| Election Name: | 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1978 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Seats For Election: | All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 113 |
| Party1: | Janata Party |
| Leader1: | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| Leaders Seat1: | Did not contest |
| Last Election1: | 59 |
| Seats1: | 95 |
| Seat Change1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,272,318 |
| Percentage1: | 33.07% |
| Swing1: | 4.88% |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Leader2: | R. Gundu Rao |
| Leaders Seat2: | Somwarpet (lost) |
| Last Election2: | 149 |
| Seats2: | 82 |
| Seat Change2: | 67 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,221,419 |
| Percentage2: | 40.42% |
| Swing2: | 3.83% |
| Leader3: | B. S. Yeddyurappa |
| Leaders Seat3: | Shikaripura |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seats Before3: | New |
| Seats3: | 18 |
| Seat Change3: | 18 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,024,892 |
| Percentage3: | 7.93 |
| Swing3: | 7.93 |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | R. Gundu Rao |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| After Party: | Janata Party |
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.
!colspan=10||- align=center!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats Contested
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats Won
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change
|-| |align="left"|Janata Party||193||95||4,272,318||33.07%|| 36|-| |align="left"|Indian National Congress||221||82||5,221,419||40.42%|| 67|-| |align="left"|Bharatiya Janata Party||110||18||1,024,892||7.93%|| 18|-| |align="left"|Communist Party of India||7||3||161,192||1.25%|||-| |align="left"|Communist Party of India (Marxist)||4||3||115,320||0.89%|| 3|-| |align="left"|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam||1||1||16,234||0.13%|| 1|-| |align="left"|Independents||751||22||1,998,256||15.47%|| 12|-||align="left"|Total|| ||224||12,919,459|||||-|}
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurad | None | Manikrao Patil | ||
| Bhalki | None | Bhimanna Khandre | ||
| Hulsoor | SC | |||
| Bidar | None | Narayana Rao Manahalli | ||
| Humnabad | None | Baswaraj Havgeppa Patil | ||
| Basavakalyan | None | Basawaraj Shankarappa Patil | ||
| Chincholi | None | Devendrappa Ghalappa Jamadar | ||
| Kamalapur | SC | Govind P. Vadeyraj | ||
| Alland | None | B. R. Patil | ||
| Gulbarga | None | S. K. Kanta | ||
| Shahabad | SC | K. B. Sharanappa Bhimsha | ||
| Afzalpur | None | Hanamanth Rao Desai | ||
| Chitapur | None | Vishwanath Patil Hebbal | ||
| Sedam | None | Nagareddy Patil Sedam | ||
| Jewargi | None | |||
| Gurmitkal | SC | |||
| Yadgir | None | Vishwanath Reddy | ||
| Shahapur | None | Bapugouda | ||
| Shorapur | None | Madan Gopal Naik | ||
| Deodurg | SC | B. Shivanna | ||
| Raichur | None | Sangameshwar Sardar | ||
| Kalmala | None | Sudhendra Rao Kasbe | ||
| Manvi | None | Raja Amarappa Naik Raja Jadi Somalinga Naik | ||
| Lingsugur | None | A. Basavaraj Patil Anwari | ||
| Sindhnoor | None | Mallappa | ||
| Kushtagi | None | Hanume Gowda Shekhargounda | ||
| Yelburga | None | Lingaraj Shivashankara Rao Desai | ||
| Kanakagiri | None | Srirangadevarayalu Venkarayalu | ||
| Gangavathi | None | H. S. Muralidhar | ||
| Koppal | None | Mallikarajun Basappa Diwatar | ||
| Siruguppa | None | Sankarareddy | ||
| Kurugodu | None | Naganagouda H. | ||
| Bellary | None | M. Ramappa | ||
| Hospet | None | G. Shankar Gouda | ||
| Sandur | None | Heeroji V. S. Lad | ||
| Kudligi | None | K. Channabasavana Gowda | ||
| Kottur | None | B. S. Veerabhadrappa | ||
| Hadagalli | None | |||
| Harapanahalli | SC | B. H. Yanka Naik | ||
| Harihar | None | K. Mallappa | ||
| Davangere | None | Pampapathi | ||
| Mayakonda | None | K. G. Maheshwarappa | ||
| Bharamasagara | SC | Shivamurthy K. | ||
