Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1989

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1989

All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 113 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Veerendra Patil Party INC Janata Dal Seats won 178 24 Popular vote 7,990,142 4,943,854 Percentage 43.76% 27.08%

Chief Minister before election S. R. Bommai Janata Party Elected Chief Minister Veerendra Patil INC

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1989 was held in Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Indian National Congress gained majority seats and formed government.^[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1989^[1]

	Political Party	No. of candidates	No. of elected	Number of Votes	% of Votes	Seat change
	Indian National Congress	221	178	7,990,142	43.76%	113
	Janata Dal	209	24	4,943,854	27.08%	New Party
	Bharatiya Janata Party	118	4	755,032	4.14%	2
	Janata Party (JP)	217	2	2,070,341	11.34%	New Party
	KRS	105	2	654,801	3.59%	New Party
	AIADMK	1	1	32,928	0.18%	New Party
	Muslim League	13	1	80,612	0.44%	New Party
	Independents	1088	12	1,482,482	8.12%	1
	Total	2043	224	18,257,909

References

1. Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India PDF ()