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| previous_election = 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
| previous_election = 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2018
| previous_year = 2018
| next_election = Next Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
| next_election = 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = Next
| next_year = 2023
| election_date = 5 December 2019
| election_date = 5 December 2019
| seats_for_election = 15 of the 17 vacant seats in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| seats_for_election = 15 vacant seats in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| turnout = 70%
| turnout = 70%
| image1 = [[File:The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa.jpg|130x130px]]
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| leader1 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| leader1 = [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Shikaripura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shikaripura]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Shikaripura Assembly constituency|Shikaripura]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|last_election1=0
| seats1 = '''12'''
| seats1 = '''12'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}12
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}12
| percentage1 = '''50.32%'''
| percentage1 = '''50.32%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}}18.82pp
| swing1 = {{increase}}18.82pp
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| leader2 = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| leader2 = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Badami Assembly constituency|Badami]]
| leaders_seat2 = Badami
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| seats2 = 2
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}10
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}9
| percentage2 = 31.50%
| percentage2 = 31.50%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}13.96pp
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| leader3 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| leader3 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| leaders_seat3 = [[Channapatna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Channapatna]]
| leaders_seat3 = [[Channapatna Assembly constituency|Channapatna]]
| party3 = Janata Dal (Secular)
| party3 = Janata Dal (Secular)
| alliance3 =  
|last_election3=3
| seats3 = 0
| seats3 = 0
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}3
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}3
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By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in [[Karnataka]] on 5 December 2019, and results were announced on 9 December. BJP, the ruling party, needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority. It won 12 out of 15 seats. Congress won two, JD(S) failed to open its account, and one seat was won by a rebel BJP leader who contested as an independent.
By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in [[Karnataka]] on 5 December 2019, and results were announced on 9 December. As the ruling party, BJP needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority. BJP won 12 seats, Congress won two, JD(S) failed to open its account, and one seat was won by a rebel BJP leader who contested as an independent.