| Chitradurga | None | B. L. Gowda | ||
| Jagalur | None | G. H. Aswatha Reddy | ||
| Molakalmuru | None | N. G. Naik | ||
| Challakere | None | H. C. Shivashankarappa | ||
| Hiriyur | SC | K. H. Ranganath | ||
| Holalkere | None | G. Shivalingappa | ||
| Hosadurga | None | G. Basappa | ||
| Pavagada | SC | Ugranarasimhappa | ||
| Sira | None | Mudlegowda P. | ||
| Kallambella | None | Ganganna B. | ||
| Bellavi | None | T. H. Hanumantharayappa | ||
| Madhugiri | SC | Rajavardhan | ||
| Koratagere | None | Veeranna | ||
| Tumkur | None | Lakshminarasimiah | ||
| Kunigal | None | Y. K. Ramaiah | ||
| Huliyurdurga | None | H. Hutchamasthigowda | ||
| Gubbi | None | S. Revanna | ||
| Turuvekere | None | Bhyrappaji | ||
| Tiptur | None | S. P. Gangadharappa | ||
| Chiknaikanahalli | None | S. G. Ramalingaiah | ||
| Gowribidanur | None | R. N. Lakshmipathi | ||
| Chikballapur | SC | A. Muniyappa | ||
| Sidlaghatta | None | V. Muniyappa | ||
| Bagepalli | None | A. V. Appaswamy Reddy | ||
| Chintamani | None | Chowda Reddy | ||
| Srinivasapur | None | G. K. Venkatashiva Reddy | ||
| Mulbagal | None | Beeregowda | ||
| Kolar Gold Fields | SC | M. Backthavachallam | ||
| Bethamangala | SC | C. Venkateshappa | ||
| Kolar | None | K. R. Srinivasaiah | ||
| Vemgal | None | Byregowda C. | ||
| Malur | None | Nagaraju A. | ||
| Malleswaram | None | P. Ramdev | ||
| Rajajinagar | None | M. S. Krishnan | ||
| Gandhinagar | None | M. S. Narayana Rao | ||
| Chickpet | None | A. Lakshmi Sagar | ||
| Binnypet | None | G. Narayan Kumar | ||
| Chamarajapet | None | M. Obanna Raju | ||
| Basavanagudi | None | H. L. Thimme Gowda | ||
| Jayanagar | None | M. Chandrasekhar | ||
| Shanthinagar | SC | P. D. Govinda Raj | ||
| Shivajinagar | None | M. Raghupathy | ||
| Bharathinagar | None | Michael B. Fernandes | ||
| Jayamahal | None | |||
| Yelahanka | SC | V. Sreenivasan | ||
| Uttarahalli | None | M. Srinivas | ||
| Varthur | None | S. Suryanarayana Rao | ||
| Kanakapura | None | |||
| Sathanur | None | K. G. Srinivasa Murthy | ||
| Channapatna | None | M. Varade Gowda (raju) | ||
| Ramanagaram | None | C. Boraiah | ||
| Magadi | None | H. G. Channappa | ||
| Nelamangala | SC | Sathyanarayana M. G. | ||
| Doddaballapur | None | |||
| Devanahalli | SC | Mariyappa A. M. | ||
| Hosakote | None | N. Chikke Gowda | ||
| Anekal | SC | Y. Ramakrishna | ||
| Nagamangala | None | Chigarigowda | ||
| Maddur | None | M. Manchegowda | ||
| Kiragaval | None | G. Madegowda | ||
| Malavalli | SC | Somasekhar | ||
| Mandya | None | B. Dodda Boregowda | ||
| Keragodu | None | H. D. Chowdiah | ||
| Srirangapatna | None | A. S. Bandisiddegowda | ||
| Pandavapura | None | K. Kempegowda | ||
| Krishnarajpet | None | M. Puttaswamygowda | ||
| Hanur | None | K. P. Shantamurthy | ||
| Kollegal | SC | B. Basavaiah | ||
| Bannur | None | Boraiah T. P. | ||
| T. Narasipur | SC | Vasudeva V. | ||
| Krishnaraj | None | N. H. Gangadhara | ||
| Chamaraja | None | H. Kempegowda | ||
| Narasimharaja | None | |||
| Chamundeswari | None | |||
| Nanjangud | None | M. Mahadev | ||
| Santhemarahalli | SC | Rachaiah B. | ||
| Chamarajanagar | None | S. Puttaswamy | ||
| Gundlupet | None | |||
| Heggadadevanakote | SC | Chaluvaiah H. B. | ||
| Hunsur | None | |||
| Krishnarajanagar | None | S. Nanjappa | ||
| Periyapatna | None | K. S. Kalamari Gowda | ||
| Virajpet | ST | G. K. Subbaiah | ||
| Madikere | None | Mundanda M. Nanaiah | ||
| Somwarpet | None | B. A. Jivijaya | ||
| Belur | SC | D. Mallesha | ||
| Arsikere | None | G. S. Basavaraju | ||
| Gandsi | None | B. Nanjappa | ||
| Sravanabelagola | None | |||
| Holenarasipur | None | |||
| Arkalgud | None | K. B. Mallappa | ||
| Hassan | None | B. V. Kari Gowda | ||
| Sakleshpur | None | J. D. Somappa | ||
| Sullia | SC | Bakila Hukrappa | ||
| Puttur | None | K. Rama Bhat | ||
| Vittal | None | A. Rukmayya Poojari | ||
| Belthangady | None | K. Vasantha Bangera | ||
