# 1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The Indian National Congress rode back to power with a huge majority.

## Results

Seats :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
| | Indian National Congress | 79,90,142 | 43.76 | 2.94 | 221 | 178 | 113 |
| | Janata Dal | 49,43,854 | 27.08 | 27.08 | 209 | 24 | 24 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,55,032 | 4.14 | 0.26 | 118 | 4 | 2 |
| | Janata Party | 20,70,341 | 11.34 | 32.26 | 217 | 2 | 137 |
| | Independents (IND) | 14,82,482 | 8.12 | 1.35 | 1,088 | 12 | 1 |
| | Other | 10,16,058 | 5.56 | 3.33 | 190 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 1,82,57,909 | 100.00 | | 2,043 | 224 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,82,57,909 | 94.40 | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 10,82,133 | 5.60 | | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,93,40,042 | 67.57 | | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 92,83,971 | 32.43 | | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,86,24,013 | | | | | |

## Elected members

| S. No. | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party |
| 1 | Aurad | None | Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli | JD |
| 2 | Bhalki | None | Vijaykumar Khandre | IND |
| 3 | Hulsoor | SC | Mahendra Kumar Kallappa | INC |
| 4 | Bidar | None | Narayan Rao | BJP |
| 5 | Humnabad | None | Basawraj Hawgeppa Patil | INC |
| 6 | Basavakalyan | None | Basavaraj Patil Attur | JD |
| 7 | Chincholi | None | Veerendra Patil | INC |
| 8 | Kamalapur | SC | G. Rama Krishna | INC |
| 9 | Aland | None | Sharnabassappa Mali Patil | INC |
| 10 | Gulbarga | None | Qamar ul Islam | AIJM |
| 11 | Shahabad | SC | Baburao Chawan | INC |
| 12 | Afzalpur | None | Malikayya Guttedar | INC |
| 13 | Chittapur | None | Baburao Chinchansur | INC |
| 14 | Sedam | None | Basavanathareddy Motakpalli | INC |
| 15 | Jevargi | None | Dharam Singh | INC |
| 16 | Gurmitkal | SC | Mallikarjun Kharge | INC |
| 17 | Yadgir | None | Malakreddy Laxmanreddy | INC |
| 18 | Shahapur | None | Shivashekharappagouda Sirwal | INC |
| 19 | Shorapur | None | Raja Madan Gopal Nayak | INC |
| 20 | Deodurg | SC | B. Shivanna | INC |
| 21 | Raichur | None | M. S. Patil | JD |
| 22 | Kalmala | None | K. Bheemanna | IND |
| 23 | Manvi | None | Basangouda Amaregouda | IND |
| 24 | Lingsugur | None | Raja Amareshwara Naik | INC |
| 25 | Sindhnoor | None | Hampanagouda Badarli | JD |
| 26 | Kushtagi | None | Hanamagouda Sekhkargouda | INC |
| 27 | Yelburga | None | Basavaraj Rayareddy | JD |
| 28 | Kanakagiri | None | M. Mallikarjuna | INC |
| 29 | Gangavathi | None | Srirangadevarayalu | INC |
| 30 | Koppal | None | Diwatar Mallikarajun Basappa | IND |
| 31 | Siruguppa | None | M. Shankar Reddy | INC |
| 32 | Kurugodu | None | Allum Veerabhadrappa | INC |
| 33 | Bellary | None | M. Ramappa | INC |
| 34 | Hospet | None | Gujjala Hanumanthappa | JD |
| 35 | Sandur | None | M. Y. Ghropade | INC |
| 36 | Kudligi | None | N. T. Bommanna | INC |
| 37 | Kottur | None | K. V. Ravindranath Babu | INC |
| 38 | Hoovina Hadagali | None | E. T. Shambunatha | INC |
| 39 | Harapanahalli | SC | B. H. Yanka Naik | INC |
