In the 1996 Karnataka Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 28 constituencies and won 5 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 5,668,988 votes, accounting for 30.29% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, INC secured 30.29% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 28 |
| Seats won | 5 |
| Total votes received | 56,68,988 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 30.29% |
| Overall vote share | 30.29% |
The table below lists INC candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagalkot | Iddappa Bhimappa Nyamagouda | 2 | 2,29,351 | 34.8 |
| Bangalore North | Mohd. Obaidulla Sharief | 2 | 2,65,348 | 32.37 |
| Bangalore South | Varalakshmi Gundurao | 2 | 2,29,267 | 32.01 |
| Belgaum | Kore Prabhakar Basaprabhu | 3 | 94,920 | 14.8 |
| Bellary | K C Kondaiah | 1 | 2,73,584 | 43.89 |
| Bidar | Tatya Rao Kamble | 2 | 75,294 | 15.56 |
| Bijapur | Prakash Rathod | 3 | 1,33,993 | 26.46 |
| Chamarajanagar | L H Balakrishna | 2 | 1,91,169 | 27.39 |
| Chikballapur | V Muniyappa | 2 | 3,20,728 | 42.04 |
| Chikkodi | B Shankaranand | 2 | 1,96,676 | 34.75 |
| Chikmagalur | D K Taradevi Siddartha | 2 | 1,91,798 | 30.2 |
| Chitradurga | C P Mudalagiriyappa | 2 | 2,32,235 | 32.92 |
| Davangere | Channaiah Odeyar | 3 | 1,61,296 | 22.08 |
| Dharwad North | D K Naikar | 3 | 1,49,768 | 25.64 |
| Dharwad South | I G Sanadi | 1 | 1,96,677 | 32.48 |
| Gulbarga | Dr. B.G. Jawali | 3 | 1,32,383 | 23.35 |
| Hassan | S M Anand | 2 | 2,32,454 | 30.69 |
| Kanakapura | M V Chandraseekhara Murthy | 2 | 3,33,040 | 31.84 |
| Kanara | Rama Narayan Naik | 3 | 88,609 | 13.76 |
| Kolar | K H Muniyappa | 1 | 3,10,349 | 44.38 |
| Koppal | Anwari Basavaraj Patil | 2 | 2,01,073 | 33.3 |
| Mandya | G Madegowda | 2 | 3,02,466 | 41.4 |
| Mangalore | Janardhana Poojary | 2 | 2,36,266 | 34.59 |
| Mysore | Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadeyay | 1 | 2,58,299 | 34.82 |
| Raichur | A Venkatesh Naik | 2 | 1,78,515 | 37.13 |
| Shimoga | K G Shivappa | 4 | 66,145 | 9.19 |
| Tumkur | R Manjunath | 3 | 1,51,353 | 22.52 |
| Udupi | Oscar Fernandes | 1 | 2,35,932 | 37.36 |