# 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place on 20 April and 26 April 2004 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 13 May 2004. None of the parties were able to win a majority and the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 79 seats. Subsequently, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and Janata Dal (Secular) with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government with Dharam Singh as the chief minister. This was the first ever coalition government in the state.

## Background

in 1999 election, Indian National Congress secured a majority by winning 132 seats out of 224 seats in the assembly after which S. M. Krishna became the Chief Minister of Karnataka and Bharatiya Janata Party becoming the opposition party for the second time securing 44 seats and the two factions of the Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) led by outgoing Chief Minister J. H. Patel and Janata Dal (Secular) led by former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda securing 18 and 10 seats respectively.

## Results
### Party-wise

Seats :
| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | +pp | Contested | Won | +/- |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 71,18,658 | 28.33 | 7.64 | 198 | 79 | 35 |
| | Indian National Congress | 88,61,959 | 35.27 | 5.57 | 224 | 65 | 67 |
| | Janata Dal (Secular) | 52,20,121 | 20.77 | 10.35 | 220 | 58 | 48 |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 5,17,904 | 2.06 | 11.47 | 26 | 5 | 13 |
| | Independent | 17,24,480 | 6.86 | 5.14 | 405 | 13 | 6 |
| | Others | 17,02,468 | 6.71 | 4.19 | 642 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 2,51,29,066 | 100.00 | | 1715 | 224 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,51,29,066 | 99.93 | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 16,524 | 0.07 | | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,51,45,590 | 65.17 | | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 1,34,41,164 | 34.83 | | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 3,85,86,754 | | | | | |

### Successful candidates

| # | Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Margin |
| # | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Runner-up | Party | Party | Votes | Margin |
| Bidar district |||||||||||
| 1 | Aurad | Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli | | INC | 45,621 | Gundappa Vakil | | JDS | 34,300 | 11,321 |
| 2 | Bhalki | Prakash Khandre | | BJP | 52,652 | Eshwara Khandre | | INC | 42,711 | 9,941 |
| 3 | Hulsoor (SC) | Rajendra Varma | | BJP | 29,285 | Babu Honnanaik | | Ind | 27,850 | 1,435 |
| 4 | Bidar | Bandeppa Kashempur | | Ind | 67,019 | Syed Zulfekar Hashmi | | Ind | 39,784 | 27,235 |
| 5 | Humnabad | Merajuddin Patel | | JDS | 35,755 | Rajshekahar Basawaraj Patil | | INC | 33,586 | 2,169 |
| 6 | Basavakalyan | Mallikarjun Khuba | | JDS | 29,557 | Basavaraj Patil Attur | | Ind | 22,132 | 7,425 |
| Gulbarga district |||||||||||
| 7 | Chincholi | Vaijnath Patil | | JDS | 36,184 | Kailashnath Patil | | INC | 31,067 | 5,117 |
| 8 | Kamalapur (SC) | Revu Naik Belamgi | | BJP | 28,607 | Ramakrishna G | | INC | 23,740 | 4,867 |
| 9 | Aland | B. R. Patil | | JDS | 50,818 | Subhash Guttedar | | INC | 35,989 | 14,829 |
