur City | Dr Rafeeq Ahmed S. | INC |
133 | Tumkur Rural | B.Suresh Gowda | BJP |
134 | Koratagere (SC) | Sudhakara Lal .P.R | JD(s) |
135 | Gubbi | S R Shrinivas (Vasu) | JD(s) |
136 | Sira | T B Jayachandra | INC |
137 | Pavagada (SC) | Km.Thimmarayappa | JD(s) |
138 | Madhugiri | Kyatasandra N .Ra.Janna | INC |
139 | Gauribidanur | N H Shnashankara Reddy | INC |
140 | Bagepalli | S.N Subbareddy (Chlnnakayalapalli) | IND |
141 | Chikkaballapur | Dr K Sudhakar | INC |
142 | Sidlaghatta | M. Rajanna | JD(s) |
143 | Chintamani | J .Kkrishnareddy | JD(s) |
144 | Srinivaspur | Krrameshkumar | INC |
145 | Mulbagal (SC) | G.Manjunatha | IND |
146 | Kolar Gold Field (SC) | Ramakka.Y | BJP |
147 | Bangarapet (SC) | S.N.Narayanaswamy.Km | INC |
148 | Kolar | R Varfhur Prakash | IND |
149 | Malur | Ks. Manjunathgowda | JD(s) |
150 | Yelahanka | S.R Viswanath | BJP |
151 | K.R. Pura | B.A.Basavaraja | INC |
152 | Byatarayanapura | Krishna Byre Gowda | INC |
153 | Yeshvanthapura | S.T.Somashekar | INC |
154 | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Mr. Munirathna | INC |
155 | Dasarahalli | S Muniraju | BJP |
156 | Mahalakshmi Layout | Gopalaiah .K | JD(s) |
157 | Malleshwaram | Or. Ashwath Narayan C. N. | BJP |
158 | Hebbal | R. Jagadeesi-I Kumar | BJP |
159 | Pulakeshinagar (SC) | Akl-Ianda Srinivas Murthy.R | JD(s) |
160 | Sarvagnanagar | Kj. George | INC |
161 | C.V Raman Nagar (SC) | S. Ragi-Iu | BJP |
162 | Shivajinagar | R.Roshan Baig | INC |
163 | Shanti Nagar | N.A.Haris | INC |
164 | Gandhi Nagar | Dinesh Gundu Rao | INC |
165 | Rajaji Nagar | S.Suresh Kumar | BJP |
166 | Govindraj Nagar | Priyakrishna | INC |
167 | Vijay Nagar | M.Krishnappa | INC |
168 | Chamrajpet | B.Z.Zameer Ahmed Khan | JD(s) |
169 | Chickpet | R.V.Devraj | INC |
170 | Basavanagudi | Ravi Subramanya.L.A. | BJP |
171 | Padmanaba Nagar | Rashoka | BJP |
172 | B. T. M Layout | Ramalingareddy | INC |
173 | Jayanagar | B.N. V1Jayajgumar | BJP |
174 | Mahadevapura (SC) | Aravind Umbavali | BJP |
175 | Bommanahalli | Sathish Reddy.M | BJP |
176 | Bangalore South | M. Krishnappa | BJP |
177 | Anekal (SC) | Shivannab. | INC |
178 | Hosakote | M.T.B. Nagaraj | INC |
179 | Devanahalli (SC) | Pilla Munishamappa | JD(s) |
180 | Doddaballapur | T.Venkataramanaiah (Appakaranahalu T.Venkatesh) | INC |
181 | Nelamangala (SC) | Dr K Srinivasamurrhy | JD(s) |
182 | Magadi | H.C.Balakrishna | JD(s) |
183 | Ramanagaram | H D Kumara Swamy | JD(s) |
184 | Kanakapura | D.K. Shivajgumar | INC |
185 | Channapatna | C P Yogeeshwara | SP |
186 | Malavalli (SC) | P.M.Narendra Swamy | INC |
187 | Maddur | D.C.Thammanna | JD(s) |
188 | Melukote | K.S.Ptuttanniah | SVKP |
189 | Mandya | M.H. Ambareesh | INC |
190 | Srirangapatna | A.B. Ramesha Bandisiddegowda | JD(s) |
191 | Nagamangala | N.Chaluvarayaswamy (Swamy Gowda) | JD(s) |
192 | Krishnarajpet | Narayanagowda | JD(s) |
193 | Shravanabelagola | C.N .Balakrishna | JD(s) |
194 | Arsikere | K.M.Shivalinge Gowda | JD(s) |
195 | Belur | Y.N Rudresha Gowda | INC |
196 | Hassan | H.S.Prakash | JD(s) |
197 | Holenarasipur | H.D Revanna | JD(s) |
198 | Arkalgud | Manju A | INC |
199 | Sakleshpur (SC) | Kumaraswamy H.K | JD(s) |
200 | Belthangady | K Vasantha Bangera | INC |
201 | Moodabidri | K Abhayachandra | INC |
202 | Mangalore City North | B.A.Mohiuddtn Bava | INC |
203 | Mangalore City South | J.Rlobo | INC |
204 | Mangalore | Utkhader | INC |
205 | Bantval | B.Ramanatha Rai | INC |
206 | Puttur | S~Unthala T Shetiy | INC |
207 | Sullia (SC) | Angara. S | BJP |
208 | Madikeri | Appachu (Ranjan) M.P | BJP |
209 | Virajpet | Kg.Bopaiah | BJP |
210 | Piriyapatna | Vacant | VACANT |
211 | Krishnarajanagara | Sa.Ra.Mahesh | JD(s) |
212 | Hunsur | H.P.Manjunati-I | INC |
213 | Heggadadevankote (ST) | Chikkamadu S | JD(s) |
214 | Nanjangud (SC) | V.Srinivasa Prasad | INC |
215 | Chamundeshwari | G.T. Deve Gowda | JD(s) |
216 | Krishnaraja | M.Ksomashekar | INC |
217 | Chamaraja | Vasu | INC |
218 | Narasimharaja | Tanveer Salt | INC |
219 | Varuna | Siddaramaiah | INC |
220 | T Narasipur (SC) | Dr H.C. Mahadevappa | INC |
221 | Hanur | Rnarendra | INC |
222 | Kollegal (SC) | S.Jayanna | INC |
223 | Chamarajanagar | C.Puttarangashetiy | INC |
224 | Gundlupet | H.S. Mahadeva Prasad | INC |