Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983
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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.
Results
Political Party |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
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Janata Party | 193 | 95 | 4,272,318 | 33.07% | ![]() | |
Indian National Congress | 221 | 82 | 5,221,419 | 40.42% | ![]() | |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 110 | 18 | 1,024,892 | 7.93% | ![]() | |
Communist Party of India | 7 | 3 | 161,192 | 1.25% | ![]() | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | 3 | 115,320 | 0.89% | ![]() | |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 1 | 16,234 | 0.13% | ![]() | |
Independents | 751 | 22 | 1,998,256 | 15.47% | ![]() | |
Total | 1365 | 224 | 12,919,459 |
References
- 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India". Missing or empty
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