| 10 | Gulbarga | Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor | | BJP | 78,845 | Qamar ul Islam | | INC | 74,645 | 4,200 |
| 11 | Shahabad (SC) | Sunil Vallyapure | | BJP | 32,625 | Baburao Chavan | | INC | 31,607 | 1,018 |
| 12 | Afzalpur | M. Y. Patil | | JDS | 53,122 | Malikayya Guttedar | | INC | 34,654 | 18,468 |
| 13 | Chittapur | Vishwanath Patil Hebbal | | JDS | 40,871 | Baburao Chinchansur | | INC | 23,921 | 16,950 |
| 14 | Sedam | Sharan Prakash Patil | | INC | 26,424 | Rajkumar Patil | | BJP | 21,892 | 4,532 |
| 15 | Jevargi | Dharam Singh | | INC | 45,235 | Shivalingappa Patil Naribole | | BJP | 42,504 | 2,731 |
| 16 | Gurmitkal (SC) | Mallikarjun Kharge | | INC | 37,006 | Akaashi Basavaraj | | JDS | 18,459 | 18,547 |
| 17 | Yadgir | Veer Basawanthreddy Mudnal | | Ind | 37,222 | A B Malakraddy | | INC | 25,788 | 11,434 |
| 18 | Shahapur | Sharanabassappa Darshanapur | | JDS | 59,310 | Shivashekarappagouda Sirwal | | INC | 38,080 | 21,230 |
| 19 | Shorapur | Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda) | | KNP | 43,608 | Raja Venkatappa Naik | | INC | 40,733 | 2,875 |
| Raichur district |||||||||||
| 20 | Devadurga (SC) | Alkod Hanumanthappa | | JDS | 33,460 | Manappa | | Ind | 20,125 | 13,335 |
| 21 | Raichur | Ahuja Papareddy | | BJP | 38,784 | Syed Yasin | | INC | 29,188 | 9,596 |
| 22 | Kalmala | Muniyappa Muddappa B | | JDS | 30,915 | Shankaragouda Harvi | | BJP | 27,444 | 3,471 |
| 23 | Manvi | N. S. Boseraju | | INC | 38,620 | Basavanagouda Byagawat | | Ind | 28,513 | 10,107 |
| 24 | Lingsugur | Amaregowda Patil Bayyapur | | JDS | 49,211 | Anwari Basavaraj Patil | | INC | 45,692 | 3,519 |
| 25 | Sindhanur | Hampanagouda Badarli | | INC | 79,001 | Hanumanagouda Amareshappagouda | | JDS | 30,277 | 48,724 |
| Koppal district |||||||||||
| 26 | Kushtagi | Doddanagouda H. Patil | | BJP | 44,492 | Sharanappa Vakeelaru | | JDS | 34,526 | 9,966 |
| 27 | Yelburga | Basavaraj Rayareddy | | INC | 49,401 | Eshanna Gulagannavar | | BJP | 43,729 | 5,672 |
| 28 | Kanakagiri | Veerappa Devappa Kesarahatti | | BJP | 46,712 | Mallikarjuna Nagappa | | INC | 41,136 | 5,576 |
| 29 | Gangawati | Iqbal Ansari | | JDS | 39,486 | Giregouda Advocate H | | BJP | 36,044 | 3,442 |
| 30 | Koppal | Basavaraj Hitnal | | INC | 47,228 | Karadi Sanganna | | BJP | 41,880 | 5,348 |
| Bellary district |||||||||||
| 31 | Siruguppa | M. S. Somalingappa | | BJP | 49,160 | T. M. Chandrashekaraiah | | JDS | 42,844 | 6,316 |
| 32 | Kurugodu | Suryanarayana Reddy | | JDS | 56,517 | Ramalingappa | | BJP | 37,246 | 19,271 |
| 33 | Bellary | B. Sriramulu | | BJP | 53,354 | M Diwakara Babu | | INC | 46,643 | 6,711 |
| 34 | Hospet | H. R Gaviappa | | Ind | 31,440 | G. Shankara Goud | | BJP | 23,737 | 7,703 |
| 35 | Sandur | Santosh Lad | | JDS | 65,600 | Venkatarao Ghorpade | | INC | 30,022 | 35,578 |
| 36 | Kudligi | Anil Lad | | BJP | 58,977 | Siraj Sheikh | | INC | 41,796 | 17,181 |
| 37 | Kottur | T. Bhagirathi | | INC | 29,593 | N. T. Bommanna | | JDS | 26,781 | 2,812 |
| 38 | Hoovina Hadagali | M. P. Prakash | | JDS | 61,863 | V. B. Halappa | | INC | 28,077 | 33,786 |
| Davanagere district |||||||||||
| 39 | Harapanahalli (SC) | P. T. Parameshwar Naik | | INC | 38,158 | Narayana Das | | Ind | 30,164 | 7,994 |
| 40 | Harihar | Y. Nagappa | | INC | 40,366 | H. Shivappa | | JDS | 39,797 | 569 |
| 41 | Davanagere | Shamanuru Shivashankarappa | | INC | 63,499 | Yashawantha Rao | | BJP | 41,366 | 22,133 |
