2014 Indian general election in Karnataka explained

Election Name:Indian general election, 2014 (Karnataka)
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:Indian general election, 2009 (Karnataka)
Previous Year:2009
Election Date:17 April
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:28 seats
Turnout:67.20% (8.38%)
Image1:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa.jpg
Image Size1:250px
Leader1:B. S. Yeddyurappa
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Leaders Seat1:Shimoga
Last Election1:19
Seats1:17
Seat Change1:2
Percentage1:43.00%
Leader2:Mallikarjun Kharge
Leaders Seat2:Gulbarga
Party2:Indian National Congress
Last Election2:6
Seats2:9
Seat Change2:3
Percentage2:40.80%
Image3:Deve Gowda BNC.jpg
Leader3:H. D. Devegowda
Leaders Seat3:Hassan
Party3:Janata Dal (Secular)
Last Election3:3
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:1
Percentage3:11.00%

The 2014 Indian general election polls in Karnataka for 28 Lok Sabha seats was held in a single phase on 17 April 2014.[1] As of 14 February 2014, the total voter strength of Karnataka is 44,694,658.[2]

The main political parties are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.

Opinion polling

Conducted in Month(s)RefPolling Organisation/AgencySample sizebgcolor= bgcolor=
INCBJPJD(S)AAPOthers
Aug–Oct 2013[3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter24,284 13 12 3 0 0
Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 [4] India Today-CVoter21,792 12 13 0 0 3
Jan–Feb 2014 [5] Times Now-India TV-CVoter14,000 14 11 2 1 0
March 2014[6] NDTV- Hansa Research46,571 6 20 2 0 0
March–April 2014[7] CNN-IBN-Lokniti-CSDS825 12–18 7–13 1 – 4
(Including Others) 		0 1 – 4
(Including JD(S))
April 2014[8] NDTV- Hansa Research24,000 14 12 3 0 0

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] –

Results

BJP won 17 seats. INC won 9 seats and JD (S) won 2 seats.

1792
BJPINCJD(S)
Name of Party Vote Share % Change Seats won Changes
43.00% −1.37 17 2
40.80% +3.15 9 3
11.00% −2.57% 2 1
Others 5.2% +0.79 +0

Source: http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS10.htm?st=S10 [1]

Constituency Wise Results

No.ConstituencyTurnout%Name of elected M.P.Colspan=2Party affiliationMargin
1 74.30 Indian National Congress3,003
2 68.25 Bharatiya Janata Party75,860
3 68.81 Bharatiya Janata Party1,16,560
4 Bijapur (SC) 59.58 Bharatiya Janata Party69,819
5 Gulbarga (SC) 57.96 Indian National Congress74,733
6 Raichur (ST) 58.32 Indian National Congress1,499
7 60.16 Bharatiya Janata Party92,222
8 65.63 Bharatiya Janata Party32,414
9Bellary (ST)70.29 B. Sriramulu(Resigned on 18 May 2018)[10] Bharatiya Janata Party85,144
10 71.62 Bharatiya Janata Party87,571
11 65.99 Bharatiya Janata Party1,13,657
12 69.04 Bharatiya Janata Party1,40,700
13 73.23 Bharatiya Janata Party17,607
14 Shimoga72.36 B. S. Yeddyurappa(Resigned on 18 May 2018)[11] Bharatiya Janata Party3,63,305
15 74.56 Shobha KarandlajeBharatiya Janata Party1,81,643
16 73.49 Janata Dal (Secular)1,00,462
17 77.15 Bharatiya Janata Party1,43,709
18 66.07 Indian National Congress1,01,291
19 72.57 Indian National Congress74,041
20Mandya71.47 C. S. Puttaraju(Resigned on 21 May 2018)Janata Dal (Secular)5,518
21 67.30 Bharatiya Janata Party31,608
22 Chamarajanagar (SC) 72.85 Indian National Congress1,41,182
23 66.45 D. K. SureshIndian National Congress2,31,480
24 56.53 Bharatiya Janata Party2,29,764
25 55.64 Bharatiya Janata Party1,37,500
2655.75 Ananth KumarBharatiya Janata Party2,28,575
27 Chikkballapur76.21 Indian National Congress9,520
28 Kolar (SC) 75.51 Indian National Congress47,850

Bye-election

No.ConstituencyName of Newly elected M.P.Colspan=2Party affiliation
9 Bellary (ST)V. S. Ugrappa(Elected on 6 November 2018)Indian National Congress
14ShimogaB. Y. Raghavendra(Elected on 6 November 2018)Bharatiya Janata Party
20MandyaL. R. Shivarame Gowda(Elected on 6 November 2018)Janata Dal (Secular)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections . 5 March 2014 . 5 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Karnataka General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014 . Maps of India . 20 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll . Outlook . 17 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016180408/http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=3061&eid=31 . 16 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: NDA may win over 200 seats as Modi's popularity soars further: India Today Mood of the Nation opinion poll : North, News – India Today . India Today . 23 January 2013.
  5. Web site: India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark . Indiatv . 13 February 2013.
  6. Web site: The Final Word – India's biggest opinion poll . NDTV . 14 March 2014. 14 March 2014.
  7. News: Karnataka tracker: Congress to win 12–18 seats, BJP 7–13, others 1–4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404012928/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/461880/karnataka-tracker-congress-to-win-1218-seats-bjp-713-others-14.html . dead . 4 April 2014 . CNN-IBN . 1 April 2014 . 2 April 2014.
  8. Web site: The Final Word – India's biggest opinion poll . NDTV . 14 April 2014. 15 April 2014.
  9. Web site: Fifth phase of elections: About 65 per cent voter turn out in Karnataka . Indian Express . 17 April 2014 . 20 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Yojana list of 2019. isupportnamo.ooo. 10 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Yeddyurappa, Sriramulu and Puttaraju tender resignation to MP post . 20 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180520124351/http://www.uniindia.com/~/yeddyurappa-sriramulu-and-puttaraju-tender-resignation-to-mp-post/States/news/1235292.html . 20 May 2018 . dead .

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