Karnataka Parliamentary Election 2019 Result and Update

Election Schedule for Karnataka Lok Sabha General Election 2019

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Karnataka Lok Sabha General Election 2019 Constituency Wise Results

Results will be decalred on 23rd May 2019

Schedule for Karnataka Election, 2018

Karnataka Assembly Polls

Karnataka is a state that belongs to the southern part of India. This was established in the year 1956 on 1st of November. Since then every year on this day, the people of this state have marked this day as Rajyotsava and celebrate throughout the state with pomp and splendor. There are 30 districts within this state. The capital city of Karnataka is Bangalore and is also the largest city of this state. Bangalore is also known as Silicon City. The official language of this state is Kannada and the literacy level is 75.6%. The population of Karnataka is more than 64.06 million. Elections in Karnataka are conducted as per the Constitution of India. The assembly of the state makes the laws regarding the matters of conducting of the local body Karnataka election in a unilateral way. But if there are any changes to be made by the state legislature with respect to the conducting of state level elections in Karnataka it needs to be approved by the Parliament of India. The state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament of India with respect to the provisions as per the provisions of the Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and the rule of the President may be imposed. Politics in the state are mainly dominated by the three main parties The Indian National Congress, the Janta Dal (Secular) and the Bhartiya Janata Party. Till 1983, leaders of Indian National Congress became Chief Ministers of the state. Mysore was home to first three chief ministers of the state. The politics of Karnataka have created news all over India and is often known as Karnataka's natak! During the recent times it has seen many ups and downs in the political system of this state. The Karnataka Assembly election 2018 would take place on May 12. The counting of votes is scheduled on May 15. The tenure for the House is expiring on May 28, 2018.

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election

The legislature of this state is bicameral in nature. The last election in Karnataka for its state legislative assembly was held on May 5, 2013. The current Governor of this state is Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala and the Chief Minister is Siddaramaiah, who is a candidate of Indian National Congress. The speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is ‎K. B. Koliwad. Jagadish Shettar, BJP is the leader of the opposition. Looking back at the political scenario of the southern state, Karnataka has been predominantly ruled by the Indian national Congress(INC). From late of 1947 to the early of 1983, Congress has ruled the state for decades, except for a brief period of time when the state came under the President's rule. From 1983 to April 1989, Janata party ruled the state. Then again Congress took the rulership of the state and had a government there for about 3 years. Then for the tenth Assembly election, Janata party dethroned the Congress to rule the state for about 5 years. For the next two Assemblies, it was again the repeat of INC and Janata party. And from 2008-13, BJP ruled the state for the 13th Assembly. And finally INC took over and has been ruling the state since 2013. The tenure for the Assembly expires on May28, 2018 and the polls to elect the next government would take place on May 12.

Karnataka Assembly Election Results

Karnataka Election 2018 Campaign

Both the leading parties- BJP and Congress have campaigned aggressively for the high staked elections in the state. The campaigning started officially on November 2, 2017. And it culminated in Bengaluru in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 4, 2018. In these 85 days, the party covered all the constituencies. Towards the beginning of March, the saffron party also launched 'Protect Bengaluru' March for 14 days. The aim of the march in the city according to the party was to rebuild and revive it from Congress's neglect of crime. Also, Amit Shah and other political dignitaries of the party has visited the state for the campaigning.

Congress started the campaigning in December 2017. KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) began to set up booth-level committees with a target of reaching 54,261 locations. These committees have a responsibility to spread awareness about various programmes launched by the INC. In addition, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has visited a number of religious places during his 3 visits to the state.

Karnataka Election Opinion Polls and Preferred Chief Minister

Several opinion polls have been conducted, which asked the masses their preferred Chief Minister. The various chief ministerial candidates from different parties are Siddaramaiah ( Indian National Congress ), H. D. Kumaraswamy ( Janata Dal (Secular)) and B. S. Yeddyurappa (Bharatiya Janata Party).