| 42 | Mayakonda | S. A. Ravindranath | | BJP | 62,290 | R. S. Shekharappa | | INC | 53,193 | 9,097 |
| Chitradurga district |||||||||||
| 43 | Bharamasagara (SC) | H. Anjaneya | | JDU | 47,673 | M. Chandrappa | | INC | 31,104 | 16,569 |
| 44 | Chitradurga | G. H. Thippareddy | | INC | 53,386 | S. K. Basavarajan | | JDS | 51,420 | 1,966 |
| Davanagere district |||||||||||
| 45 | Jagalur | T. Gurusiddanagowda | | BJP | 38,530 | G. H. Ashwath Reddy | | INC | 31,767 | 6,763 |
| Chitradurga district |||||||||||
| 46 | Molakalmuru | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | | INC | 33,592 | G M Thippeswamy | | JDU | 27,155 | 6,437 |
| 47 | Challakere | D. Sudhakar | | INC | 47,550 | Basavaraj Mandi Mutt | | BJP | 20,199 | 27,351 |
| 48 | Hiriyur (SC) | D. Manjunath | | JDS | 43,749 | G. S. Manjunath | | INC | 31,310 | 12,439 |
| 49 | Holalkere | A. V. Umapathi | | INC | 48,179 | G. S. Manjunath | | Ind | 33,836 | 14,343 |
| 50 | Hosadurga | B. G. Govindappa | | INC | 49,780 | Elkal Vijaya Kumar | | JDS | 29,052 | 20,728 |
| Tumakuru district |||||||||||
| 51 | Pavagada (SC) | K. M. Thimmarayappa | | JDS | 53,136 | Venkataramanappa | | INC | 45,058 | 8,078 |
| 52 | Sira | B. Satyanarayana | | JDS | 33,166 | Sreenivasaiah | | INC | 25,073 | 8,093 |
| 53 | Kalambella | K. S. Kiran Kumar | | BJP | 50,108 | T. B. Jayachandra | | INC | 32,873 | 17,235 |
| 54 | Bellavi (SC) | K. N. Rajanna | | JDS | 35,099 | C. V. Mahadevaiah | | BJP | 33,595 | 1,504 |
| 55 | Madhugiri (SC) | G. Parameshwara | | INC | 47,039 | Kenchamaraiah | | JDS | 29,826 | 17,213 |
| 56 | Koratagere | C. Channigappa | | JDS | 41,826 | Veeranna | | JDU | 38,832 | 2,994 |
| 57 | Tumkur | Sogadu Shivanna | | BJP | 59,977 | Shafi Ahmed | | INC | 51,332 | 8,645 |
| 58 | Kunigal | H. Ningappa | | JDS | 52,370 | S. P. Muddahanumegowda | | INC | 33,280 | 19,090 |
| 59 | Huliyurdurga | D. Nagarajaya | | JDS | 27,848 | Anusuyamma | | BJP | 23,106 | 4,742 |
| 60 | Gubbi | S. R. Srinivas | | Ind | 40,431 | G. S. Shivananjappa | | JDS | 28,854 | 11,577 |
| 61 | Turuvekere | M. T. Krishnappa | | JDS | 39,934 | M. D. Lakshminarayana | | BJP | 30,776 | 9,158 |
| 62 | Tiptur | B. Nanjamari | | JDS | 46,996 | K. ShadaksharI | | INC | 30,173 | 16,823 |
| 63 | Chikkanayakanahalli | J. C. Madhu Swamy | | JDU | 43,040 | C. B. Suresh Babu | | JDS | 41,412 | 1,628 |
| Kolar district |||||||||||
| 64 | Gauribidanur | N. H. Shivashankara Reddy | | INC | 49,636 | Jyothireddy | | JDS | 41,611 | 8,025 |
| 65 | Chikballapur (SC) | S. M. Muniyappa | | INC | 45,993 | M. Shivananda | | JDS | 35,613 | 10,380 |
| 66 | Sidlaghatta | S. Munishamappa | | JDS | 60,322 | V. Muniyappa | | INC | 52,875 | 7,447 |
| 67 | Bagepalli | G. V. Sreeramareddy | | CPM | 57,132 | N Sampangi | | INC | 45,997 | 11,135 |
| 68 | Chintamani | M. C. Sudhakar | | INC | 65,256 | K. M. Krishna Reddy | | BJP | 57,156 | 8,100 |
| 69 | Srinivasapur | K. R. Ramesh Kumar | | INC | 65,041 | G. K. Venkatashiva Reddy | | BJP | 56,431 | 8,610 |
| 70 | Mulbagal | R. Srinivas | | JDS | 48,250 | Y. Surendra | | BJP | 32,772 | 15,478 |
| 71 | Kolar Gold Field (SC) | S. Rajendran | | RPI | 23,098 | Bhakthavathsalam | | ADMK | 13,991 | 9,107 |
| 72 | Bethamangala | B. P Venkatamuniyappa | | BJP | 41,117 | M. Narayana Swamy | | Ind | 40,570 | 547 |
