In the 2008 Karnataka Vidhan Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested 198 constituencies and won 79 seats. Across these constituencies, BJP candidates received 71,18,658 votes, accounting for 31.68% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 224 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, BJP secured 28.33% vote share.
| BJP Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 198 |
| Seats won | 79 |
| Total votes received | 71,18,658 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 31.68% |
| Overall vote share | 28.33% |
The table below lists BJP candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Total Votes | Constituency Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afzalpur | Dr Indira Shakti | 3 | 7,641 | 7.54 |
| Anekal (Sc) | Narayana Swamy A | 1 | 63,023 | 35.93 |
| Ankola | Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri | 1 | 46,787 | 48.52 |
| Arabhavi | Suresh M Latur | 3 | 21,362 | 16.2 |
| Arkalgud | Vageesh Prasad Bs | 5 | 2,325 | 2.12 |
| Arsikere | Basavaraju As | 1 | 36,867 | 34.91 |
| Athani | Laxman Sangappa Savadi | 1 | 59,578 | 50.73 |
| Aurad | Basawaraj Patil Koller | 3 | 23,562 | 21.48 |
| Badami | Mahagundappa Kallappa Pattanshetti | 1 | 52,678 | 53.86 |
| Bagalkot | Charantimat Veeranna Chandrashekaraya | 1 | 34,597 | 33.33 |
| Bagepalli | Narasareddy B | 3 | 3,331 | 3.03 |
| Bagewadi | Abhay Patil | 1 | 32,854 | 27.77 |
| Bailhongal | Jagadish Virupakshi C Matgud | 1 | 48,208 | 50.58 |
| Baindur | Lakshminarayana K | 2 | 44,375 | 43.93 |
| Ballolli (Sc) | Katakdhound Vithal Diondiba | 3 | 27,448 | 27.44 |
| Bannur | Sunitha Veerappa Gowda | 1 | 33,522 | 34 |
| Bantwal | Nagaraja Shetty B | 1 | 54,860 | 50.21 |
| Basavakalyan | Shantappa G Patil | 4 | 18,034 | 16.57 |
| Basavana-Bagewadi | Bellubbi Sangappa Kallappa | 2 | 46,933 | 45.27 |
| Basavanagudi | Subbareddy Kn | 2 | 36,280 | 41.14 |
| Belgaum | Vilas Ramachandra Pawar | 2 | 31,181 | 31.55 |
| Bellary | Sreeramula B | 1 | 53,354 | 47.29 |
| Bellavi | Mahadevaiah C V | 2 | 33,595 | 29.74 |
| Belthangady | Prabhakara Bangera K | 1 | 48,102 | 37.26 |
| Belur (Sc) | Gangadhara | 3 | 25,884 | 27.4 |
| Bethamangala (Sc) | Venkatamuniyappa Bp Rptdetailedresults - Page 17 Of 53 | 1 | 41,117 | 33.54 |
| Bhadravathi | M Manjunath (Kudligere) | 3 | 8,218 | 8.39 |
| Bhalki | Prakash Khandre | 1 | 52,652 | 52.01 |
| Bharathinagar | Nirmal Surana | 1 | 27,867 | 44.22 |
| Bhatkal | Shivananda Naik | 1 | 46,471 | 44.71 |
| Bidar | Revansiddappa Jalade | 3 | 11,212 | 8.26 |
| Bijapur | Appasaheb Mallappa Pattanashetty | 1 | 70,001 | 55.55 |
| Bilgi | Nirani Murugesh Rudrappa | 1 | 68,136 | 52.55 |
| Binnypet | Aswathnarayana | 2 | 50,737 | 27.88 |
| Birur | Rekha Huliyappa Gowda J S | 4 | 13,351 | 13.93 |
| Brahmavar | Kota Srinivas Poojari | 3 | 25,590 | 26.05 |
| Byadgi (Sc) | Olekar Nehru Chanabasappa | 1 | 52,686 | 52.54 |
| Challakere | Basavaraj Mandi Mutt | 2 | 20,199 | 16.98 |
