2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
The 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place on 20 April and 26 April 2004 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 13 May 2004. None of the parties were able to win a majority and the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 79 seats. Subsequently, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and Janata Dal with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government with Dharam Singh as the chief minister. This was the first ever coalition government in the state.
Results
Successful Candidates
Assembly Constituency | Party | Member |
Afzalpur | Janata Dal | M Y Patil |
Aland | Janata Dal | B R Patil |
Anekal | Bharatiya Janata Party | A Narayanaswamy |
Ankola | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri |
Arabhavi | Janata Dal | Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarakiholi |
Arkalgud | Janata Dal | Ramaswamy A. T. |
Arsikere | Bharatiya Janata Party | A.S Basavaraj |
Athani | Bharatiya Janata Party | Laxman Sangappa Savadi |
Aurad | Indian National Congress | Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli |
Badami | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mahagundappa Kallappa Pattanshetti |
Bagalkot | Bharatiya Janata Party | Charantimath Viranna Chandrashekharayya |
Bagepalli | Communist Party of India | Sreerama Reddy G. V |
Bagewadi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Abhay Patil M |
Bailhongal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Metgud Virupaxi Channappa |
Baindur | Indian National Congress | Gopala Poojary K |
Ballolli | Janata Dal | Rathod R.K |
Bannur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sunitha Veerappagowda |
Bantval | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nagaraja Shetty B |
Basavakalyan | Janata Dal | Mallikarjun Siddaramappa Khuba |
Basavana Bagevadi | Indian National Congress | Shivanand Patil |
Basavanagudi | Indian National Congress | Chandrashekar K |
Belgaum | Indian National Congress | Kudachi Ramesh Laxman |
Bellary | Bharatiya Janata Party | B.Sreeramulu |
Bellavi | Janata Dal | Kyatasandra N Rajanna |
Belthangady | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Prabhakara Bangera |
Belur | Janata Dal | Kumar Swamy H.K |
Bethamangala | Bharatiya Janata Party | Venkatamuniyappa B.P |
Bhadravati | Independent | B. K Sangameshwara |
Bhalki | Bharatiya Janata Party | M Prakash Khandre |
Bharamasagara | Janata Dal | Anjaneya H |
Bharathinagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nirmal Surana |
Bhatkal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shivananda Naik |
Bidar | Independent | Bandeppa Khashempur |
Bijapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Appasaheb Mallappa Pattanashetti |
Bilgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani |
Binnypet | Indian National Congress | Somanna V |
Birur | Janata Dal | Dharmegowda S. L |
Brahmavar | Independent | Jayaprakash Hegde K |
Byadgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Olekar Nehru Channabasappa |
C.V. Raman Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. Raghu |
Challakere | Indian National Congress | Sudhakar D |
Chamaraja | Bharatiya Janata Party | H. S Shankaralingegowda |
Chamarajanagar | Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj |
Chamrajpet | Indian National Congress | S M Krishna |
Chamundeshwari | Janata Dal | Siddaramaiah |
Channagiri | Janata Dal | Mahima J Patel |
Channapatna | Indian National Congress | C P Yogeshwar |
Chickpet | Bharatiya Janata Party | P. C. Mohan |
Chikkaballapur | Indian National Congress | S. M Muniyappa |
Chikkodi-Sadalga | Bharatiya Janata Party | Hakkyagol Dattu Yellappa |
Chikmagalur | Bharatiya Janata Party | C. T Ravi |
Chiknayakanhalli | Janata Dal | J. C Madhuswamy |
Chincholi | Janata Dal | Vijanath Patil |
Chintamani | Indian National Congress | M C Sudhakar |
Chitradurga | Indian National Congress | G. H Thippareddy |
Chittapur | Janata Dal | Vishwanath Patil Hebbal |
Coondapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Haladi Srinivasa Shetty |
Davanagere | Indian National Congress | Shamanuru Shivashankarappa |
Devadurga | Janata Dal | Alkod Hanumanthappa |
Devanahalli | Janata Dal | G. Chandranna |
Dharwad | Indian National Congress | S. R Morey |
Dharwad Rural | Independent | Vinay Kulkarni |
Doddaballapur | Indian National Congress | J. Narasimhaswamy |
Gadag | Indian National Congress | D R Patil |
Gandhi Nagar | Indian National Congress | Dinesh Gundu Rao |
Gandsi | Indian National Congress | B. Shivaramu |
Gangawati | Janata Dal | Iqbal Ansari |
Gauribidanur | Indian National Congress | Shivashankara Reddy N H |