| 73 | Kolar | K. Srinivas Gowda | | INC | 54,755 | M. S. Anand | | BJP | 31,004 | 23,751 |
| 74 | Vemagal | Krishna Byre Gowda | | INC | 95,563 | S. N. Srirama | | BJP | 20,204 | 75,359 |
| 75 | Malur | S. N. Krishnaiah Shetty | | BJP | 69,120 | A. Nagaraju | | INC | 42,264 | 26,856 |
| Bangalore Urban district |||||||||||
| 76 | Malleshwaram | M. R. Seetharam | | INC | 47,029 | C. N. Ashwath Narayan | | BJP | 37,252 | 9,777 |
| 77 | Rajaji Nagar | N. L. Narendra Babu | | INC | 67,899 | S. Suresh Kumar | | BJP | 63,777 | 4,122 |
| 78 | Gandhi Nagar | Dinesh Gundu Rao | | INC | 40,797 | V. Nagaraj | | JDS | 12,529 | 28,268 |
| 79 | Chickpet | P. C. Mohan | | BJP | 21,404 | Sathya Narayana Swamy | | INC | 19,167 | 2,237 |
| 80 | Binnypet | V. Somanna | | INC | 77,657 | Aswathnarayana | | BJP | 50,737 | 26,920 |
| 81 | Chamrajpet | S. M. Krishna | | INC | 27,695 | Mukhyamantri Chandru | | BJP | 14,010 | 13,685 |
| 82 | Basavanagudi | K. Chandrashekhar | | INC | 44,600 | K. N. Subbareddy | | BJP | 36,280 | 8,320 |
| 83 | Jayanagar | Ramalinga Reddy | | INC | 54,078 | B. N. Vijaya Kumar | | BJP | 51,428 | 2,650 |
| 84 | Shanti Nagar (SC) | S. Raghu | | BJP | 33,483 | M. Muniswami | | INC | 30,005 | 3,478 |
| 85 | Shivajinagar | Katta Subramanya Naidu | | BJP | 22,001 | N. A. Haris | | INC | 17,628 | 4,373 |
| 86 | Bharathinagar | Nirmal Surana | | BJP | 27,867 | J. Alexander | | INC | 22,986 | 4,881 |
| 87 | Jayamahal | R. Roshan Baig | | INC | 41,757 | Mumtaz Ali Khan | | BJP | 21,877 | 19,880 |
| 88 | Yelahanka (SC) | B. Prasanna Kumar | | INC | 144,806 | C. Munikrishna | | BJP | 130,494 | 14,312 |
| 89 | Uttarahalli | R. Ashoka | | BJP | 313,309 | S. T. Somashekhar | | INC | 229,308 | 84,001 |
| 90 | Varthur | A. Krishnappa | | INC | 127,490 | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | | BJP | 114,352 | 13,138 |
| Bangalore Rural district |||||||||||
| 91 | Kanakapura | P. G. R Sindhia | | JDS | 52,740 | Narayana Gowda | | INC | 43,791 | 8,949 |
| 92 | Sathanur | D. K. Shivakumar | | INC | 51,603 | D. M. Vishwanath | | JDS | 37,675 | 13,928 |
| 93 | Channapatna | C. P. Yogeshwara | | INC | 64,162 | M. C. Ashwath | | JDS | 47,993 | 16,169 |
| 94 | Ramanagar | H. D. Kumaraswamy | | JDS | 69,554 | C. M. Lingappa | | INC | 44,638 | 24,916 |
| 95 | Magadi | H. C. Balakrishna | | JDS | 49,197 | H. M. Revanna | | INC | 37,921 | 11,276 |
| 96 | Nelamangala (SC) | Anjanamurthy | | INC | 37,578 | B. Guruprasad | | BJP | 32,992 | 4,586 |
| 97 | Doddaballapur | J. Narasimha Swamy | | INC | 59,954 | V. Krishnappa | | JDS | 46,898 | 13,056 |
| 98 | Devanahalli (SC) | G. Chandranna | | JDS | 61,344 | Muninarasimhaiah | | INC | 34,000 | 27,344 |
| 99 | Hosakote | M. T. B. Nagaraj | | INC | 75,808 | B. N. Bache Gowda | | JDS | 74,935 | 873 |
| Bangalore Urban district |||||||||||
| 100 | Anekal | A. Narayanaswamy | | BJP | 63,023 | B Shivanna | | INC | 60,847 | 2,176 |
| Mandya district |||||||||||
| 101 | Nagamangala | N. Chaluvaraya Swamy | | JDS | 54,847 | L. R. Shivarame Gowda | | INC | 48,760 | 6,087 |
| 102 | Maddur | D. C. Thammanna | | INC | 38,991 | M. S. Siddaraju | | Ind | 28,256 | 10,735 |
| 103 | Kiragaval | M. K. Nagamani | | JDU | 53,590 | Madhu G Madegowda | | INC | 38,029 | 15,561 |
| 104 | Malavalli (SC) | K. Annadani | | JDS | 38,860 | P. M. Narendraswamy | | INC | 27,630 | 11,230 |