==Election schedule==
==Election schedule==
===Scheduled===
===Scheduled===
By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were originally to be held on 21 October 2019 together with [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana]] and [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Maharashtra Assembly elections]]. The counting of votes was to be on 24 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/live-updates-election-commission-briefs-media-on-maharashtra-haryana-elections-2104727|title=Highlights: Maharashtra, Haryana To Hold Polls On October 21, Results On October 24|date=21 September 2019|editor-first=Arun|editor-last=Nair|website=NDTV.com|accessdate=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.comhttps//navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-haryana-election-dates-announced-by-election-commission/articleshow/71230843.cms|title=Maharashtra & Haryana Vidhan Sabha Chunav Date 2019: विधानसभा चुनाव 2019 तारीख: महाराष्ट्र और हरियाणा में 21 अक्टूबर को होगा विधानसभा चुनाव, 24 को आएंगे नतीजे|date=21 September 2019|website=Navbharat Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10609-schedule-for-bye-elections-to-fill-casual-vacancy-in-the-parliamentary-constituency-state-legislative-assemblies-of-various-statesuts/|title=Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancy in the Parliamentary Constituency & State Legislative Assemblies of various States/UTs|website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>
By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were originally to be held on 21 October 2019 together with [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana]] and [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Maharashtra Assembly elections]]. The counting of votes was to be on 24 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/live-updates-election-commission-briefs-media-on-maharashtra-haryana-elections-2104727|title=Highlights: Maharashtra, Haryana To Hold Polls On October 21, Results On October 24|date=21 September 2019|editor-first=Arun|editor-last=Nair|website=NDTV.com|accessdate=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-haryana-election-dates-announced-by-election-commission/articleshow/71230843.cms|title=Maharashtra & Haryana Vidhan Sabha Chunav Date 2019: विधानसभा चुनाव 2019 तारीख: महाराष्ट्र और हरियाणा में 21 अक्टूबर को होगा विधानसभा चुनाव, 24 को आएंगे नतीजे|date=21 September 2019|website=Navbharat Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10609-schedule-for-bye-elections-to-fill-casual-vacancy-in-the-parliamentary-constituency-state-legislative-assemblies-of-various-statesuts/|title=Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancy in the Parliamentary Constituency & State Legislative Assemblies of various States/UTs|website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>
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===Rescheduled===
===Rescheduled===
The Election Commission on 27 September rescheduled the by-elections to 15 Karnataka assembly constituencies to 5 December and will declare the results no later than 11 December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-byelections-rescheduled-voting-on-december-5-results-on-december-9/articleshow/71342249.cms|title=Karnataka byelections rescheduled; voting on December 5, results on December 9 &#124; Bengaluru News|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
The Election Commission on 27 September rescheduled the by-elections to 15 Karnataka assembly constituencies to 5 December and will declare the results no later than 11 December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-byelections-rescheduled-voting-on-december-5-results-on-december-9/articleshow/71342249.cms|title=Karnataka byelections rescheduled; voting on December 5, results on December 9 &#124; Bengaluru News|website=The Times of India|date=27 September 2019 }}</ref>
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|-
| Date before which the election shall be completed || 11 Dec 2019 || Wednesday
| Date before which the election shall be completed || 11 Dec 2019 || Wednesday
|}
==List of Candidates==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}|
|-
!colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
!colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
!colspan="3"|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
|-
!3
|[[Athani Assembly constituency|Athani]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Mahesh Kumathalli]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli
|style="background:white;"|
|colspan=2|''Did not contest''
|-
!4
|[[Kagwad Assembly constituency|Kagwad]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Shrimant Patil]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage]]
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| Kallappa Paris Magennavar
|-
!9
|[[Gokak Assembly constituency|Gokak]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Ramesh Jarkiholi]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi
|style="background:white;"|
|colspan=2|''Did not contest''
|-
!81
|[[Yellapur Assembly constituency|Yellapur]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Arbail Shivaram Hebbar]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Bhimanna T. Naik]]
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| Ravindra A. Naik
|-
!86
|[[Hirekerur Assembly constituency|Hirekerur]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[B. C. Patil]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| B. H. Bannikod
|style="background:white;"|
|colspan=2|''Did not contest''
|-
!87
|[[Ranibennur Assembly constituency|Ranibennur]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Arunkumar Guttur
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| [[K. B. Koliwad]]
|style="background:white;"|
|colspan=2|''Did not contest''
|-
!90
|[[Vijayanagara Assembly constituency|Vijayanagara]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Anand Singh (Karnataka politician)|Anand Singh]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| V. Y. Ghorpade
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| N. M. Nabi
|-
!141
|[[Chikballapur Assembly constituency|Chikballapur]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[K. Sudhakar (politician)|K. Sudhakar]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| M. Anjinappa
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| M. Radhakrishna
|-
!151
|[[K. R. Pura Assembly constituency|K. R. Pura]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Byrati Basavaraj]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| M. Narayanaswamy
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| C. Krishnamurthy
|-
!153
|[[Yeshvanthapura Assembly constituency|Yeshvanthapura]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[S. T. Somashekhar]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| T. N. Javarayi Gowda
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| P. Nagaraj
|-
!156
|[[Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency|Mahalakshmi Layout]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[K. Gopalaiah]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| M. Shivaraju
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| Girish K. Nashi
|-
!162
|[[Shivajinagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shivajinagar]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| M. Saravana
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Rizwan Arshad]]
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| Tanveer Ahmed Ullah
|-
!178
|[[Hosakote Assembly constituency|Hosakote]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[M. T. B. Nagaraj]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| Padmavathi Suresh
|style="background:white;"|
|colspan=2|''Did not contest''
|-
!192
|[[Krishnarajpete Assembly constituency|Krishnarajpete]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Narayana Gowda]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| K. B. Chandrashekar
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| B. L. Devaraj
|-
!212
|[[Hunasuru Assembly constituency|Hunasuru]]
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Adagur H. Vishwanath]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
| H. P. Manjunath
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| Devarahalli Somashekara
|-
|}
|}


