1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in two phases on 26 November and 1 December 1994 in all the 224 legislative assembly constituencies in the Indian State of Karnataka. The Janata Dal emerged victorious winning 115 seats.[1]

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
13 December 1994
All 224 Legislative Assembly seats
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader H. D. Deve Gowda B.S. Yeddyurappa Veerappa Moily
Party JD BJP INC
Leader's seat Ramanagara Shikaripura Karkala
Last election 24 4 178
Seats won 115 40 34
Seat change 81 36 143
Percentage 33.54% 16.99% 26.95%
Swing 6.46% 12.85% 16.55%
Chief minister before election

Veerappa Moily
INC

 Elected Chief minister

H. D. Devegowda
JD

Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies (1978-2008)

Results
Summary of the 1994 Karnataka legislature election results
Parties Flag Seats contested Seats won % of votes Seat change
 Vote share % change
Janata Dal 221 115 33.54% 77 6.46%
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 223 40 16.99% 36 12.85%
Indian National Congress 221 34 26.95% 143 16.55%
Karnataka Congress Party 218 10 7.31% New Party New Party
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha 108 1 2.65% 1 0.94%
Bahujan Samaj Party 77 1 0.78% 1 0.74
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 13 1 0.49% 1 0.04
Indian National League 2 1 0.29% New Party New Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4 1 0.24% - 0.06%
Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha 42 1 0.18% New Party New Party
Bharatiya Republican Paksha 2 1 0.13% 1 0.09%
Others 0 1.05% 3 2.37%
Independent 1256 17 9.4% 5 1.28%
Total (Turnout %) 224 100.00

References
  1. "General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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