| 105 | Mandya | M. Srinivas | | JDS | 46,985 | M. S. Atmananda | | INC | 32,105 | 14,880 |
| 106 | Keragodu | H. B. Ramu | | INC | 39,842 | G. B. Shiva Kumar | | JDS | 27,366 | 12,476 |
| 107 | Shrirangapattana | Vijayalakshmamma Bandisiddegowda | | JDS | 27,371 | K. S. Nanjundegowda | | KRRS | 26,113 | 1,258 |
| 108 | Pandavapura | C. S. Puttaraju | | JDS | 44,165 | K. S. Puttannaiah | | Ind | 42,649 | 1,516 |
| 109 | Krishnarajpete | Krishna | | JDS | 34,738 | K. B. Chandrashekar | | INC | 29,234 | 5,504 |
| Chamarajanagar district |||||||||||
| 110 | Hanur | Parimala Nagappa | | JDS | 61,626 | R. Narendra | | INC | 48,613 | 13,013 |
| 111 | Kollegal (SC) | S. Balraj | | Ind | 27,736 | S. Jayanna | | JDS | 24,408 | 3,328 |
| Mysore district |||||||||||
| 112 | Bannur | Sunitha Veerappa Gowda | | BJP | 33,522 | Chikkamada Nayaka | | INC | 27,859 | 5,663 |
| 113 | T. Narasipur (SC) | H. C. Mahadevappa | | JDS | 37,956 | M. Srinivasaiah | | INC | 23,699 | 14,257 |
| 114 | Krishnaraja | M.K. Somashekar | | JDS | 25,439 | S. A. Ramadas | | BJP | 22,045 | 3,394 |
| 115 | Chamaraja | H. S. Shankaralingegowda | | BJP | 38,193 | Sandesh Nagaraj | | INC | 23,416 | 14,777 |
| 116 | Narasimharaja | Tanveer Sait | | INC | 54,462 | Maruthi Rao Pawar | | Ind | 29,853 | 24,609 |
| 117 | Chamundeshwari | Siddaramaiah | | JDS | 90,727 | L. Revanasiddaiah | | INC | 58,382 | 32,345 |
| 118 | Nanjangud | D. T. Jayakumar | | JDS | 46,068 | M. Mahadev | | INC | 26,483 | 19,585 |
| Chamarajanagar district |||||||||||
| 119 | Santhemarahalli (SC) | R. Dhruvanarayana | | INC | 40,752 | A. R. Krishna Murthy | | JDS | 40,751 | 1 |
| 120 | Chamarajanagar | Vatal Nagaraj | | KCVP | 37,072 | B. P. Manjula | | INC | 26,589 | 10,483 |
| 121 | Gundlupet | H. S. Mahadeva Prasad | | JDS | 55,076 | H. S. Nanjappa | | INC | 44,057 | 11,019 |
| Mysore district |||||||||||
| 122 | Heggadadevankote (SC) | M. P. Venkatesh | | JDS | 50,729 | N. Nagaraju | | BJP | 38,412 | 12,317 |
| 123 | Hunsur | G. T. Devegowda | | JDS | 60,258 | S. Chikkamadu | | INC | 46,126 | 14,132 |
| 124 | Krishnarajanagara | Mahadeva | | JDS | 40,341 | H. Vishwanath | | INC | 40,018 | 323 |
| 125 | Periyapatna | K. Venkatesh | | JDS | 39,357 | K. S. Chandre Gowda | | INC | 30,372 | 8,985 |
| Kodagu district |||||||||||
| 126 | Virajpet (ST) | H. D. Basavaraju | | BJP | 35,550 | Suma Vasantha | | INC | 27,484 | 8,066 |
| 127 | Madikeri | K. G. Bopaiah | | BJP | 31,610 | Dambekodi S Madappa | | JDS | 23,446 | 8,164 |
| 128 | Somwarpet | B. A. Jeevijaya | | INC | 46,560 | Appachu Ranjan | | BJP | 43,763 | 2,797 |
| Hassan district |||||||||||
| 129 | Belur (SC) | H. K. Kumaraswamy | | JDS | 31,438 | D Mallesh | | INC | 26,489 | 4,949 |
| 130 | Arsikere | A. S. Basavaraju | | BJP | 36,867 | G. V. Siddappa | | INC | 30,418 | 6,449 |
| 131 | Gandasi | B Shivaramu | | INC | 52,781 | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | | JDS | 52,763 | 18 |
| 132 | Shravanabelagola | C. S. Putte Gowda | | JDS | 70,461 | H. S. Vijay Kumar | | INC | 35,585 | 34,876 |
| 133 | Holenarasipur | H. D. Revanna | | JDS | 64,664 | G. Puttaswamy Gowda | | INC | 32,070 | 32,594 |
| 134 | Arkalgud | A. T. Ramaswamy | | JDS | 47,131 | A. Manju | | INC | 44,192 | 2,939 |
| 135 | Hassan | H. S. Prakash | | JDS | 63,527 | K. M. Rajegowda | | INC | 35,804 | 27,723 |
