# 2014 Indian general election in Karnataka

The 2014 Indian general election polls in Karnataka for 28 Lok Sabha seats was held in a single phase on 17 April 2014. As of 14 February 2014, the total voter strength of Karnataka is 44,694,658.
The main political parties are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.

## Opinion polling

| Conducted in Month(s) | Ref | Polling Organisation/Agency | Sample size | | | | | |
| Conducted in Month(s) | Ref | Polling Organisation/Agency | Sample size | INC | BJP | JD(S) | AAP | Others |
| Aug–Oct 2013 | | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 24,284 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 | | India Today-CVoter | 21,792 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan–Feb 2014 | | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 14,000 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| March 2014 | | NDTV- Hansa Research | 46,571 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March–April 2014 | | CNN-IBN-Lokniti-CSDS | 825 | 12–18 | 7–13 | 1 – 4 (Including Others) | 0 | 1 – 4 (Including JD(S)) |
| April 2014 | | NDTV- Hansa Research | 24,000 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

## Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below –
| Polling Day | Phase | Date | Constituencies | Voting Percentage |
| 1 | 5 | 17 April | Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada] [karwar , Davanagere, Shimoga, Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar | 67.2 |

## Results

BJP won 17 seats. INC won 9 seats and JD (S) won 2 seats.
| 17 | 9 | 2 |
| BJP | INC | JD(S) |
| Name of Party | Vote Share % | Change | Seats won | Changes |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 43.00% | −1.37 | 17 | 2 |
| Indian National Congress | 40.80% | +3.15 | 9 | 3 |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 11.00% | −2.57% | 2 | 1 |
| Others | 5.2% | +0.79 | +0 |
Source: http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS10.htm?st=S10 Archived 21 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
* To Kannada site:ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆ, ೨೦೧೪ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆ, ೨೦೧೪

### Constituency Wise Results

| No. | Constituency | Turnout% | Name of elected M.P. | Party affiliation | Margin |
| 1 | Chikkodi | 74.30 | Prakash Babanna Hukkeri | Indian National Congress | 3,003 |
| 2 | Belgaum | 68.25 | Suresh Angadi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 75,860 |
| 3 | Bagalkot | 68.81 | P. C. Gaddigoudar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,16,560 |
| 4 | Bijapur (SC) | 59.58 | Ramesh Jigajinagi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 69,819 |
| 5 | Gulbarga (SC) | 57.96 | Mallikarjun Kharge | Indian National Congress | 74,733 |
| 6 | Raichur (ST) | 58.32 | B. V. Nayak | Indian National Congress | 1,499 |
| 7 | Bidar | 60.16 | Bhagwanth Khuba | Bharatiya Janata Party | 92,222 |
| 8 | Koppal | 65.63 | Karadi Sanganna Amarappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | 32,414 |
| 9 | Bellary (ST) | 70.29 | B. Sriramulu (Resigned on 18 May 2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party | 85,144 |
| 10 | Haveri | 71.62 | Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 87,571 |
| 11 | Dharwad | 65.99 | Pralhad Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,13,657 |
| 12 | Uttara Kannada | 69.04 | Ananthkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,40,700 |
| 13 | Davanagere | 73.23 | G. M. Siddeshwara | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17,607 |
| 14 | Shimoga | 72.36 | B. S. Yeddyurappa (Resigned on 18 May 2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,63,305 |
| 15 | Udupi Chikmagalur | 74.56 | Shobha Karandlaje | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,81,643 |
| 16 | Hassan | 73.49 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) | 1,00,462 |
| 17 | Dakshina Kannada | 77.15 | Nalin Kumar Kateel | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,43,709 |
| 18 | Chitradurga | 66.07 | B. N. Chandrappa | Indian National Congress | 1,01,291 |
| 19 | Tumkur | 72.57 | S. P. Muddahanume Gowda | Indian National Congress | 74,041 |
| 20 | Mandya | 71.47 | C. S. Puttaraju (Resigned on 21 May 2018) | Janata Dal (Secular) | 5,518 |
| 21 | Mysore | 67.30 | Pratap Simha | Bharatiya Janata Party | 31,608 |
| 22 | Chamarajanagar (SC) | 72.85 | R. Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress | 1,41,182 |
| 23 | Bangalore Rural | 66.45 | D. K. Suresh | Indian National Congress | 2,31,480 |
| 24 | Bangalore North | 56.53 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,29,764 |
| 25 | Bangalore Central | 55.64 | P. C. Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,37,500 |
| 26 | Bangalore South | 55.75 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,28,575 |
| 27 | Chikkballapur | 76.21 | Veerappa Moily | Indian National Congress | 9,520 |
| 28 | Kolar (SC) | 75.51 | K. H. Muniyappa | Indian National Congress | 47,850 |

### Bye-election

| No. | Constituency | Name of Newly elected M.P. | Party affiliation |
| 9 | Bellary (ST) | V. S. Ugrappa (Elected on 6 November 2018) | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Shimoga | B. Y. Raghavendra (Elected on 6 November 2018) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 20 | Mandya | L. R. Shivarame Gowda (Elected on 6 November 2018) | Janata Dal (Secular) |