| 40 | Harihar | None | Y. Nagappa | INC |
| 41 | Davangere | None | Y. M. Veeranna | INC |
| 42 | Mayakonda | None | Nagamma Keshavamurthy | INC |
| 43 | Bharamasagara | SC | K. Shiva Murthy | INC |
| 44 | Chitradurga | None | H. Ekanthaiah | JD |
| 45 | Jagalur | None | G. H. Ashwath Reddy | INC |
| 46 | Molakalmuru | None | N. G. Naik | INC |
| 47 | Challakere | None | N. Jayanna | INC |
| 48 | Hiriyur | SC | K. H. Ranganath | INC |
| 49 | Holalkere | None | A. V. Umapathy | INC |
| 50 | Hosadurga | None | E. Vijayakumar | IND |
| 51 | Pavagada | SC | Venkataravanappa | INC |
| 52 | Sira | None | S. K. Dasappa | INC |
| 53 | Kallambella | None | T. B. Jayachandra | IND |
| 54 | Bellavi | None | R. Narayana | INC |
| 55 | Madhugiri | SC | G. Parameshwara | INC |
| 56 | Koratagere | None | C. Veerabhadraiah | INC |
| 57 | Tumkur | None | S. Shafi Ahmed | INC |
| 58 | Kunigal | None | K. Lakkappa | INC |
| 59 | Huliyurdurga | None | N. Huchamasti Gowda | INC |
| 60 | Gubbi | None | G. S. Shivananjappa | INC |
| 61 | Turuvekere | None | S. Rudrappa | INC |
| 62 | Tiptur | None | T. M. Manjunath | INC |
| 63 | Chiknaikanahalli | None | J. C. Madhuswamy | JD |
| 64 | Gauribidanur | None | Aswathanarayana Reddy S. V. | INC |
| 65 | Chikballapur | SC | Renuka Rajendran | INC |
| 66 | Sidlaghatta | None | V. Muniyappa | INC |
| 67 | Bagepalli | None | C. V. Venkatarayappa | INC |
| 68 | Chintamani | None | Ghowda Reddy | INC |
| 69 | Srinivaspur | None | G. K. Venkatasiva Reddy | INC |
| 70 | Mulbagal | None | M. V. Venkatappa | INC |
| 71 | Kolar Gold Field | SC | M. Bhakthavachalam | AIADMK |
| 72 | Bethamangala | SC | M. Narayana Swamy | JD |
| 73 | Kolar | None | K. A. Nisar Ahmed | INC |
| 74 | Vemagal | None | C Byre Gowda | JP |
| 75 | Malur | None | A. Nagaraju | INC |
| 76 | Malleshwaram | None | Jeevaraj Alva | JD |
| 77 | Rajaji Nagar | None | K. Lakkanna | INC |
| 78 | Gandhi Nagar | None | R. Dayananda Rao | INC |
| 79 | Chickpet | None | Perikal M. Mallappa | INC |
| 80 | Binnypet | None | Naseer Ahmed | INC |
| 81 | Chamrajpet | None | R. V. Devaraju | INC |
| 82 | Basavanagudi | None | Ramakrishna Hegde | JD |
| 83 | Jayanagar | None | Ramalinga Reddy | INC |
| 84 | Shanti Nagar | SC | M. Muniswamy | INC |
| 85 | Shivajinagar | None | A. K. Anatha Krishna | INC |
| 86 | Bharathinagar | None | K. J. George | INC |
| 87 | Jayamahal | None | S. M. Yahya | INC |
| 88 | Yelahanka | SC | B. Basavalingappa | INC |
| 89 | Uttarahalli | None | S. Ramesh | INC |
| 90 | Varthur | None | A. Krishnappa | INC |
| 91 | Kanakapura | None | P. G. R. Sindhia | JD |
| 92 | Sathanur | None | D. K. Shivakumar | INC |
| 93 | Channapatna | None | Sadat Ali Khan | INC |
| 94 | Ramanagaram | None | C. M. Lingappa | INC |
| 95 | Magadi | None | H. M. Revanna | INC |
| 96 | Nelamangala | SC | Anjana Murthy | INC |
| 96 | Doddaballapur | None | R. L. Jalappa | JD |
| 98 | Devanahalli | SC | Muninarasimhaiah | INC |
| 99 | Hosakote | None | Chikke Gowda | INC |
| 100 | Anekal | SC | M. P. Keshavamurthy | INC |
| 101 | Nagamangala | None | L. R. Shivarame Gowda | IND |
| 102 | Maddur | None | S. M. Krishna | INC |
| 103 | Kiragaval | None | K. M. Puttu | INC |