| 136 | Sakleshpur | H. M. Vishwanath | | JDS | 41,704 | B. B. Shivappa | | INC | 19,911 | 21,793 |
| Dakshina Kannada |||||||||||
| 137 | Sullia (SC) | Angara S. | | BJP | 61,480 | Dr Raghu | | INC | 44,395 | 17,085 |
| 138 | Puttur | Shakunthala T. Shetty | | BJP | 65,119 | Sudhakar Shetty | | INC | 54,007 | 11,112 |
| 139 | Vittla | Padmanabha Kottari | | BJP | 60,250 | K. M. Ibrahim | | INC | 59,859 | 391 |
| 140 | Belthangady | Prabhakar Bangera | | BJP | 48,102 | Harish Kumar | | INC | 35,281 | 12,821 |
| 141 | Bantval | B. Nagaraja Shetty | | BJP | 54,860 | Ramanath Rai | | INC | 48,934 | 5,926 |
| 142 | Mangalore | N. Yogish Bhat | | BJP | 29,928 | Lancelot Pinto | | INC | 24,827 | 5,101 |
| 143 | Ullal | U. T. Fareed | | INC | 47,839 | Chandrashekar Uchil | | BJP | 40,491 | 7,348 |
| 144 | Surathkal | J. Krishna Palemar | | BJP | 57,808 | Vijaya Kumar Shetty | | INC | 54,496 | 3,312 |
| Udupi district |||||||||||
| 145 | Kapu | Lalaji Mendon | | BJP | 33,611 | Vasantha V. Salian | | INC | 32,221 | 1,390 |
| 146 | Udupi | K. Raghupati Bhat | | BJP | 36,341 | U. R. Sabhapati | | INC | 34,808 | 1,533 |
| 147 | Brahmavar | K. Jayaprakash Hegde | | Ind | 39,521 | Pramod Madhwaraj | | INC | 27,348 | 12,173 |
| 148 | Kundapura | Halady Srinivas Shetty | | BJP | 58,923 | Ashok Kumar Hegde | | INC | 39,258 | 19,665 |
| 149 | Byndoor | K Gopala Poojary | | INC | 47,627 | K. Lakshminarayana | | BJP | 44,375 | 3,252 |
| 150 | Karkala | V. Sunil Kumar | | BJP | 52,061 | H. Gopal Bhandary | | INC | 42,149 | 9,912 |
| Dakshina Kannada |||||||||||
| 151 | Moodabidri | Abhayachandra Jain | | INC | 29,926 | K. Amarnath Shetty | | JDS | 26,977 | 2,949 |
| Chikmagalur district |||||||||||
| 152 | Sringeri | D. N. Jeevaraj | | BJP | 47,263 | D. B. Chandregowda | | INC | 29,042 | 18,221 |
| 153 | Mudigere (SC) | M. P. Kumaraswamy | | BJP | 27,148 | Motamma | | INC | 25,810 | 1,338 |
| 154 | Chikmagalur | C. T. Ravi | | BJP | 57,165 | C. R. Sageer Ahmed | | INC | 32,292 | 24,873 |
| 155 | Birur | S. L. Dharmegowda | | JDS | 33,164 | K. B. Mallikarjuna | | INC | 32,031 | 1,133 |
| 156 | Kadur | K. M. Krishnamurthy | | JDS | 43,433 | Marulasiddappa | | INC | 36,144 | 7,289 |
| 157 | Tarikere | T. H. Shivashankarappa | | INC | 47,593 | H. Omkarappa | | BJP | 27,919 | 19,674 |
| Davanagere district |||||||||||
| 158 | Channagiri | Mahima J Patel | | JDS | 42,837 | Vadnal Rajanna | | INC | 32,154 | 10,683 |
| Shimoga district |||||||||||
| 159 | Holehonnur | G. Basavanneppa | | BJP | 50,071 | Kariyanna | | INC | 43,769 | 6,302 |
| 160 | Bhadravati | B. K. Sangameshwara | | Ind | 52,572 | M. J. Appaji Gowda | | INC | 35,141 | 17,431 |
| Davanagere district |||||||||||
| 161 | Honnali | M. P. Renukacharya | | BJP | 46,593 | D. G. Shanthanagowda | | INC | 39,119 | 7,474 |
| Shimoga district |||||||||||
| 162 | Shimoga | K. S. Eshwarappa | | BJP | 69,015 | H. N. Chandrashekarappa | | INC | 49,766 | 19,249 |
| 163 | Tirthahalli | Araga Jnanendra | | BJP | 47,843 | Kimmane Rathnakar | | INC | 46,468 | 1,375 |
| 164 | Hosanagar | Hartalu Halappa | | BJP | 49,086 | G. D. Narayanappa | | INC | 32,235 | 16,851 |
| 165 | Sagar | Belur Gopalkrishna | | BJP | 57,455 | Kagodu Thimmappa | | INC | 42,282 | 15,173 |
| 166 | Sorab | Kumar Bangarappa | | INC | 44,677 | Madhu Bangarappa | | BJP | 32,748 | 11,929 |
| 167 | Shikaripura | B. S. Yediyurappa | | BJP | 64,972 | K. Shekarappa | | INC | 45,019 | 19,953 |
