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The 1983 Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The elections resulted in a hung assembly with the Janata Party emerging as the single largest party winning 95 seats.[1] Later, Janata Party leader Ramakrishna Hegde formed the first non-Congress government in Karnataka with the support of BJP and other smaller parties.
Results
| Political Party |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
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| Janata Party | 193 | 95 | 4,272,318 | 33.07% |  36
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| Indian National Congress | 221 | 82 | 5,221,419 | 40.42% |  67
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 110 | 18 | 1,024,892 | 7.93% | 18
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| Communist Party of India | 7 | 3 | 161,192 | 1.25% | 
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | 3 | 115,320 | 0.89% | 3
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 1 | 16,234 | 0.13% | 1
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| Independents | 751 | 22 | 1,998,256 | 15.47% | 12
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| Total | 1365 | 224 | 12,919,459 |
References
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India".
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