| 104 | Malavalli | SC | Mallajamma | INC |
| 105 | Mandya | None | Athamananda M. S. | INC |
| 106 | Keragodu | None | N. Thammanna | INC |
| 107 | Srirangapatna | None | Damayanti Boregowda | INC |
| 108 | Pandavapura | None | D. Halage Gowda | INC |
| 109 | Krishnarajpet | None | M. Putteswamy Gowda | INC |
| 110 | Hanur | None | G. Raju Gowda | INC |
| 111 | Kollegal | SC | M. Siddamadaiah | INC |
| 112 | Banur | None | K. M. Chikkamadanaika | INC |
| 113 | T. Narasipur | SC | M. Sreenivasaiah | INC |
| 114 | Krishnaraj | None | K. N. Somasundaram | INC |
| 115 | Chamaraja | None | K. Harsha Kumar Gowda | INC |
| 116 | Narasimharaja | None | Azeez Sait | INC |
| 117 | Chamundeshwari | None | M. Rajasekara Murthy | INC |
| 118 | Nanjangud | None | M. Mahadevu | INC |
| 119 | Santhemarahalli | SC | K. Siddaiah | INC |
| 120 | Chamarajanagar | None | Vatal Nagaraj | IND |
| 121 | Gundlupet | None | K. S. Nagarathanamma | INC |
| 122 | Heggadadevanakote | SC | M. P. Venkatesh | JP |
| 123 | Hunsur | None | Chandraprabha Urs | INC |
| 124 | Krishnarajanagar | None | Viswanath H. | INC |
| | Periyapatna | None | K. S. Kalamari Gowda | INC |
| | Virajpet | ST | Suma Vasantha | INC |
| | Madikere | None | D. A. Chinnappa | INC |
| | Somwarpet | None | A. M. Belyappa | INC |
| | Belur | SC | B. H. Lakshmanaiah | INC |
| | Arsikere | None | K. P. Prabhukumar | INC |
| | Gandsi | None | B. Shivaramu | INC |
| | Sravanabelagola | None | N. B. Nanjappa | INC |
| | Holenarasipur | None | G. Puttaswamy Gowda | INC |
| | Arkalgud | None | A. T. Ramaswamy | INC |
| | Hassan | None | K. H. Hanumegowda | INC |
| | Sakleshpur | None | Gurudev | INC |
| | Sullia | SC | K. Kushala | INC |
| | Puttur | None | Vinay Kumar Sorake | INC |
| | Vittal | None | A. Rukmayya Poojary | BJP |
| | Belthangady | None | K. Gangadhara Gowda | INC |
| | Bantwal | None | Ramanath Rai | INC |
| | Mangalore | None | Blasius M. D. Souza | INC |
| | Ullal | None | B. M. Idinabba | INC |
| | Surathkal | None | Vijaya Kumar Shetty | INC |
| | Kaup | None | Vasantha V. Salian | INC |
| | Udupi | None | M. Manorama Madwaraj | INC |
| | Brahmavar | None | P. Basavaraj | INC |
| | Coondapur | None | K. Pratap Chandra Shetty | INC |
| | Baindur | None | G. S. Achar | INC |
| | Karkal | None | M. Veerappa Moily | INC |
| | Moodabidri | None | K. Somappa Suvarna | INC |
| | Sringeri | None | U. K. Shamanna | INC |
| | Mudigere | SC | Motamma | INC |
| | Chikmagalur | None | C. R. Sageer Ahamed | INC |
| | Birur | None | K. S. Mallikarjunaprsanna | INC |
| | Kadur | None | M. Veerabhadrappa | INC |
| | Tarikere | None | H. R. Raju | INC |
| | Channagiri | None | N. G. Halappa | INC |
| | Holehonnur | SC | Kariyanna | INC |
| | Bhadravathi | None | Isamia S. | INC |
| | Honnali | None | D. B. Gangappa | INC |
| | Shimoga | None | Eswarappa, K. S. | BJP |
| | Tirthahalli | None | D. B. Chandregowda | JD |
| | Hosanagar | None | B. Swami Rao | INC |
| | Sagar | None | Kagodu Thimmappa | INC |
| | Sorab | None | S. Bangarappa | INC |
| | Shikaripur | None | B. S. Yediyurappa | BJP |
| | Sirsi | SC | Kanade Gopala Mukunda | INC |
| | Bhatkal | None | R. N. Naik | INC |