| Uttara Kannada |||||||||||
| 168 | Sirsi (SC) | Viveknand Vaidya | | BJP | 47,811 | Jaiwant Premanand | | INC | 33,652 | 14,159 |
| 169 | Bhatkal | Shivanand Naik | | BJP | 46,471 | J. D. Naik | | INC | 42,301 | 4,170 |
| 170 | Kumta | Mohan Krishna Shetty | | INC | 34,738 | Shashibhushan E Hegde | | BJP | 31,273 | 3,465 |
| 171 | Ankola | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | | BJP | 46,787 | Shantaram Hegde | | INC | 30,709 | 16,078 |
| 172 | Karwar | Gangadhar Nagesh Bhat | | BJP | 36,397 | Prabhakar Rane | | JDS | 20,165 | 16,232 |
| 173 | Haliyal | R. V. Deshpande | | INC | 55,974 | V. S. Patil | | BJP | 41,765 | 14,209 |
| Dharwad district |||||||||||
| 174 | Dharwad Rural | Vinay Kulkarni | | Ind | 33,744 | A. B. Desai | | JDU | 30,514 | 3,230 |
| 175 | Dharwad | S. R. Morey | | INC | 43,334 | Chandrakant Bellad | | BJP | 37,584 | 5,750 |
| 176 | Hubli | Jabbarkhan Honnalli | | INC | 41,971 | Ashok Katwe | | BJP | 40,155 | 1,816 |
| 177 | Hubli Rural | Jagadish Shettar | | BJP | 58,501 | Anil Kumar Patil | | INC | 31,965 | 26,536 |
| 178 | Kalghatgi | Siddanagouda Chikkanagoudra | | BJP | 28,065 | Babusab K Kashimanavar | | JP | 26,107 | 1,958 |
| 179 | Kundgol | Akki Mallikarjunappa Shahadevappa | | JDU | 28,184 | C. S. Shivalli | | Ind | 23,942 | 4,242 |
| Haveri district |||||||||||
| 180 | Shiggaon | Sindhura Rajashekar | | Ind | 41,811 | Sayed Azimpeer Khadri | | INC | 40,971 | 840 |
| 181 | Hangal | C. M. Udasi | | BJP | 61,167 | Manohar Tahasildar | | INC | 43,080 | 18,087 |
| 182 | Hirekerur | B. C. Patil | | JDS | 39,237 | U. B. Banakar | | BJP | 34,247 | 4,990 |
| 183 | Ranibennur | G. Shivanna | | BJP | 57,123 | K. B. Koliwad | | INC | 41,037 | 16,086 |
| 184 | Byadgi (SC) | Nehru Olekar | | BJP | 52,686 | Rudrappa Lamani | | INC | 41,408 | 11,278 |
| 185 | Haveri | Shivaraj Sajjanar | | BJP | 53,482 | Basavaraj Shivannanavar | | INC | 51,286 | 2,196 |
| Gadag district |||||||||||
| 186 | Shirahatti | Shivamurthayya Gaddadevaramath | | INC | 34,151 | Ganganna Mahantashettar | | JDU | 31,205 | 2,946 |
| 187 | Mundargi | Shidlinganagouda Patil | | INC | 40,287 | B. F. Dandin | | JDS | 21,071 | 19,216 |
| 188 | Gadag | D. R. Patil | | INC | 50,580 | S. B. Sankannavar | | BJP | 35,376 | 15,204 |
| 189 | Ron | Kalakappa Bandi | | BJP | 46,733 | Gurupadagouda Patil | | INC | 38,668 | 8,065 |
| 190 | Nargund | C. C. Patil | | BJP | 43,382 | B. R. Yavagal | | INC | 31,260 | 12,122 |
| Dharwad district |||||||||||
| 191 | Navalgund | R. B. Shiriyannavar | | BJP | 30,195 | Kallappa Nagappa Gaddi | | INC | 26,356 | 3,839 |
| Belgaum District |||||||||||
| 192 | Ramdurg | Mahadevappa Yadawad | | BJP | 56,585 | Ashok Pattan | | INC | 31,044 | 25,541 |
| 193 | Parasgad | Vishwanath Mamani | | Ind | 38,451 | Subhash Koujalgi | | INC | 37,006 | 1,445 |
| 194 | Bailhongal | Jagadish Metgud | | BJP | 48,208 | Mahantesh Koujalgi | | INC | 36,633 | 11,575 |
| 195 | Kittur | Suresh Marihal | | BJP | 49,970 | Danappagouda Inamdar | | INC | 35,265 | 14,705 |
| 196 | Khanapur | Digambar Yashwantrao Patil | | Ind | 19,115 | Vaishali Ashok Patil | | Ind | 18,747 | 368 |
| 197 | Belgaum | Ramesh Kudachi | | INC | 32,198 | Vilas Pawar | | BJP | 31,181 | 1,017 |
| 198 | Uchagaon | Manohar Kinikar | | Ind | 42,483 | Sambhaji Laxman Patil | | INC | 31,277 | 11,206 |
