1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 1983 Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election 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.

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

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 JP INC Leader's seat Somwarpet (lost) 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 JP

Results

 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	193	95	4,272,318	33.07%	36
	Indian National Congress	221	82	5,221,419	40.42%	67
	Bharatiya Janata Party	110	18	1,024,892	7.93%	18
	Communist Party of India	7	3	161,192	1.25%
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	4	3	115,320	0.89%	3
	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1	1	16,234	0.13%	1
	Independents	751	22	1,998,256	15.47%	12
	Total	1365	224	12,919,459

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India". Missing or empty |url= (help)Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India ()