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! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="width:100px;"| Publishing Date
! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:180px;" | Polling Agency
! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:180px;" | Polling Agency
| bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| style="background:gray;" |
| style="background:gray;" |
! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:70px;" | Majority
! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:70px;" | Majority
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|0-2
|0-2
|0-1
|0-1
| style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance (India)/meta/color}}; color:white" |1-5
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white" |1-5
|-
|-
|BTV
|BTV
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|2
|2
|1
|1
| style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance (India)/meta/color}}; color:white" |2
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white" |2
|-
|-
|Public TV
|Public TV
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|1-2
|1-2
|0-1
|0-1
| style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance (India)/meta/color}}; color:white" |1-3
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white" |1-3
|-
|-
|}
|}
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===Results by party===
===Results by party===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Alliance
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Vote Share
! colspan="2" |Vote Share
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!+/-
!+/-
|-
|-
| style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance (India)/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
| style="background-color:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)  
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)  
|50.32
|50.32
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|80.00
|80.00
|{{increase}}12
|{{increase}}12
|-
|-  
| style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)  
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)  
|31.50
|31.50
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|{{decrease}}9
|{{decrease}}9
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" style="background-color: grey" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |
| rowspan="7" | None
| style="background-color: {{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] (JD(S))
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] (JD(S))
|11.90
|11.90
|{{decrease}}4.87pp
|{{decrease}}4.87
|305,307
|305,307
|{{decrease}}138,325
|{{decrease}}138,325
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|{{steady}}0
|{{steady}}0
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
|0.09
|0.09
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|{{steady}}0
|{{steady}}0
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Independent/meta/color}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] (IND)  
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] (IND)  
|4.27
|4.27
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|
|
|
|
|-class="sortbottom"
|colspan=11|Soure: Karnataka CEO<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/Assembly-ByeElection2019/AC-Result.pdf |title= Karnataka State Result Status|date=|access-date= 24 August 2021}}</ref>
|}
|}
<ref>https://rb.gy/znh4oi</ref>


===Results by constituency===
===Results by constituency===
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|1
|1
|3
|3
|[[Athani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Athani]]
|[[Athani Assembly constituency|Athani]]
|[[Mahesh Kumathalli]]
|[[Mahesh Kumathalli]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|99,203
|99,203
|Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli
|Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|59,214
|59,214
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''39,989'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''39,989'''</span>
|-
|-
|2
|2
|4
|4
|[[Kagwad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kagwad]]
|[[Kagwad Assembly constituency|Kagwad]]
| [[Shrimant Patil|Shrimant Balasaheb Patil]]
| [[Shrimant Patil|Shrimant Balasaheb Patil]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|76,952
|76,952
|Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage
|[[Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|58,395
|58,395
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''18,557'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''18,557'''</span>
|-
|-
|3
|3
|9
|9
|[[Gokak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gokak]]  
|[[Gokak Assembly constituency|Gokak]]  
|Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao  
|[[Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|87,450
|87,450
|Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi  
|Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi  
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|58,444
|58,444
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''29,006'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''29,006'''</span>
|-
|-
|4
|4
|81
|81
|[[Yellapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yellapur]]  
|[[Yellapur Assembly constituency|Yellapur]]  
|Arabail Hebbar Shivaram
|[[Arbail Hebbar Shivaram|Arabail Hebbar Shivaram]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|80,442
|80,442
|Bhimanna Naik
|[[Bhimanna T. Naik]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|49,034
|49,034
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''31,408'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''31,408'''</span>
|-
|-
|5
|5
|86
|86
|[[Hirekerur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hirekerur]]  
|[[Hirekerur Assembly constituency|Hirekerur]]  
|B.C. Patil
|[[B. C. Patil|B.C. Patil]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|85,562
|85,562
|Bannikod Basappa Hanumantappa   
|Bannikod Basappa Hanumantappa   
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|56,495
|56,495
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''29,067'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''29,067'''</span>
|-
|-
|6
|6
|87
|87
|[[Ranebennur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranebennur]]
|[[Ranebennur Assembly constituency|Ranebennur]]
|Arunkumar Guththur (M M P)
|[[Arunkumar Guththur]] (M M P)
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|95,438
|95,438
|K B Koliwad
|[[K. B. Koliwad|K B Koliwad]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|72,216
|72,216
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''23,222'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''23,222'''</span>
|-
|-
|7
|7
|90
|90
|[[Vijayanagara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vijayanagara]]
|[[Vijayanagara Assembly constituency|Vijayanagara]]
|Anand Singh
|[[Anand Singh (Karnataka politician)|Anand Singh]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|85,477
|85,477
|V.Y. Ghorpade  
|V.Y. Ghorpade  
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|55,352
|55,352
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''30,125'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''30,125'''</span>
|-
|-
|8
|8
|141
|141
|[[Chikkaballapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chikkaballapur]]
|[[Chikkaballapur Assembly constituency|Chikkaballapur]]
|DR. K.Sudhakar
|[[K. Sudhakar (politician)|K. Sudhakar]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|84,389
|84,389
|M. Anjanappa
|M. Anjanappa
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|49,588
|49,588
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''34,801'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''34,801'''</span>
|-
|-
|9
|9
|151
|151
|[[Krishnarajapuram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Krishnarajapuram]] (K R Pura)
|[[Krishnarajapuram Assembly constituency|Krishnarajapuram]]
|B.A.Basavaraja
|B.A.Basavaraja
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|1,39,879
|1,39,879
|M.Narayanaswamy
|M.Narayanaswamy
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|76,436
|76,436
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''63,443'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''63,443'''</span>
|-
|-
|10
|10
|153
|153
|[[Yeshvanthapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yeshvanthapura]]
|[[Yeshvanthapura Assembly constituency|Yeshvanthapura]]
|S. T. Somashekar
|[[S. T. Somashekhar|S. T. Somashekar]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|1,44,722
|1,44,722
|T.N. Javarayi Gowda
|T.N. Javarayi Gowda
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|
|Janata Dal (Secular)
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|1,17,023
|1,17,023
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''27,699'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''27,699'''</span>
|-
|-
|11
|11
|156
|156
|[[Mahalakshmi Layout (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahalakshmi Layout]]
|[[Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency|Mahalakshmi Layout]]
|K Gopalaiah
|[[K. Gopalaiah|K Gopalaiah]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|85,889
|85,889
|M. Shivaraju
|M. Shivaraju
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|31,503
|31,503
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''54,386'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''54,386'''</span>
|-
|-
|12
|12
|162
|162
|[[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar]]
|[[Shivajinagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shivajinagar]]
|Rizwan Arshad
|[[Rizwan Arshad]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|49,890
|49,890
|M. Saravana
|M. Saravana
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|36,369
|36,369
| style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''13,521'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''13,521'''</span>
|-
|-
|13
|13
|178
|178
|[[Hosakote (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hoskote]]
|[[Hosakote Assembly constituency|Hoskote]]
|Sharath Kumar Bachegowda
|[[Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda|Sharath Kumar Bachegowda]]
|bgcolor="{{Independent/meta/color}}" |
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|81,671
|81,671
|M T B Nagaraj
|[[M. T. B. Nagaraj|M T B Nagaraj]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|70,185
|70,185
| style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''13,521'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''13,521'''</span>
|-
|-
|14
|14
|192
|192
|[[Krishnarajpete (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Krishnarajpet]] (K R Pet)
|[[Krishnarajpete Assembly constituency|Krishnarajpet]]
|Narayan Gowda
|[[Narayana Gowda|Narayan Gowda]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|66,094
|66,094
|B. L. Devaraj
|B. L. Devaraj
|bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|
|Janata Dal (Secular)
|Janata Dal (Secular)
|56,363
|56,363
| style="background:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''9,731'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''9,731'''</span>
|-
|-
|15
|15
|212
|212
|[[Hunasuru (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hunsur]]
|[[Hunasuru Assembly constituency|Hunsur]]
|H. P. Manjunath
|H. P. Manjunath
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|Indian National Congress
|Indian National Congress
|92,725
|92,725
|Adagur.h.Vishwanath
|[[Adagur H. Vishwanath]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|52,998
|52,998
| style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''39,727'''</span>
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''39,727'''</span>


