2004
19991998199619911989198419801977Total Constituencies: 28
Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2004 covered all 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 36.82% and won 8 seats, while the BJP received 34.77% of the vote and won 18 seats. The JD(S) won 2 seats with 20.45% 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 | 8 | 36.82% | 36.82% | 92,47,605 | |
| 24 | 18 | 34.77% | 40.50% | 87,32,783 | |
| 28 | 2 | 20.45% | 20.45% | 51,35,205 | |
| IND | 21 | 0 | 2.34% | 3.05% | 5,88,117 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.87% | 13.19% | 4,68,682 | |
| KNDP | 21 | 0 | 1.39% | 1.90% | 3,49,183 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bidar | Ramchandra Veerappa | BJP | 3,12,838 | Narsingrao Hulla Suryawanshi | INC | 2,89,217 | 23,621 | 2.9 |
| Gulbarga | Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi | INC | 3,12,601 | Basawaraj Patil Sedam | BJP | 2,55,130 | 57,471 | 6.94 |
| Raichur | A.Venkatesh Naik | INC | 2,89,424 | Raja Madangopal Nayak | JD(S) | 2,88,916 | 508 | 0.06 |
| Koppal | K. Virupaxappa | INC | 3,56,158 | Nagappa Bheemappa Saloni | BJP | 3,12,535 | 43,623 | 4.88 |
| Bellary | G. Karunakara Reddy | BJP | 3,18,978 | Kondaiah K C | INC | 2,87,299 | 31,679 | 3.34 |
| Davangere | G.M. Siddeswara | BJP | 3,70,499 | Mallikarjun S S | INC | 3,37,823 | 32,676 | 3.59 |
| Chitradurga | N.Y. Hanumanthappa | INC | 3,22,609 | Kodandaramaiah P | JD(S) | 2,85,149 | 37,460 | 4.08 |
| Tumkur | S. Mallikarjunaiah | BJP | 3,03,016 | Jagadeesh D L | JD(S) | 3,00,665 | 2,351 | 0.27 |
| Chikballapur | R.L. Jalappa | INC | 3,76,204 | Shashi Kumar | JD(S) | 3,16,182 | 60,022 | 6.44 |
| Kolar | K.H. Muniyappa | INC | 3,85,582 | Veeraiah D S | BJP | 3,73,947 | 11,635 | 1.28 |
| Kanakapura | Tejashwini See Ramesh | INC | 5,84,238 | Ramachandra Gowda | BJP | 4,67,575 | 1,16,663 | 7.51 |
| Bangalore North | Dr. H.T. Sangliana | BJP | 4,73,502 | Jaffer Sharief C K | INC | 4,43,144 | 30,358 | 2.62 |
| Bangalore South | Ananth Kumar | BJP | 3,86,682 | Krishnappa M | INC | 3,24,411 | 62,271 | 7.78 |
| Mandya | Ambareesh M. H. | INC | 4,11,116 | Dr. S Ramegowda | JD(S) | 2,86,678 | 1,24,438 | 14.51 |
| Chamarajanagar | M. Shivanna | JD(S) | 3,16,661 | A Siddaraju | INC | 2,72,672 | 43,989 | 5.15 |
| Mysore | C. H. Vijayashankar | BJP | 3,16,442 | A S Guruswamy | JD(S) | 3,06,292 | 10,150 | 1.06 |
| Mangalore | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | BJP | 3,84,760 | M Veerappa Moily | INC | 3,51,345 | 33,415 | 4.22 |
| Udupi | Manorama Madhwaraj | BJP | 3,69,627 | Vinaya Kumar Sorake | INC | 3,40,624 | 29,003 | 3.72 |
| Hassan | H. D. Devegowda | JD(S) | 4,62,625 | H C Srikantaiah Alias Annaiah | INC | 2,72,320 | 1,90,305 | 20.87 |
| Chikmagalur | D. C. Srikantappa | BJP | 3,41,391 | B L Shankar | INC | 2,67,719 | 73,672 | 8.99 |
| Shimoga | S. Bangarappa | BJP | 4,50,097 | Ayanur Manjunath | INC | 3,73,952 | 76,145 | 8.58 |
| Kanara | Ananthkumar Hegde | BJP | 4,33,174 | Alva Margaret | INC | 2,60,948 | 1,72,226 | 20.65 |
| Dharwad South | Kunnur Manjunath Channappa | BJP | 4,42,759 | Prof. I G Sanadi | INC | 2,97,647 | 1,45,112 | 16.78 |
| Dharwad North | Pralhad Joshi | BJP | 3,85,084 | B S Patil | INC | 3,02,006 | 83,078 | 10.25 |
| Belgaum | Angadi Suresh Chanabasappa | BJP | 4,10,843 | Amarsinh Vasantrao Patil | INC | 3,26,090 | 84,753 | 9.48 |
| Chikkodi | Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa | BJP | 3,79,580 | Ghatage S B | INC | 3,36,088 | 43,492 | 5.19 |
| Bagalkot | Gaddigoudar Parvatagouda | BJP | 4,59,451 | Patil R S | INC | 2,92,068 | 1,67,383 | 19.27 |
| Bijapur | Basanagouda R Patil(Yatnal) | BJP | 3,44,905 | Basanagouda Somanagouda Patil | INC | 3,07,372 | 37,533 | 4.75 |
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