| Chamaraja | Shankarlingegowda Hs | 1 | 38,193 | 50.74 |
| Chamarajanagar | Ravishankar Ms | 6 | 6,415 | 5.54 |
| Chamarajapet | Mukhya Mantri Chandru | 2 | 14,010 | 29.3 |
| Chamundeswari | Appanna M | 3 | 39,648 | 18.98 |
| Channagiri | Veerupakshappa Km | 3 | 24,105 | 22.85 |
| Channapatna | Vijaykumar B | 3 | 5,698 | 4.73 |
| Chickpet | Mohan P C | 1 | 21,404 | 47.1 |
| Chikkodi (Sc) | Hakkyagol Dattu Yellappa | 1 | 32,663 | 34.61 |
| Chikmagalur | Ravi Ct | 1 | 57,165 | 58.09 |
| Chincholi | Veerayya Swami M | 3 | 17,794 | 19.21 |
| Chintamani | Krishna Reddy K M | 2 | 57,156 | 44.81 |
| Chitapur | Dr Prabhuraj Kanta | 3 | 11,760 | 13.8 |
| Chitradurga | Shivanna Gh | 3 | 7,949 | 6.72 |
| Coondapur | Haladi Srinivasa Shetty | 1 | 58,923 | 55.75 |
| Davangere | Yashawantha Rao | 2 | 41,366 | 36.96 |
| Deodurg (Sc) | Thimmayya R Rptdetailedresults - Page 5 Of 53 | 4 | 5,271 | 6.06 |
| Dharwad | Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa | 2 | 37,584 | 33.13 |
| Doddaballapur | Narayana Gowda M | 3 | 17,086 | 13.04 |
| Gadag | Sankannavar S B | 2 | 35,376 | 36.34 |
| Gandsi | Nanjegowda E | 3 | 4,650 | 4.14 |
| Gangavathi | Giregouda Advocate H | 2 | 36,044 | 31.51 |
| Gokak (St) | Muttennavar Mallappa Laxman | 2 | 40,593 | 39.47 |
| Gubbi | Nanje Gowda | 3 | 16,509 | 15.75 |
| Gulbarga | Chandrashekar D Patil Revoor | 1 | 78,845 | 48.59 |
| Guledgud | Rajashekhar Veeranna Sheelavant | 2 | 29,426 | 33.22 |
| Gundlupet | Vrushabendrappa Mp | 4 | 8,067 | 6.67 |
| Gurmitkal (Sc) | Shaamarao Pyati | 3 | 16,732 | 20.79 |
| Haliyal | Patil Veerabhadragouda Shivanagowda | 2 | 41,765 | 32.59 |
| Hanagal | Udasi C M | 1 | 61,167 | 51.14 |
| Harihar | Harish P Basavanagouda | 3 | 37,424 | 30.81 |
| Hassan | Karigowda Bv | 3 | 19,205 | 15 |
| Haveri | Shivaraj Sajjanar | 1 | 53,482 | 45.94 |
| Heggadadevanakote (Sc) | Nagaraju N | 2 | 38,412 | 30.3 |
| Hirekerur | Banakar Ujaneshwar Basavanappa | 2 | 34,247 | 30.64 |
| Hiriyur (Sc) | Bheemaiah B | 3 | 19,959 | 19.8 |
| Holalkere | Ramesh P | 3 | 16,395 | 14.71 |
| Holehonnur (Sc) | Basavanneppa G | 1 | 50,071 | 44.73 |
| Holenarasipur | Doddegowda A | 3 | 15,329 | 12.7 |
| Honnali | Renukacharya Mp | 1 | 46,593 | 38.56 |
| Hosadurga | Guruswamy D | 3 | 22,715 | 19.04 |
| Hosakote | Lakshmana K | 3 | 11,464 | 6.88 |
| Hosanagar | Halappa H | 1 | 49,086 | 39.08 |
| Hospet | Shankara Goud G | 2 | 23,737 | 21.25 |
| Hubli | Ashok Katwe | 2 | 40,155 | 44.09 |
| Hubli Rural | Jagadish Shettar | 1 | 58,501 | 43.66 |
| Hukkeri | Shashikant Akkappi Naik | 1 | 46,969 | 47.26 |
| Huliyurdurga | Anusuyamma | 2 | 23,106 | 27.14 |
| Hulsoor (Sc) | Rajendra Varma | 1 | 29,285 | 34 |
| Humnabad | Subhash Kallur | 3 | 31,335 | 29.76 |
| Hungund | Doddanagouda Gundana Gowda Patil | 1 | 50,617 | 56.91 |
| Hunsur | Marilingaiah Bs | 3 | 19,967 | 14.68 |
| Huvin-Hippargi | Desai Shivputrappa Madiwalappa | 1 | 39,224 | 43.61 |
| Indi | Bagali Sarvabhoum Satagouda | 3 | 15,807 | 16.04 |
