# 2021 Karnataka local elections

Elections to Local Bodies in Karnataka are conducted once in five years to elect the representatives to the Urban and Rural local bodies. These elections are conducted by Karnataka State Election Commission
Elections were held in Karnataka on 3 September 2021 for the chairs and council members of all local bodies in the state. To the three levels of urban local bodies.

## Urban Local bodies
### Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the State Election Commission on 11 August 2021. It announced that polling would be held in a single phase on 3 September and that results would be declared on 6 September. It also declared that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct "came into force with immediate effect" with the said announcement.
| Event | Date | Day |
| Date for Notification | 16 August 2021 | Monday |
| Last date for filing nominations | 23 August 2021 | Monday |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 24 August 2021 | Tuesday |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 26 August 2021 | Thursday |
| Date of poll | 3 September 2021 | Sunday |
| Date of repoll (If necessary) | 5 September 2021 | Sunday |
| Date of counting | 6 September 2021 | Monday |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 6 September 2021 | Monday |

### City Corporations (Mahanagara Palikes)
#### Number of Contestants

Candidates at City Corporations :
| Sl No | District | Local Body Name | Total Wards | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Candidates by Party | Total |
| Sl No | District | Local Body Name | Total Wards | BJP | INC | JD (S) | BSP | CPM | AAP | UPP | AIMIM | SDPI | KRSP | KSS | WPI | IUML | KJSP | Independent | Total |
| 1 | Belagavi | Belagavi City Corporation | 58 | 55 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 385 |
| 2 | Dharwad | Hubballi-Dharwad Mahanagara Palike | 82 | 82 | 82 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 420 |
| 3 | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi City Corporation | 55 | 47 | 55 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 300 |
| Total | Total | Total | 195 | 184 | 182 | 105 | 13 | 3 | 94 | 12 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 443 | 1105 |

#### Results

Results at City Corporations :
| Sl No | District | Local Body Name | Total Wards | Polling booths | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Results by Party | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Poll Percentage |
| Sl No | District | Local Body Name | Total Wards | Polling booths | Male | Female | Third gender | Total | Results by Party | BJP | INC | JD (S) | AIMIM | Independent | Poll Percentage |
| 1 | Belagavi | Belagavi City Corporation | 58 | 415 | 213,526 | 214,838 | 0 | 428,364 | 50.41 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 58 |
| 2 | Dharwad | Hubballi-Dharwad City Corporation | 82 | 837 | 403,497 | 407,954 | 86 | 811,537 | 53.81 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 82 |
| 3 | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi City Corporation | 55 | 533 | 258,775 | 260,543 | 146 | 519,464 | 49.40 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Total | Total | Total | 195 | | | | | | | 97 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 195 |

### City Municipal Councils (Nagarasabhes)
#### Poll Percentage

Poll Percentage in City Municipal Councils :
| Sl No | District | Local body Name | Total Wards | Polling booths | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Poll Percentage | Ward Number |
| Sl No | District | Local body Name | Total Wards | Polling booths | Male | Female | Third gender | Total | Poll Percentage | Ward Number |
| 1 | Bengaluru Rural | Doddaballapura City Municipal Council | 31 | 63 | 33,016 | 33,191 | 0 | 66,207 | 75.80 | 1 to 31 |
| 2 | Bidar | Bidar City Municipal Council | 2 | 10 | 5,065 | 4,923 | 3 | 9,991 | 68.13 | 26 |
| 2 | Bidar | Bidar City Municipal Council | 2 | 10 | 5,065 | 4,923 | 3 | 9,991 | 68.13 | 32 |
| 3 | Shivamogga | Bhadravathi City Municipal Council | 1 | 4 | 1,878 | 1,857 | 0 | 3735 | 64.27 | 29 |

### Town Municipal Council (Purasabhe)
#### Poll Percentage

Poll Percentage in Town Municipal Council :
| Sl No | District | Local body Name | Total Wards | Polling booths | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Number of Voters | Poll Percentage |
| Sl No | District | Local body Name | Total Wards | Polling booths | Male | Female | Third gender | Total | Poll Percentage |
| 1 | Chikkamagaluru | Tarikere Town Municipal Council | 23 | 28 | 14,313 | 14,977 | 0 | 29,290 | 74.22 |

### By Polls
#### Poll Percentage

Poll Percentage and Results in Urban Local bodies By Polls :
| Sl No | District | Local body Name | Local body type | Poll Percentage | Total Wards | Ward Number | Results by Party | Results by Party | Results by Party | Results by Party |
| Sl No | District | Local body Name | Local body type | Poll Percentage | Total Wards | Ward Number | BJP | INC | JD (S) | Independent |
| 1 | Mysuru | Mysuru City Corporation | City Corporation | 64.49 | 1 | 36 | | 1 | | |
| 2 | Bagalkote | Mudhol City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 60.72 | 1 | 18 | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Bagalkote | Bilagi Town Panchayat | Town Panchayat | 70.76 | 1 | 14 | | 1 | | |
| 4 | Bagalkote | Mahalingapura Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 81.37 | 1 | 3 | | | | 1 |
| 5 | Bagalkote | Terdal Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 73.92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Kodagu | Somwarpet Town Panchayat | Town Panchayat | 73.05 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Kodagu | Somwarpet Town Panchayat | Town Panchayat | 73.05 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Kodagu | Virajpet Town Panchayat | Town Panchayat | 76.47 | 1 | 13 | 1 | | | |
| 8 | Uttara Kannada | Dandeli City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 56.62 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | | |
| 9 | Kalaburagi | Wadi Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 53.26 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | |
| 9 | Kalaburagi | Wadi Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 53.26 | 2 | 23 | | | 2 | |
| 10 | Bidar | Basavakalyan City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 67.49 | 2 | 11 | 1 | | | |
| 10 | Bidar | Basavakalyan City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 67.49 | 2 | 23 | | 1 | | |
| 11 | Kolar | Robertsonpet City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 73.64 | 1 | 12 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | Davanagere | Harihar City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 66.82 | 1 | 14 | | | 1 | |
| 13 | Belagavi | Raibag Town Panchayat | Town Panchayat | 73.68 | 1 | 9 | | | | 1 |
| 14 | Belagavi | Saundatti Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 80.88 | 1 | 23 | | 1 | | |
| 15 | Koppal | Kustagi Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 75.42 | 1 | 16 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | Gadag | Mulagunda Town Panchayat | Town Panchayat | 79.59 | 1 | 18 | | 1 | | |
| 17 | Ramanagara | Ramanagara City Municipal Council | City Municipal Council | 70.09 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | | |
| 18 | Vijayapura | Basavana Bagewadi Town Municipal Council | Town Municipal Council | 73.67 | 1 | 21 | | | | 1 |