A survey conducted by Lokniti-CSDS from 10-15 January, interviewed 878 people. 34% of the people expressed they want Siddaramaiah to stay CM. 19% wanted Kumaraswamy to lead the state and 14% chose Yeddyurappa. Another survey conducted by CHS in January, revealed that Kumaraswamy is the most preferred choice as a chief minister and then Yeddyurappa and Siddaramaiah. C-Fore's survey conducted between March 1 and 25 had a sample size of 22,357 voters and was conducted across 154 constituencies. About 45% of the people preferred Siddaramaiah as the CM, while 26% chose Yeddyurappa and 13% wanted Kumaraswamy to lead the next government. 16% chose 'others'.

Karnataka Administrative structure

As most of the Indian states, the administrative structure of the state is determined by the Constitution of 1950. The Governor is the head of the state and functions on the advice of the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers. Karnataka has a bicameral legislature in which the Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) is the upper house and the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the lower house. The judiciary consists of a High Court and other district and subordinate courts. The state is divided into districts, which are grouped into four divisions. Each district is headed by a deputy commissioner.

Issues in Karnataka

Regional Imbalance: Karnataka is faced with a problem of lopsided economic development. Development takes place only in cities like Bangalore and Mysore as half the state revenue is being generated from these two cities. As a result, the development of other cities is being neglected.

Corruption, power crisis, water scarcity and unemployment are other issues that affect the life of people in Karnataka.

Political Parties in Karnataka

Karnataka Legislative Council Election

The upper house of the legislature is the Karnataka Legislative Council. Karnataka is one of the few states in the country which has a Legislative Council. The Legislative Council resembles Rajya Sabha and members of it are not directly elected. The members are elected through the process of single transferable vote (STV) system. The strength of the council is always less than 1/3 that of the state Assembly. The composition of the council is defined by the Constitution's Article 171. One-third of the members are elected by the representatives of Municipalities, Block Parishads, Zilla Parishads and other Local Authorities. Another one-third are elected by the Legislative Assembly's members. Teachers and graduates in the state each elect the 1/12th of the members. The remaining members of the Council are elected by the Governor.

Process: For a candidate to get selected, he/she needs to acquire maximum preference. Each voters casts their preference as 1,2 and 3 etc in front of the aspirant candidate's name. 1 is given to that candidate which is most preferred, 2 to one that is preferred second to the first candidate and so on. At the end, the ballot paper consists of all the candidates marked against a preference number. The candidates who gets the most preference get elected.

The leader of the upper House is G. Parameshwara who is an INC candidate and the leader of the opposition is ‎K. S. Eshwarappa who is a candidate of BJP. The council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years.

Cabinet Ministers of Karnataka

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Rajya Sabha Members from Karnataka

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Summary 2014

The results of Karnataka election for Lok Sabha ended the speculations about the results in the Karnataka state and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was declared the winner who bagged 17 seats. Nine seats were gone to Indian National Congress (INC) and two to Janata Dal(Secular). Established in the year 1956, Karnataka has been a politically active state since its inception. It has 28 parliamentary constituencies and there are several political parties which lead in the state. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Janata Dal (Secular) are few of them. Karnataka is headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of INC. The state attended the 2014 Lok Sabha polls which decided the fate of prominent leaders like former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and co founder of Infosys, Nandan Nilekani. During the past elections in 2009 too, BJP won the maximum seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The exit polls showed mixed opinions regarding the number of seats for BJP and Congress but BJP ruled it by grabbing maximum seats. 

Karnataka is a state in the southern part of India. Karnataka was established in the year 1956 on 1st of November. Since then every year on this day, the people of this state celebrate Rajyotsava throughout the state with pomp and splendor. There are 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state which went to polls on 17 April 2014. Some of the main political parties in the fray were the Janata Dal (Secular), the Indian National Congress (INC), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results

Karnataka By-Election 2017 Result