| Jagalur | Gurusiddanagowda T Rptdetailedresults - Page 11 Of 53 | 1 | 38,530 | 36.43 |
| Jamkhandi | Siddu Savadi | 1 | 73,223 | 52.42 |
| Jayamahal | Prof Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan | 2 | 21,877 | 24.58 |
| Jayanagar | Vijayakumar Vn | 2 | 51,428 | 36.82 |
| Jewargi | Shivalingappa Patil Naribol | 2 | 42,504 | 40.9 |
| Kadur | Kariyappa Mm | 3 | 18,841 | 18.66 |
| Kagwad | Bharamagouda (Raju) Alagouda Kage | 1 | 44,529 | 42.49 |
| Kalghatgi | Chikkanagoudra Siddanagouda Ishwaragouda | 1 | 28,065 | 26.91 |
| Kallambella | Kiran Kumar K S | 1 | 50,108 | 47.19 |
| Kalmala | Shankaragouda Harvi | 2 | 27,444 | 25.33 |
| Kamalapur (Sc) | Revunayak Belmagi | 1 | 28,607 | 37.3 |
| Kanakagiri | Veerappa Devappa Kesarahatti G | 1 | 46,712 | 41.91 |
| Kanakapura | Nagaraj B | 3 | 5,307 | 4.84 |
| Karkal | Sunil Kumar | 1 | 52,061 | 53.07 |
| Karwar | Gangadhar Nagesh Bhat | 1 | 36,397 | 45.19 |
| Kaup | Lalaji R Menoon | 1 | 33,611 | 46.72 |
| Keragodu | Nagarajappa | 3 | 10,036 | 11.33 |
| Kittur | Marihal Suresh Shivarudrappa | 1 | 49,970 | 47.04 |
| Kolar | Anand M S | 2 | 31,004 | 27.57 |
| Koppal | Karadi Sanganna Amarappa | 2 | 41,880 | 37.98 |
| Kottur | Shetty Thindappa | 3 | 16,955 | 15.68 |
| Krishnaraj | Ramdas A | 2 | 22,045 | 37.28 |
| Krishnarajanagar | Sa Ra Mahesh | 3 | 24,028 | 21.04 |
| Krishnarajpet | Srinivas K | 4 | 22,921 | 19.16 |
| Kudligi | Anil Lad H | 1 | 58,977 | 48.88 |
| Kumta | Shashibhushan E Hegde | 2 | 31,273 | 30.41 |
| Kunigal | Suresh B | 3 | 24,766 | 21.9 |
| Kurugodu | Ramalingappa Ka | 2 | 37,246 | 27.81 |
| Kushtagi | Doddanagoud Hanuamagouda Patil | 1 | 44,492 | 39.93 |
| Maddur | Dr. Mahesh Chand M | 3 | 17,729 | 17.53 |
| Madhugiri (Sc) | Ashok Rajavardhan | 3 | 18,658 | 16.78 |
| Madikere | Bopaiah Kg Rptdetailedresults - Page 30 Of 53 | 1 | 31,610 | 37.61 |
| Magadi | Pushpa C | 3 | 29,261 | 24.5 |
| Malleswaram | Dr. Ashwathanarayan C N | 2 | 37,252 | 41.51 |
| Malur | Krishnaiah Setty S N | 1 | 69,120 | 59.44 |
| Mangalore | Yogish Bhat N | 1 | 29,928 | 51.06 |
| Manvi | Sharanappa Gouda S | 4 | 8,420 | 8.45 |
| Mayakonda | Ravindranath S A | 1 | 62,290 | 48.33 |
| Moodabidri | Kotian Ms | 3 | 23,788 | 28.87 |
| Muddebihal | Mangaladevi Shantegowda | 3 | 20,669 | 24.91 |
| Mudhol (Sc) | Karjol Govind Maktappa | 1 | 71,814 | 57.07 |
| Mudigere (Sc) | Kumaraswamy Mp | 1 | 27,148 | 31.48 |
| Mulbagal | Surandra Y | 2 | 32,772 | 25.76 |
| Mundargi | Dr Shekar Sajjanar | 3 | 14,522 | 16.48 |
| Nagamangala | Dr Shivamurthy Bhat I | 4 | 2,616 | 2.34 |
| Nanjangud | Somashekara | 3 | 23,045 | 21.46 |
| Naragund | Patil C C | 1 | 43,382 | 54.36 |
| Navalgund | Dr. Shiriyannavar Rb | 1 | 30,195 | 34.89 |
| Nelamangala (Sc) | Guruprasad B | 2 | 32,992 | 28.28 |
| Nippani | Joshi Subhashe Shridhar | 2 | 39,793 | 40.87 |
| Pandavapura | Manjunatha H N | 4 | 4,774 | 3.96 |
| Parasgad | Bali Virupaxappa Balappa | 3 | 21,500 | 19.14 |
| Pavagada (Sc) | Somlanaika | 3 | 30,449 | 22.74 |
| Periyapatna | Ganesh Hd | 3 | 28,270 | 20.75 |
