Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983

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Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983
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All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority

  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ramakrishna Hegde R. Gundu Rao
Party Janata Party INC
Seats won 95 82
Popular vote 4,272,318 5,221,419
Percentage 33.07% 40.42%
Chief Minister before election

R. Gundu Rao
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Ramakrishna Hegde
Janata Party

Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election, 1983 was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The elections resulted in a hung assembly with the Janata Party emerging as the single largest party winning 95 seats. [1] Later, Janata Party leader Ramakrishna Hegde formed the first non-Congress government in Karnataka with the support of BJP and other smaller parties.

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Karnataka State in southern India

Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in southern India. Karnataka is one of the seven states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad.

Results

e  •  d  Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983 [1]
Political Party
Seats Contested
Seats Won
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Seat change
Janata Party 193954,272,31833.07%Increase2.svg 36
Indian National Congress 221825,221,41940.42%Decrease2.svg 67
Bharatiya Janata Party 110181,024,8927.93%Increase2.svg 18
Communist Party of India 73161,1921.25%Steady2.svg
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 43115,3200.89%Increase2.svg 3
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1116,2340.13%Increase2.svg 1
Independents 751221,998,25615.47%Increase2.svg 12
Total136522412,919,459

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India".Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India  ()
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