1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
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The 1983 Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The elections resulted in a hung assembly with the Janata Party emerging as the single largest party winning 95 seats.[1] Later, Janata Party leader Ramakrishna Hegde formed the first non-Congress government in Karnataka with the support of BJP and other smaller parties.
Results
| Political Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Number of Votes | % of Votes | Seat change | |
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| Janata Party | 193 | 95 | 4,272,318 | 33.07% |  36 | |
| Indian National Congress | 221 | 82 | 5,221,419 | 40.42% |  67 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 110 | 18 | 1,024,892 | 7.93% | 18 | |
| Communist Party of India | 7 | 3 | 161,192 | 1.25% |  | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | 3 | 115,320 | 0.89% | 3 | |
| Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 1 | 16,234 | 0.13% | 1 | |
| Independents | 751 | 22 | 1,998,256 | 15.47% | 12 | |
| Total | 1365 | 224 | 12,919,459 |
References
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