| Puttur | Shakunthala T Shetty | 1 | 65,119 | 50.85 |
| Raichur | Ahuja Papareddy | 1 | 38,784 | 36.51 |
| Rajajinagar | Suresh Kumar S | 2 | 63,777 | 44.02 |
| Ramanagaram | Puttamasti Gowda | 3 | 9,700 | 7.55 |
| Ramdurg | Yadawad Mahadevappa Shivalingappa | 1 | 56,585 | 54.21 |
| Ranibennur | Shivanna G | 1 | 57,123 | 49.28 |
| Ron | Kalakappa Gurushantappa Bandi | 1 | 46,733 | 49.51 |
| Sadalga | Annasaheb Shankar Jolle | 2 | 38,737 | 36.35 |
| Sagar | Gopalakrishna Belur Bk | 1 | 57,455 | 54.14 |
| Sakleshpur | Chandrashekar Es | 5 | 5,605 | 5.15 |
| Sandur | Prathiba Kotrappa T | 3 | 8,448 | 7.23 |
| Sankeshwar | Rajendra Malagouda Patil | 2 | 35,828 | 37.47 |
| Santhemarahalli (Sc) | Hemavathi S | 4 | 3,556 | 3.73 |
| Sathanur | Swamy Uk | 4 | 6,931 | 6.43 |
| Sedam | Rajkumar Patil (Telkur) | 3 | 21,892 | 23.05 |
| Shahabad (Sc) | Sunil Vallapure | 1 | 32,625 | 30.41 |
| Shahapur | Dr Mallanagouda Patil Ukkinal | 3 | 13,120 | 11.28 |
| Shanthinagar (Sc) | Raghu S | 1 | 33,483 | 45.33 |
| Shiggaon | Bevinamarada Somanna | 3 | 27,096 | 23.29 |
| Shikaripur | Yediyurappa Bs | 1 | 64,972 | 55.5 |
| Shimoga | Eshwarappa Ks | 1 | 69,015 | 54.35 |
| Shivajinagar | Kattasubramanya Naidu | 1 | 22,001 | 51.44 |
| Shorapur | Venugopal Naik Sugappa J | 4 | 5,657 | 5.01 |
| Sidlaghatta | Mir Bahaddur Hussain | 3 | 3,781 | 3.12 |
| Sindgi | Ashok Gurappa Shabadi | 1 | 38,853 | 39.28 |
| Sindhnoor | Dr Bhaskar Rao | 3 | 25,392 | 17.76 |
| Sira | Badeeranna B K | 3 | 20,022 | 18.63 |
| Sirsi (Sc) | Viveknand Vaidya | 1 | 47,811 | 42.85 |
| Siruguppa | Somalingappa M S | 1 | 49,160 | 34.77 |
| Somwarpet | Appachuranjan | 2 | 43,763 | 41.61 |
| Sorab | Madhu Bangarappa S | 2 | 32,748 | 31.83 |
| Sravanabelagola | Devaraje Gowda | 4 | 6,484 | 4.87 |
| Sringeri | Jeevaraj Dl | 1 | 47,263 | 45.97 |
| Srinivasapur | Venkatashiva Reddy G K | 2 | 56,431 | 45.72 |
| Srirangapatna | Srinivas M | 5 | 13,716 | 12.19 |
| Sullia (Sc) | Angara S | 1 | 61,480 | 52.95 |
| Surathkal | Krishna Palemar J | 1 | 57,808 | 48.71 |
| T. Narasipur (Sc) | Gopal T | 3 | 15,880 | 15.73 |
| Tarikere | Omkarappa H | 2 | 27,919 | 25.95 |
| Tiptur | Nagesh B C | 3 | 23,747 | 22.66 |
| Tirthahalli | Araga Jnanendra | 1 | 47,843 | 48.29 |
| Tumkur | Shivanna S | 1 | 59,977 | 41.53 |
| Turuvekere | Lakshmi Narayana M D(Annaiah) | 2 | 30,776 | 30.01 |
| Uchagaon | Shankargouda Patil | 3 | 30,941 | 23.72 |
| Udupi | Raghupati Bhat K | 1 | 36,341 | 38.92 |
| Ullal | Chandrashekar Uchil | 2 | 40,491 | 38.26 |
| Uttarahalli | Ashok R | 1 | 3,13,309 | 45.38 |
| Varthur | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | 2 | 1,14,352 | 44.42 |
| Vemgal | Srirama S N | 2 | 20,204 | 16.01 |
| Virajpet (St) | Basavaraju Hd | 1 | 35,550 | 51.48 |
| Vittal | Padmanabha Kottari | 1 | 60,250 | 48.01 |
| Yelahanka (Sc) | Munikrishna C | 2 | 1,30,494 | 40.79 |
| Yelburga | Eshanna Gulagannavar | 2 | 43,729 | 41.87 |
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