|}
|}


===Gains by BJP===
===Gains by BJP===
The bypolls were necessitated because 15 MLAs, from Congress and Janata Dal (S), resigned to bring down Kumaraswamy's coalition government. BJP won 12 out of 15 seats. But 3 seats escaped its grasp. Roshan Beg from Shivajinagar had resigned. But BJP did not allow Roshan Baig to join them, and he did not contest the bypoll. Congress retained the seat. From Hoskote, MTB Nagaraj resigned his seat and joined BJP who nominated him from his former seat. But a BJP rebel challenged him, and the rebel won. From Hunsur (Hunasuru), Adagur Vishwanath had won on JD(S) ticket, defeating Manjunath of Congress. He resigned, and contested as BJP candidate this time. But this time Manjunath managed to win the seat for Congress.
The bypolls were required after 15 MLAs, from Congress and Janata Dal (S), resigned to bring down Kumaraswamy's coalition government.  
 
BJP won 12 of the available 15 seats. After Roshan Beg from Shivajinagar had resigned, BJP did not allow him to join them; Beg was unable to contest the bypoll and Congress retained the seat.  
 
From Hoskote, MTB Nagaraj resigned his seat and joined BJP, who had nominated him from his former seat. Nagaraj was challenged by a BJP rebel, who won the seat.  
 