| 199 | Bagewadi | Abhay Patil | | BJP | 32,854 | Shivaputrappa Malagi | | INC | 29,156 | 3,698 |
| 200 | Gokak (ST) | Ramesh Jarkiholi | | INC | 56,768 | Mallappa Muttennavar | | BJP | 40,593 | 16,175 |
| 201 | Arabhavi | Balachandra Jarkiholi | | JDS | 62,054 | Veeranna Koujalgi | | INC | 42,604 | 19,450 |
| 202 | Hukkeri | Shashikanth Naik | | BJP | 46,969 | Umesh Katti | | JDS | 46,148 | 821 |
| 203 | Sankeshwar | Appayagouda Patil | | INC | 52,036 | Rajendra Malagouda Patil | | BJP | 35,828 | 16,208 |
| 204 | Nippani | Kakasaheb Panduranga Patil | | INC | 40,222 | Subhash Shridhar Joshi | | BJP | 39,793 | 429 |
| 205 | Sadalga | Prakash Hukkeri | | INC | 58,039 | Annasaheb Jolle | | BJP | 38,737 | 19,302 |
| 206 | Chikkodi (SC) | Hakkyagol Dattu Yellappa | | BJP | 32,663 | S. S. Bhimannavar | | INC | 30,121 | 2,542 |
| 207 | Raibag (SC) | Bheemappa Sarikar | | JDU | 54,049 | Laxman Kamble | | INC | 43,855 | 10,194 |
| 208 | Kagwad | Raju Kage | | BJP | 44,529 | Kiran Kumar Patil | | INC | 41,077 | 3,452 |
| 209 | Athani | Laxman Savadi | | BJP | 59,578 | Dongaragaon Shahajan Ismail | | INC | 28,325 | 31,253 |
| Bagalkot district |||||||||||
| 210 | Jamkhandi | Siddu Savadi | | BJP | 73,223 | Ramappa Kaluti | | INC | 39,902 | 33,321 |
| 211 | Bilgi | Murugesh Nirani | | BJP | 68,136 | J. T. Patil | | INC | 50,811 | 17,325 |
| 212 | Mudhol (SC) | Govind Karjol | | BJP | 71,814 | R. B. Timmapur | | INC | 38,872 | 32,942 |
| 213 | Bagalkot | Veeranna Charantimath | | BJP | 34,597 | Pralhad Pujari | | Ind | 29,075 | 5,522 |
| 214 | Badami | Mahagundappa Pattanshetti | | BJP | 52,678 | B B Chimmanakatti | | INC | 33,677 | 19,001 |
| 215 | Guledgud | H. Y. Meti | | JDS | 30,832 | Rajashekhar Sheelavant | | BJP | 29,426 | 1,406 |
| 216 | Hungund | Doddanagouda Patil | | BJP | 50,617 | Gouramma Kashappanavar | | INC | 32,193 | 18,424 |
| Bijapur district |||||||||||
| 217 | Muddebihal | C. S. Nadagouda | | INC | 30,203 | Vimalabai Deshmukh | | JDS | 27,776 | 2,427 |
| 218 | Huvina Hipparagi | Shivputrappa Desai | | BJP | 39,224 | B. S. Patil | | INC | 32,927 | 6,297 |
| 219 | Basavana Bagevadi | Shivanand Patil | | INC | 50,238 | S. K. Bellubbi | | BJP | 46,933 | 3,305 |
| 220 | Tikota | M. B. Patil | | INC | 48,274 | Rudragoudar Sahebagouda | | JDU | 19,040 | 29,234 |
| 221 | Bijapur | Appu Pattanshetty | | BJP | 70,001 | Ustad Maheboob Patel | | INC | 45,968 | 24,033 |
| 222 | Ballolli (SC) | R. K. Rathod | | JDS | 39,915 | H. R. Alagur | | INC | 28,873 | 11,042 |
| 223 | Indi | Ravikant Patil | | Ind | 42,984 | B. G. Patil Halasangi | | INC | 33,652 | 9,332 |
| 224 | Sindagi | Ashok Shabadi | | BJP | 38,853 | M. C. Managuli | | JDS | 29,803 | 9,050 |

## Government formation

In the elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 79 of the 224 seats. However, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and the Janata Dal (Secular) with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government. Dharam Singh of the Congress was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 28 May 2004. However, in early 2006, the JD(S) withdrew its support to the government and instead forged an alliance with the BJP. A new government was formed with H. D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) as Chief minister and B. S. Yeddyurappa of the BJP as his deputy.