Gokak | Indian National Congress | Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao |
Gubbi | Independent | S. R Srinivas |
Gulbarga | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor |
Guledagud | Janata Dal | Moti Hulappa Yamunappa |
Gundlupet | Indian National Congress | H. S. Mahadeva Prasad |
Gurmitkal | Indian National Congress | Mallikarjun Kharge |
Hadagalli | Janata Dal | M. P Prakash |
Haliyal | Indian National Congress | R. V Deshpande |
Hangal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Udasi Channabasappa Mahalingappa |
Hanur | Janata Dal | Parimala Nagappa |
Harapanahalli | Indian National Congress | P. T Parameshwara Naik |
Harihar | Indian National Congress | Dr. Y. Nagappa |
Hassan | Janata Dal | H. S. Prakash |
Haveri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shivaraj Sajjanar |
Heggadadevankote | Janata Dal | M. P Venkatesh |
Hirekerur | Indian National Congress | B. C. Patil |
Hiriyur | Janata Dal | D. Manjunath |
Holalkere | Indian National Congress | A. V Umapathi |
Holehonnur | Bharatiya Janata Party | G. Basavanneppa |
Holenarasipur | Janata Dal | H. D. Revanna |
Homnabad | Janata Dal | Mirajuddin Patel |
Honnali | Bharatiya Janata Party | M. P. Renukacharya |
Hosadurga | Indian National Congress | B. G Govindappa |
Hosakote | Indian National Congress | M. T Nagaraju |
Hubli | Indian National Congress | Honnalli Jabbarkhan Hayatkhan |
Hubli Rural | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jagadish Shettar |
Hosanagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | H. M Halappa |
Hospet | Independent | H. R Gaviappa |
Hukkeri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shashikant Akkappi Naik |
Huliyurdurga | Janata Dal | D. M Nagarajaya |
Hulsoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rajendra Varma |
Hungund | Bharatiya Janata Party | Doddanagouda G Patil |
Hunsur | Janata Dal | G. T Deve Gowda |
Huvina-Huppargi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Desai Shivaputrappa Madiwalappa |
Indi | Independent | Patil Ravikant Shankarappa |
Jagalur | Bharatiya Janata Party | T. Gurusiddanagowda |
Jamkhandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Siddu Savadi |
Jayamahal | Indian National Congress | Roshan Baig |
Jayanagar | Indian National Congress | Ramalinga Reddy |
Jevargi | Indian National Congress | Dharam Singh |
Kadur | Indian National Congress | K. M Krishnamurthy |
Kagwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage |
Kalghatgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chikkanagoudra Siddanagouda Ishwaragouda |
Kallambella | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. S Kiran Kumar |
Kalmala | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. Muniyappa Muddappa |
Kamalapur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Revunayak Belmagi |
Kanakagiri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Veerappa Devappa Kesarahatti |
Kanakapura | Janata Dal | P. G. R Sindhia |
Kapu | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lalaji R Mendon |
Karkal | Bharatiya Janata Party | V. Sunil Kumar |
Karwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Gangadhar Nagesh Bhat |
Keragodu | Indian National Congress | H. B Ramu |
Khanapur | Independent | Digambar Yashwantrao Patil |
Kiragaval | Janata Dal | M. K Nagamani |
Kittur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Marihal Suresh Shivarudrappa |
Kolar | Indian National Congress | K. Srinivasa Gowda |
Kolar Gold Field | Republican Party of India | S. M Rajendran |
Kollegal | Independent | Balraj S |
Koppal | Indian National Congress | Basavraj Bhimappa Hitnal |
Koratagere | Janata Dal | Chanigappa |
Kottur | Indian National Congress | T. Bhagirathi |
Krishnaraja | Janata Dal | M. K Somashekar |
Krishnarajanagara | Janata Dal | Mahadeva |
Krishnarajpet | Janata Dal | Krishna |
Kudligi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Anil Lad |
Kumta | Indian National Congress | Mohan Krishna Shetty |
Kundgol | Janata Dal | Akki Malikarjunappa Shahadevappa |
Kunigal | Janata Dal | H. Ningappa |
Kurugodu | Janata Dal | Suryanarayana Reddy N |
Kushtagi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Doddanagoud Hanumagouda Patil |
Lingsugur | Janata Dal | Amaregowda Patil Bayyapur |
Maddur | Indian National Congress | D. C Tammanna |
Madhugiri | Indian National Congress | Dr. Parameshwara |
Madikeri | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. G. Bopaiah |
Magadi | Janata Dal | H C Balakrishna |
Malavalli | Janata Dal | K. Annadani |
Malleshwaram | Indian National Congress | M. R Seetharam |
Malur | Bharatiya Janata Party | ES EN Krishnaiah Shetty |
Mandya | Janata Dal | M. Srinivas |
Mangalore | Bharatiya Janata Party | N. Yogish Bhat |
