1996
19911989198419801977Total Constituencies: 28
Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 1996 covered all 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The JD received the highest statewide vote share at 34.91% and won 16 seats, while the INC received 30.29% of the vote and won 5 seats. The BJP won 6 seats with 24.85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | 27 | 16 | 34.91% | 35.84% | 65,33,204 |
| 28 | 5 | 30.29% | 30.29% | 56,68,988 | |
| 28 | 6 | 24.85% | 24.85% | 46,49,598 | |
| IND | 28 | 0 | 4.55% | 4.55% | 8,51,630 |
| KCP | 11 | 1 | 3.11% | 8.36% | 5,81,868 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.68% | 18.92% | 1,27,161 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bidar | Ramachandra Veerappa | BJP | 2,34,707 | Tatya Rao Kamble | INC | 75,294 | 1,59,413 | 32.94 |
| Gulbarga | Qamarul Islam | JD | 2,03,521 | Basawaraj Patil Sedam | BJP | 1,87,976 | 15,545 | 2.74 |
| Raichur | Raja Rangappa Naik | JD | 2,14,920 | A Venkatesh Naik | INC | 1,78,515 | 36,405 | 7.58 |
| Koppal | Basavaraj Raya Reddy | JD | 2,76,914 | Anwari Basavaraj Patil | INC | 2,01,073 | 75,841 | 12.56 |
| Bellary | K C Kondaiah | INC | 2,73,584 | N Thippanna | JD | 2,69,065 | 4,519 | 0.73 |
| Davangere | G Mallikarjunappa | BJP | 2,68,962 | S H Patel | JD | 1,71,875 | 97,087 | 13.29 |
| Chitradurga | P.Kodandaramaiah | JD | 2,51,617 | C P Mudalagiriyappa | INC | 2,32,235 | 19,382 | 2.75 |
| Tumkur | C N Bhaskarappa | JD | 1,92,228 | S Mallikarjunaiah | BJP | 1,76,516 | 15,712 | 2.34 |
| Chikballapur | R L Jalappa | JD | 3,37,542 | V Muniyappa | INC | 3,20,728 | 16,814 | 2.2 |
| Kolar | K H Muniyappa | INC | 3,10,349 | Balaji Channaiah | JD | 2,93,307 | 17,042 | 2.43 |
| Kanakapura | H D Kumaraswamy | JD | 4,40,444 | M V Chandraseekhara Murthy | INC | 3,33,040 | 1,07,404 | 10.27 |
| Bangalore North | C Narayanaswamy | JD | 3,98,650 | Mohd. Obaidulla Sharief | INC | 2,65,348 | 1,33,302 | 16.27 |
| Bangalore South | Ananth Kumar | BJP | 2,51,235 | Varalakshmi Gundurao | INC | 2,29,267 | 21,968 | 3.07 |
| Mandya | Krishna | JD | 3,35,852 | G Madegowda | INC | 3,02,466 | 33,386 | 4.57 |
| Chamarajanagar | A Siddaraju | JD | 2,14,745 | L H Balakrishna | INC | 1,91,169 | 23,576 | 3.38 |
| Mysore | Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadeyay | INC | 2,58,299 | G T Deve Gowda | JD | 2,46,623 | 11,676 | 1.57 |
| Mangalore | V Dhananjaya Kumar | BJP | 2,50,765 | Janardhana Poojary | INC | 2,36,266 | 14,499 | 2.13 |
| Udupi | Oscar Fernandes | INC | 2,35,932 | I M Jayarama Shetty | BJP | 2,33,478 | 2,454 | 0.39 |
| Hassan | Y N Rudreshagowda | JD | 3,13,241 | S M Anand | INC | 2,32,454 | 80,787 | 10.66 |
| Chikmagalur | B L Shankar | JD | 1,95,857 | D K Taradevi Siddartha | INC | 1,91,798 | 4,059 | 0.64 |
| Shimoga | S Bangarappa | KCP | 3,03,152 | Ayanur Manjunatha | BJP | 2,30,916 | 72,236 | 10.04 |
| Kanara | Anant D. Hegde | BJP | 2,76,311 | Pramod Hegde | JD | 2,20,415 | 55,896 | 8.68 |
| Dharwad South | I G Sanadi | INC | 1,96,677 | B M Menshinkai | JD | 1,87,068 | 9,609 | 1.59 |
| Dharwad North | Vijay Sankeshwar | BJP | 2,28,572 | Munavalli Shankaranna Ishwarappa | JD | 1,88,221 | 40,351 | 6.91 |
| Belgaum | Koujalagi Shivanand Hemappa | JD | 2,24,479 | Babagouda Patil | BJP | 1,53,842 | 70,637 | 11.01 |
| Chikkodi | Ratnamala Dhareshwar Savanoor | JD | 3,09,435 | B Shankaranand | INC | 1,96,676 | 1,12,759 | 19.92 |
| Bagalkot | Meti Hullappa Yamanappa | JD | 2,50,683 | Iddappa Bhimappa Nyamagouda | INC | 2,29,351 | 21,332 | 3.24 |
| Bijapur | Patil Basangouda Rudragouda | JD | 1,85,504 | Basanagouda Ramanagouda Patil(Yatnal) | BJP | 1,54,911 | 30,593 | 6.04 |
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