From Hunsur (Hunasuru), Adagur Vishwanath had previously won on JD(S) ticket, defeating Manjunath of Congress. Vishwanath resigned and contested as a BJP candidate, however Manjunath managed to win the seat for Congress.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly By-election
← 2018 5 December 2019 2023 →
15 vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Turnout70%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa.jpg
Siddaramaiah (cropped).jpg
H. D. Kumaraswamy.jpg
Leader B. S. Yediyurappa Siddaramaiah H. D. Kumaraswamy
Party BJP INC Janata Dal (Secular)
Leader's seat Shikaripura Badami Channapatna
Last election 0 11 3
Seats won 12 2 0
Seat change Increase12 Decrease9 Decrease3
Percentage 50.32% 31.50% 11.90%
Swing Increase18.82pp Decrease13.96pp Decrease4.87pp
Chief Minister before election

B. S. Yediyurappa
BJP

Chief Minister

B. S. Yediyurappa
BJP

By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in Karnataka on 5 December 2019, and results were announced on 9 December. As the ruling party, BJP needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority. BJP won 12 seats, Congress won two, JD(S) failed to open its account, and one seat was won by a rebel BJP leader who contested as an independent.

Election schedule[edit | edit source]

Scheduled[edit | edit source]

By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were originally to be held on 21 October 2019 together with Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. The counting of votes was to be on 24 October 2019.[1][2][3]

Event Date Day
Date for Nominations 23 Sep 2019 Monday
Last Date for filing Nominations 30 Sep 2019 Monday
Date for scrutiny of nominations 1 Oct 2019 Tuesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 3 Oct 2019 Thursday
Date of poll 21 Oct 2019 Monday
Date of counting 24 Oct 2019 Thursday
Date before which the election shall be completed 24 Oct 2019 Sunday

Rescheduled[edit | edit source]

The Election Commission on 27 September rescheduled the by-elections to 15 Karnataka assembly constituencies to 5 December and will declare the results no later than 11 December.[4]

Event Date Day
Date for Nominations 11 Nov 2019 Monday
Last Date for filing Nominations 18 Nov 2019 Monday
Date for scrutiny of nominations 19 Nov 2019 Tuesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 21 Nov 2019 Thursday
Date of poll 5 Dec 2019 Thursday
Date of counting 9 Dec 2019 Monday
Date before which the election shall be completed 11 Dec 2019 Wednesday

List of Candidates[edit | edit source]

Constituency
BJP INC JD(S)
3 Athani BJP Mahesh Kumathalli INC Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli Did not contest
4 Kagwad BJP Shrimant Patil INC Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage Janata Dal Kallappa Paris Magennavar
9 Gokak BJP Ramesh Jarkiholi INC Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi Did not contest
81 Yellapur BJP Arbail Shivaram Hebbar INC Bhimanna T. Naik Janata Dal Ravindra A. Naik
86 Hirekerur BJP B. C. Patil INC B. H. Bannikod Did not contest
87 Ranibennur BJP Arunkumar Guttur INC K. B. Koliwad Did not contest
90 Vijayanagara BJP Anand Singh INC V. Y. Ghorpade Janata Dal N. M. Nabi
141 Chikballapur BJP K. Sudhakar INC M. Anjinappa Janata Dal M. Radhakrishna
151 K. R. Pura BJP Byrati Basavaraj INC M. Narayanaswamy Janata Dal C. Krishnamurthy
153 Yeshvanthapura BJP S. T. Somashekhar INC T. N. Javarayi Gowda Janata Dal P. Nagaraj
156 Mahalakshmi Layout BJP K. Gopalaiah INC M. Shivaraju Janata Dal Girish K. Nashi
162 Shivajinagar BJP M. Saravana INC Rizwan Arshad Janata Dal Tanveer Ahmed Ullah
178 Hosakote BJP M. T. B. Nagaraj INC Padmavathi Suresh Did not contest
192 Krishnarajpete BJP Narayana Gowda INC K. B. Chandrashekar Janata Dal B. L. Devaraj
212 Hunasuru BJP Adagur H. Vishwanath INC H. P. Manjunath Janata Dal Devarahalli Somashekara

Surveys and polls[edit | edit source]

Seat projections[edit | edit source]

Poll type Publishing Date Polling Agency Majority
BJP INC JD(S) Others
Exit polls[5] 5 December 2019 Karnataka Power TV 8-12 3-6 0-2 0-1 1-5
BTV 9 3 2 1 2
Public TV 8-10 3-5 1-2 0-1 1-3

Results[edit | edit source]

Results by party[edit | edit source]

