Elections in Karnataka

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Karnataka (highlighted) within India

Elections in Karnataka, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Karnataka creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main Political Parties in Karnataka

BJP, INC and JD(S) are the dominant parties in the state. The CPI, CPI(M) and MES are the other active political entities in the state. In the past, the various precursors of the JD(S) such as JP and JD have also been very influential. Splinter groups such as KCP, KJP, BSR Congress, Lok Shakti and JD(U) have made their mark in a few elections. Erstwhile parties which have been influential in the state include Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (KMPP), National Development Party, Praja Socialist Party (PSP), Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) and Swatantra Party.

Lok Sabha elections

The 1951-1971 election are results from Mysore State.

Year	Lok Sabha Election		Party-wise Details
1952	First Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 11. Congress: 10, KMPP: 1
1957	Second Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 26. Congress: 23, PSP: 1, SCF: 1, Independent:1
1962	Third Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 26. Congress: 25, LSS: 1
1967	Fourth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 27. Congress: 18, Swatantra Party: 5, PSP: 2, SSP: 1, Independent:1
1971	Fifth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 27. Congress: 27
1977	Sixth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Congress: 26, Janata Party/BLD: 2.
1980	Seventh Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Congress (Indira): 27, Janata Party: 1
1984	Eighth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Congress: 24, Janata Party: 4
1989	Ninth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Congress: 26, Janata Dal: 2
1991	Tenth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Congress: 23, BJP: 4, Janata: 1
1996	Eleventh Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Janata Dal: 16, BJP: 6, Congress: 5, KCP: 1
1998	Twelfth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. NDA: 16 (BJP: 13 and Lok Shakti: 3), Congress: 9, Janata Dal: 3
1999	Thirteenth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. Congress: 18, BJP: 7, JD(U): 3
2004	Fourteenth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. BJP: 18, Congress: 8, JD(S): 2
2009	Fifteenth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. BJP: 19, Congress: 6, JD(S): 3
2014	Sixteenth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. BJP: 17, Congress: 9, JD(S): 2
2019	Seventeenth Lok Sabha	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 28. BJP: 25, Congress: 1, JD(S): 1, Independent: 1

Rajya Sabha elections

It is worth noting that the 1951-1971 election are results from Mysore State.

Name of election	Seat No.	Previous MP	Previous Party		Date of retirement	Elected MP	Elected Party		Reference
1952 Indian Rajya Sabha elections	1					C. Gopala Krishnamoorty Reddy		Socialist Party of India
	2					K Chengalaraya Reddy	rowspan="6" bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Indian National Congress
	3					L. H. Thimmabovi
	4					S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao
	5					M. Govinda Reddy
	6					P. B. Basappa Shetty
	7					M. Valiulla
2020 Indian Rajya Sabha elections	1	B. K. Hariprasad	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Indian National Congress	25-Jun-2020
	2	Rajeev Gowda	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |		25-Jun-2020
	3	Prabhakar Kore	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Bharatiya Janata Party	25-Jun-2020
	4	D. Kupendra Reddy	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Janata Dal (Secular)	25-Jun-2020

• Rajya Sabha Election, 2020.
• Four Candidates Elected Unopposed.
• Ashok Gasti, BJP
• Eranna Kadadi, BJP
• Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress
• H D Deve Gowda, Janata Dal - Secular

Vidhan Sabha elections

Year	Vidhan Sabha Election		Party-wise Details	Chief Minister	Party
1952	First Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 99 Seats. Congress: 74, KMPP:8, Independents: 11	Template:•Kengal Hanumanthaiah Template:•Kadidal Manjappa Template:•S. Nijalingappa	Congress
1957	Second Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 208. Congress: 150, PSP:18, Independents: 35.	Template:•S. Nijalingappa Template:•B. D. Jatti	Congress
1962	Third Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 208. Congress: 138, PSP:20, Swatantra: 9, Independents: 27	Template:•S.R. Kanthi Template:•S. Nijalingappa (2)	Congress
1967	Fourth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 216. Congress: 126, PSP: 20, Swatantra: 16, SSP: 6, BJS: 4, Independents: 41	Template:•S. Nijalingappa (2) Template:•Veerendra Patil	Congress
1972	Fifth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 216. Congress: 165, NCO: 24, Independents: 20	Devaraj Urs	Congress
1978	Sixth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. Congress (I): 149, Janata: 59, Independents: 10	Template:•D. Devaraj Urs (2) Template:•R. Gundu Rao	Congress
1983	Seventh Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. Janata: 95, Congress (I): 82, BJP: 18, Independents: 22	Ramakrishna Hegde	Janata
1985	Eighth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. Janata: 139, Congress: 65, BJP: 2, Independents: 13	Template:•Ramakrishna Hegde (2) Template:•S. R. Bommai	Janata
1989	Ninth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. Congress: 178, JD: 24, BJP: 4, Independents: 12	Template:•Veerendra Patil (2) Template:•S.Bangarappa Template:•M. Veerappa Moily	Congress
1994	Tenth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. JD: 115, BJP: 40, Congress: 34, KCP: 10, Independents: 18	Template:•H. D. Deve Gowda Template:•J. H. Patel	Janata Dal
1999	Eleventh Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. Congress: 132, BJP: 44, JD(U): 18, JD(S): 10, Independents: 19	S. M. Krishna	Congress
2004	Twelfth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. BJP: 79, Congress: 65, JD(S): 58	Template:•Dharam Singh Template:•H. D. Kumaraswamy Template:•B. S. Yeddyurappa	Template:•Congress Template:•JD(S) Template:•BJP
2008	Thirteenth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. BJP: 110, Congress: 80, JD(S): 28	Template:•B. S. Yeddyurappa (2) Template:•D. V. Sadananda Gowda Template:•Jagadish Shettar	BJP
2013	Fourteenth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224. Congress: 122, BJP: 40, JD(S): 40, KJP: 6, BSR Congress: 4	Siddaramaiah	Congress
2018	Fifteenth Assembly	style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Total: 224 BJP: 104, Congress: 80, JD(S): 38, KPJP: 1, BSP: 1, IND: 1. Fifteen MLAs from Congress and JD-S resigned in 2019, forcing a major bye-poll. After the bye-poll, BJP added 12 seats to go to 116 MLAs in the assembly. BSY became CM.	Template:•H. D. Kumaraswamy (2) Template:•B. S. Yeddyurappa (3)	Template:•JD(S) (with Congress) Template:•BJP

Local self-government

Town municipal council

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