1991
1989198419801977Total Constituencies: 28
Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 1991 covered all 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 42.13% and won 23 seats, while the BJP received 29.28% of the vote and won 4 seats. The JD won 0 seats with 17.72% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Karnataka.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 23 | 42.13% | 42.13% | 64,90,020 | |
| 28 | 4 | 29.28% | 29.28% | 45,10,090 | |
| JD | 21 | 0 | 17.72% | 23.75% | 27,29,939 |
| JP | 6 | 1 | 3.82% | 17.31% | 5,88,321 |
| KRS | 10 | 0 | 3.18% | 9.50% | 4,90,275 |
| IND | 27 | 0 | 2.78% | 2.87% | 4,27,640 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bidar (Sc) | Ramchandra Veerappa | BJP | 2,27,867 | Narsingrao Hulaji Suryawanshi | INC | 1,11,642 | 1,16,225 | 25.81 |
| Gulbarga | B.G. Jawali | INC | 1,82,351 | Basawaraj Patil Sedam | BJP | 1,20,268 | 62,083 | 14.96 |
| Raichur | Venkatesh Naik | INC | 1,94,709 | Nazeer Ahmed Siddiqui | JD | 72,251 | 1,22,458 | 32.49 |
| Koppal | Anwari Basavaraj Patil | INC | 2,41,176 | Siddaramaiah | JD | 2,29,979 | 11,197 | 2.04 |
| Bellary | Basavarajeshwari (W) | INC | 2,34,812 | Y. Netakallappa | JD | 1,68,831 | 65,981 | 12.9 |
| Davangere | Channaiah Odeyar | INC | 2,37,542 | S.A. Rabindranath | BJP | 2,37,087 | 455 | 0.07 |
| Chitradurga | C.P. Mudalagiriyappa | INC | 3,02,847 | L.G. Havanura | BJP | 2,20,335 | 82,512 | 14.3 |
| Tumkur | S. Mallikarjunaiah | BJP | 2,55,186 | G.S. Basavaraj | INC | 2,36,269 | 18,917 | 3.21 |
| Chikballapur | V. Krishna Rao | INC | 3,09,614 | R.L. Jalappa | JD | 2,06,243 | 1,03,371 | 15.83 |
| Kolar (Sc) | K.H. Muniyappa | INC | 2,35,902 | V. Hanumappa | BJP | 1,73,525 | 62,377 | 10.61 |
| Kanakapura | M.V. Chandrashekara Murthy | INC | 3,01,455 | Ramchandra Gowda | BJP | 2,67,992 | 33,463 | 4.22 |
| Bangalore North | C.K. Jaffer Sharief | INC | 2,52,272 | C. Narayanaswamy | JD | 1,91,955 | 60,317 | 9.97 |
| Bangalore South | K. Venkatgiri Gowda | BJP | 2,75,083 | R. Gundu Rao | INC | 2,47,835 | 27,248 | 4.56 |
| Mandya | G. Madegowda | INC | 2,59,500 | D. Ramalingaiah | BJP | 1,64,153 | 95,347 | 15.61 |
| Chamarajanagar (Sc) | V. Sreenivasa Prasad | INC | 2,17,735 | H.C. Mahadevappa | JD | 1,48,775 | 68,960 | 12.31 |
| Mysore | Chandraprabha Urs (W) | INC | 2,25,881 | Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar | BJP | 2,08,999 | 16,882 | 2.95 |
| Mangalore | V. Dhananjaya Kumar | BJP | 2,74,700 | Janardhana Poojari | INC | 2,39,695 | 35,005 | 6.35 |
| Udupi | Oscar Fernandes | INC | 2,34,120 | A. Rukmayya Poojary | BJP | 1,46,308 | 87,812 | 17.97 |
| Hassan | H.D. Devegowda | JP | 2,60,761 | H.C. Srikanthaiah Alias Annaiah | INC | 2,57,570 | 3,191 | 0.46 |
| Chikmagalur | D.K. Tharadevi (W) | INC | 2,17,309 | D.C. Srikantappa | BJP | 1,85,437 | 31,872 | 6.27 |
| Shimoga | K.G. Shivappa | INC | 2,81,182 | B.S. Yediyurappa | BJP | 2,40,479 | 40,703 | 6.64 |
| Kanara | Naik G. Devaraya | INC | 1,71,436 | Karki Manjunath | BJP | 1,41,472 | 29,964 | 6.21 |
| Dharwad South | B.M. Mujahid | INC | 2,31,473 | B.G. Banakar | BJP | 1,57,702 | 73,771 | 14.89 |
| Dharwad North | D.K. Naikar | INC | 1,57,682 | Bellad Chandrakant | BJP | 1,35,891 | 21,791 | 4.6 |
| Belgaum | Sidnal Shanmukhappa Basappa | INC | 1,61,391 | Babagouda Rudragouda Patil | KRS | 1,15,282 | 46,109 | 8.86 |
| Chikkodi (Sc) | B. Shankaranand | INC | 2,61,884 | A.K. Rayannavar | JD | 1,49,268 | 1,12,616 | 23.16 |
| Bagalkot | Siddappa Bhimappa Nyamagoudar | INC | 2,76,849 | Ramakrishna Hegade | JD | 2,55,645 | 21,204 | 3.56 |
| Bijapur | Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa | INC | 2,07,887 | Pattan Shetty Rajashekar Veergondappa | BJP | 1,40,233 | 67,654 | 14.96 |
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