| | Kumta | None | Gouda Krishna Hanuma | INC |
| | Ankola | None | Umesh Bhat | INC |
| | Karwar | None | Rane Prabhakar Sadashiv | INC |
| | Haliyal | None | Deshpande Raghunath Vishvanath Rao | JD |
| | Dharwad Rural | None | Patil Babagouda Rudragouda | KRRS |
| | Dharwad | None | S. R. Morey | INC |
| | Hubli | None | A. M. Hindasageri | INC |
| | Hubli Rural | None | G. R. Sandra | INC |
| | Kalghatgi | None | Shiddanagoudar Parwat Agouda Chanaveeragouda | JD |
| | Kundgol | None | Govindappa Hanumantappa Juttal | INC |
| | Shiggaon | None | Kunur Manjunath Chennappa | INC |
| | Hanagal | None | Manohar Hanamantappa Tahsildar | INC |
| | Hirekerur | None | B. H. Bannikod | JD |
| | Ranibennur | None | Koliwad Krishnappa Bhimappa | INC |
| | Byadgi | SC | Heggappa Deshappa Lamani | INC |
| | Haveri | None | Shivapur M. D. | INC |
| | Shirhatti | None | Patil Shankaragouda Ninganagouda | INC |
| | Mundargi | None | Kurudagi Kuberappa Hanumantappa | INC |
| | Gadag | None | Patil Krishnagouda Hanumantagouda | INC |
| | Ron | None | Gurupadagouda Sanganagouda Patil | INC |
| | Naragund | None | Patil Siddanagouda Fakiragouda | INC |
| | Navalgund | None | Kulkarni Mallappa Karaveerappa | INC |
| | Ramdurg | None | Patil Rudragouda Tikanagouda | INC |
| | Parasgad | None | Koujalagi Subhas Shiddaramappa | INC |
| | Bailhongal | None | Koujalagi Shivanand Hemappa | JD |
| | Kittur | None | Patil Babagouda Rudragouda | KRRS |
| | Khanapur | None | Chavan Bithalrao Vithalrao | IND |
| | Belgaum | None | Bapusaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar | IND |
| | Uchagaon | None | Patil Basawant Iroji | IND |
| | Bagewadi | None | Modagekar Desai Krishnarao Chudamani | IND |
| | Gokak | ST | Shankar Hanmant Karning | INC |
| | Arabhavi | None | Koujalgi Veeranna Shivalingappa | INC |
| | Hukkeri | None | Katti Umesh Vishwanath | JD |
| | Sankeshwar | None | Patil Malhargouda Shankargouda | INC |
| | Nippani | None | Joshi Subhash Shridhar | JD |
| | Sadalga | None | Patil Veerkumar Appasaheb | INC |
| | Chikkodi | SC | Shrikant Shetteppa Bhimannavar | INC |
| | Raibag | SC | Ghatage Shama Bhima | INC |
| | Kagwad | None | Annarao B. Jakanur | INC |
| | Athani | None | I. M. Shedshyal | INC |
| | Jamkhandi | None | Kaluti Ramappa Maliyappa | INC |
| | Bilgi | None | Yalligutti Gangadharappa Gurusiddappa | JD |
| | Mudhol | SC | Timmapur Ramappa Balappa | INC |
| | Bagalkot | None | Sarnaik Ajayakumar Sambasadashiva | JD |
| | Badami | None | Pattanashetti Mahagindap Pa. Kallappa | JD |
| | Guledgud | None | Hullappa Yamanappa Meti | JD |
| | Hungund | None | Kashappanavar Shivashankarappa Rachappa | INC |
| | Muddebihal | None | Appaji (Channabasavaraj) Shankara Rao Nadagoud | INC |
| | Huvin-hippargi | None | Patil Basanagoud Somanagoud | INC |
| | Basavana-bagewadi | None | Patil Basanagoud Somanagoud | INC |
| 220 | Tikota | None | Patil Basangouda Mallangouda | INC |
| 221 | Bijapur | None | Ustad Mahiboobpatel Ladlepatal | INC |
| 222 | Ballolli | SC | Ainapur Manohar Umakant | INC |
| 223 | Indi | None | Kallur Revanasiddappa Ramegondappa | INC |
| 224 | Sindagi | None | Choudhari Rayagondappa Bheemanna | INC |