Manvi | Indian National Congress | N. S Bosuraju |
Mayakonda | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. A Ravindranath |
Molakalmuru | Indian National Congress | N. Y Gopala Krishna |
Moodabidri | Indian National Congress | K. Abhayachandra Jain |
Muddebihal | Indian National Congress | Appaji Channabasavaraj Shankararao Nadagouda |
Mudhol | Bharatiya Janata Party | Govind M Karjol |
Mudigere | Bharatiya Janata Party | M. P Kumara Swamy |
Mulbagal | Janata Dal | Srinivas R |
Mundargi | Indian National Congress | Patil Shidlinganagouda Shiddanagouda |
Nagamangala | Janata Dal | Chaluvaraya Swamy N |
Nanjangud | Janata Dal | D. T Jayakumar |
Narasimharaja | Indian National Congress | Tanveer Sait |
Nargund | Bharatiya Janata Party | C. C. Patil |
Navalgund | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dr. R. B Shiriyannavar |
Nelamangala | Indian National Congress | Anjanamurthy |
Nippani | Indian National Congress | Kakaso Pandurang Patil |
Pandavapura | Janata Dal | C. S Puttaraju |
Parasgad | Independent | Mamani Vishwanath Karabasappa |
Pavagada | Janata Dal | K. M Thimmarayappa |
Piriyapatna | Janata Dal | K. Venkatesh |
Puttur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shakunthala T Shetty |
Raibag | Janata Dal | Sarikar Bheemappa Channappa |
Raichur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ahuja Papareddy |
Rajaji Nagar | Indian National Congress | N. L Narendra Babu |
Ramanagaram | Janata Dal | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
Ramdurg | Bharatiya Janata Party | Yadawad Mahadevappa Shivalingappa |
Ranibennur | Bharatiya Janata Party | G. Shivanna |
Ron | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kalakappa Gurushantappa Bandi |
Sadalga | Indian National Congress | Prakash Babanna Hukkeri |
Sagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Gopalkrishna Beluru |
Sakleshpur | Janata Dal | H. M Vishwanatha |
Sandur | Janata Dal | Santhosh S Lad |
Sankeshwar | Indian National Congress | Appayagouda Basagouda Patil |
Santhemarahalli | Indian National Congress | R. Dhruvanarayana |
Sathanur | Indian National Congress | D. K Shivakumar |
Sedam | Indian National Congress | Dr. Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil |
Shahabad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sunil Vallapure |
Shahapur | Janata Dal | Sharanabasappa Darshnapur |
Shanti Nagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. Raghu |
Shiggaon | Independent | Sindhura Rajashekhar |
Shikaripura | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. S. Yeddyurappa |
Shimoga | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. S. Eshwarappa |
Shirahatti | Indian National Congress | Gaddadevaramath Gaddaya Shivamurthy |
Shivajinagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
Shorapur | Kannada Nadu Party | Narasimha Nayak |
Shravanabelagola | Janata Dal | C. S Putte Gowda |
Shrirangapattana | Janata Dal | Vijayalakshmi Bandisiddegowda |
Sidlaghatta | Janata Dal | S. Munishamappa |
Sindgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ashok Gurappa Shabadi |
Sindhanur | Indian National Congress | Badarli Hampanagouda |
Sira | Janata Dal | B. Satyanaraya |
Sirsi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vivekanand Vaidya |
Siruguppa | Bharatiya Janata Party | Somalingappa M.S |
Somwarpet | Indian National Congress | B. A Jivijaya |
Sorab | Indian National Congress | Kumar Bangarappa |
Sringeri | Bharatiya Janata Party | D. N Jeevaraja |
Srinivaspur | Indian National Congress | K. R Ramesh Kumar |
Sullia | Bharatiya Janata Party | Angara S |
Surathkal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Krishna Palemar J |
T.Narasipur | Indian National Congress | Dr. H. C Mahadevappa |
Tarikere | Indian National Congress | Shivashankarappa T |
Tikota | Indian National Congress | M. B Patil |
Tiptur | Janata Dal | Nanjamari B |
Tirthahalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | Araga Jnanendra |
Tumkur | Bharatiya Janata Party | S. Shivanna Sogadu |
Turuvekere | Janata Dal | MT Krishnappa |
Uchagaon | Independent | Manohar Kallappa Kinekar |
Udupi | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Raghupathy Bhat |
Ullal | Indian National Congress | U. T Fareed |
Uttarahalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | R. Ashok |
Varthur | Indian National Congress | Krishnappa A |
Vemgal | Indian National Congress | B. C Krishnabyre Gowda |
Vittal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Padmanabha Kottari |
Virajpet | Bharatiya Janata Party | H. D Basavaraju |
Yadgir | Independent | Veer Basawanthreddy Mudnal |
Yelahanka | Indian National Congress | B. M Prasanna Kumar |
Yelburga | Indian National Congress | Basavaraj Rayareddy |