Party Vote Share Votes Seats
% +/-% No. +/- No. % +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 50.32 Increase18.82 1,291,049 Increase457,696 12 80.00 Increase12
Indian National Congress (INC) 31.50 Decrease13.96 808,114 Decrease394,560 2 13.33 Decrease9
Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) 11.90 Decrease4.87 305,307 Decrease138,325 0 0.00 Decrease3
Uttama Prajaakeeya Party (UPP) 0.43 Increase0.43 10,928 Increase10,928 0 0.00 Steady0
Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) 0.11 Increase0.11 2,714 Increase2,714 0 0.00 Steady0
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 0.09 Increase0.09 2,417 Increase2,417 0 0.00 Steady0
Independent (IND) 4.27 Increase2.01 109,530 Increase49,852 1 6.67 Increase1
Others 0.38 Decrease2.84 9,671 Increase75,531 0 0.00 Decrease1
None of the Above (NOTA) 0.94 Increase0.17 24,073 Increase3,599
Soure: Karnataka CEO[6]

Results by constituency[edit | edit source]

S.No Assembly Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
No. Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 3 Athani Mahesh Kumathalli Bharatiya Janata Party 99,203 Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli Indian National Congress 59,214 39,989
2 4 Kagwad Shrimant Balasaheb Patil Bharatiya Janata Party 76,952 Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage Indian National Congress 58,395 18,557
3 9 Gokak Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao Bharatiya Janata Party 87,450 Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi Indian National Congress 58,444 29,006
4 81 Yellapur Arabail Hebbar Shivaram Bharatiya Janata Party 80,442 Bhimanna T. Naik Indian National Congress 49,034 31,408
5 86 Hirekerur B.C. Patil Bharatiya Janata Party 85,562 Bannikod Basappa Hanumantappa Indian National Congress 56,495 29,067
6 87 Ranebennur Arunkumar Guththur (M M P) Bharatiya Janata Party 95,438 K B Koliwad Indian National Congress 72,216 23,222
7 90 Vijayanagara Anand Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 85,477 V.Y. Ghorpade Indian National Congress 55,352 30,125
8 141 Chikkaballapur K. Sudhakar Bharatiya Janata Party 84,389 M. Anjanappa Indian National Congress 49,588 34,801
9 151 Krishnarajapuram B.A.Basavaraja Bharatiya Janata Party 1,39,879 M.Narayanaswamy Indian National Congress 76,436 63,443
10 153 Yeshvanthapura S. T. Somashekar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,44,722 T.N. Javarayi Gowda Janata Dal (Secular) 1,17,023 27,699
11 156 Mahalakshmi Layout K Gopalaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 85,889 M. Shivaraju Indian National Congress 31,503 54,386
12 162 Shivajinagar Rizwan Arshad Indian National Congress 49,890 M. Saravana Bharatiya Janata Party 36,369 13,521
13 178 Hoskote Sharath Kumar Bachegowda Independent 81,671 M T B Nagaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 70,185 13,521
14 192 Krishnarajpet Narayan Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party 66,094 B. L. Devaraj Janata Dal (Secular) 56,363 9,731
15 212 Hunsur H. P. Manjunath Indian National Congress 92,725 Adagur H. Vishwanath Bharatiya Janata Party 52,998 39,727

Gains by BJP[edit | edit source]

The bypolls were required after 15 MLAs, from Congress and Janata Dal (S), resigned to bring down Kumaraswamy's coalition government.

BJP won 12 of the available 15 seats. After Roshan Beg from Shivajinagar had resigned, BJP did not allow him to join them; Beg was unable to contest the bypoll and Congress retained the seat.

From Hoskote, MTB Nagaraj resigned his seat and joined BJP, who had nominated him from his former seat. Nagaraj was challenged by a BJP rebel, who won the seat.

From Hunsur (Hunasuru), Adagur Vishwanath had previously won on JD(S) ticket, defeating Manjunath of Congress. Vishwanath resigned and contested as a BJP candidate, however Manjunath managed to win the seat for Congress.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Nair, Arun, ed. (21 September 2019). "Highlights: Maharashtra, Haryana To Hold Polls On October 21, Results On October 24". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Maharashtra & Haryana Vidhan Sabha Chunav Date 2019: विधानसभा चुनाव 2019 तारीख: महाराष्ट्र और हरियाणा में 21 अक्टूबर को होगा विधानसभा चुनाव, 24 को आएंगे नतीजे". Navbharat Times. 21 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancy in the Parliamentary Constituency & State Legislative Assemblies of various States/UTs". Election Commission of India.
  4. ↑ "Karnataka byelections rescheduled; voting on December 5, results on December 9 | Bengaluru News". The Times of India. 27 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka poll of polls: Exit polls predict lead for BJP in by-elections". India Today. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka State Result Status" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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