| Bantwal | None | N. Shiva Rao | ||
| Mangalore | None | |||
| Ullal | None | P. Ramachandra Rao | ||
| Surathkal | None | Lokayya Shetty | ||
| Kaup | None | Vasantha V. Salian | ||
| Udupi | None | |||
| Brahmavar | None | B. B. Shetty | ||
| Coondapur | None | Prathapchandra Shetty | ||
| Baindur | None | Appanna Hegde | ||
| Karkal | None | |||
| Moodabidri | None | Amarnatha Sheety K. | ||
| Sringeri | None | H. G. Govinde Gowda | ||
| Mudigere | SC | P. Thippaiah | ||
| Chikmagalur | None | H. A. Narayana Gowda | ||
| Birur | None | S. R. Laxmaiah | ||
| Kadur | None | N. K. Huchappa | ||
| Tarikere | None | H. R. Raju | ||
| Channagiri | None | |||
| Holehonnur | SC | G. Basavannappa | ||
| Bhadravathi | None | Salar S. Siddappa | ||
| Honnali | None | D. G. Basavana Gowda | ||
| Shimoga | None | M. Ananda Rao | ||
| Tirthahalli | None | |||
| Hosanagar | None | B. Swamy Rao | ||
| Sagar | None | L. T. Thimmappa Hegade | ||
| Sorab | None | |||
| Shikaripur | None | |||
| Sirsi | SC | Kanade Gopal Mukund | ||
| Bhatkal | None | Naik Rama Narayan | ||
| Kumta | None | Karki M. P. | ||
| Ankola | None | Hegde Shripad Ramakrishna | ||
| Karwar | None | Rane Prabhakar Sadashiv | ||
| Haliyal | None | |||
| Dharwad Rural | None | Pudakalakatti Chanabasappa Virupaxappa | ||
| Dharwad | None | More S. R. | ||
| Hubli | None | Jaratarghar Mahadevsa Govindsa | ||
| Hubli Rural | None | |||
| Kalghatgi | None | Fathar Jacob Pallipurathu | ||
| Kundgol | None | Kubihal Veerappa Shekharappa | ||
| Shiggaon | None | Nadaf Mohammed Kasimsab Mardansab | ||
| Hanagal | None | |||
| Hirekerur | None | Bankar Basavannappa Gadlappa | ||
| Ranibennur | None | Patil Basanagouda Guranagouda | ||
| Byadgi | SC | Lamani Heggappa Deshappa | ||
| Haveri | None | Kalakoti Chittaranjan Chanabaneppa | ||
| Shirhatti | None | Upanal Gulappa Fakeerappa | ||
| Mundargi | None | Kurudagi Kuberappa Hanumantappa | ||
| Gadag | None | Muttinapendimath Chanaveerayya Shantayya | ||
| Ron | None | Doddameti Jananadev Shivanagappa | ||
| Naragund | None | Yavagal Basavaraddi Rangaraddi | ||
| Navalgund | None | Kulkarni Mallappa Karaveerappa | ||
| Ramdurg | None | Koppad Fakirappa Allappa | ||
| Parasgad | None | Patil Ramanagouda Venkanagouda | ||
| Bailhongal | None | Balekundargi Ramalingappa Channabasappa | ||
| Kittur | None | Inamdar Danappagouda Basanagouda | ||
| Khanapur | None | Patil Vasantrao Parashram | ||
| Belgaum | None | Mane Rajabhau Shankar Rao | ||
| Uchagaon | None | Patil Basavant Iroji | ||
| Bagewadi | None | Asjtekar Govind Laxman | ||
| Gokak | ST | Muttennavar Mallappa Laxman | ||
| Arabhavi | None | Koujalgi Veeranna Shivalingappa | ||
| Hukkeri | None | Desai Alagoud Basaprabhu | ||
| Sankeshwar | None | Patil Mallaragouda Shankargouda | ||
| Nippani | None | Shinde Balasaheb Dattaji | ||
| Sadalga | None | Nimbalkar Ajitsingh Appasaheb | ||
| Chikkodi | SC | Hegre Parashuram Padmanna | ||
| Raibag | SC | Kamble Shravana Satyappa | ||
| Kagwad | None | Patil Vasantrao Lakhagoud | ||
| Athani | None | Pawar Desai Sidharaj Alias Dhairyashilarao Bhojaraj | ||
| Jamkhandi | None | Bagalkot Gurupad Shivappa | ||
| Bilgi | None | Patil Siddanagouda Somangouda | ||
| Mudhol | SC | Kattimani Ashok Krishnaji | ||
| Bagalkot | None | Mantur Gulappa Venkappa | ||
| Badami | None | Chimmankanti Balappa Bhimappa | ||
| Guledgud | None | Banni Mallikarjun Veerappa | ||
| Hungund | None | Kadapatti Shivasangappa Siddappa | ||
| Muddebihal | None | Desgmukh Jagadevarao Sanganabasappa | ||
| Huvin-hippargi | None | Patil Basana Gouda Somanagouda | ||
| Basavana-bagewadi | None | Patil Basana Gouda Somanagouda | ||
| Tikota | None | Patil Basanagouda Mallanagouda | ||
| Bijapur | None | Gachinmath Chandrashekar Gurupadaya | ||
| Ballolli | SC | |||
| Indi | None | Kallur Revanasiddappa Ramagondappa | ||
| Sindgi | None | Patil Ninganagoud Rachana Goud | ||