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2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-elections

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly By-election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 2023

| election_date = 5 December 2019

| seats_for_election = 15 vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

| turnout = 70%

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa.jpg |bSize=125 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=05 |oLeft=6 |Location=center}}

| leader1 = B. S. Yediyurappa

| leaders_seat1 = Shikaripura

| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party

|last_election1=0

| seats1 = 12

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}12

| percentage1 = 50.32%

| swing1 = {{increase}}18.82pp

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Siddaramaiah (cropped).jpg |bSize=120 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=05 |oLeft=6 |Location=center}}

| leader2 = Siddaramaiah

| party2 = Indian National Congress

| leaders_seat2 = Badami

|last_election2=11

| seats2 = 2

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}9

| percentage2 = 31.50%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}13.96pp

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=H. D. Kumaraswamy.jpg |bSize=125 |cWidth=110 |cHeight=150 |oTop=05 |oLeft=12 |Location=center}}

| leader3 = H. D. Kumaraswamy

| leaders_seat3 = Channapatna

| party3 = Janata Dal (Secular)

|last_election3=3

| seats3 = 0

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}3

| percentage3 = 11.90%

| swing3 = {{decrease}}4.87pp

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Chief Minister

| posttitle = Chief Minister

| before_election = B. S. Yediyurappa

| before_party = BJP

| after_election = B. S. Yediyurappa

| after_party = BJP

}}

By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were held in Karnataka on 5 December 2019, and results were announced on 9 December. BJP, the ruling party, needed to win 6 out of the 15 seats to maintain its majority. It won 12 out of 15 seats. Congress won two, JD(S) failed to open its account, and one seat was won by a rebel BJP leader who contested as an independent.

Election schedule

=Scheduled=

By-elections to fifteen state assembly constituencies were originally to be held on 21 October 2019 together with Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. The counting of votes was to be on 24 October 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/live-updates-election-commission-briefs-media-on-maharashtra-haryana-elections-2104727|title=Highlights: Maharashtra, Haryana To Hold Polls On October 21, Results On October 24|date=21 September 2019|editor-first=Arun|editor-last=Nair|website=NDTV.com|accessdate=9 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-haryana-election-dates-announced-by-election-commission/articleshow/71230843.cms|title=Maharashtra & Haryana Vidhan Sabha Chunav Date 2019: विधानसभा चुनाव 2019 तारीख: महाराष्ट्र और हरियाणा में 21 अक्टूबर को होगा विधानसभा चुनाव, 24 को आएंगे नतीजे|date=21 September 2019|website=Navbharat Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10609-schedule-for-bye-elections-to-fill-casual-vacancy-in-the-parliamentary-constituency-state-legislative-assemblies-of-various-statesuts/|title=Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancy in the Parliamentary Constituency & State Legislative Assemblies of various States/UTs|website=Election Commission of India}}

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Event

|Date

|Day

Date for Nominations23 Sep 2019Monday
Last Date for filing Nominations30 Sep 2019Monday
Date for scrutiny of nominations1 Oct 2019Tuesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures3 Oct 2019Thursday
Date of poll21 Oct 2019Monday
Date of counting24 Oct 2019Thursday
Date before which the election shall be completed24 Oct 2019Sunday

=Rescheduled=

The Election Commission on 27 September rescheduled the by-elections to 15 Karnataka assembly constituencies to 5 December and will declare the results no later than 11 December.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-byelections-rescheduled-voting-on-december-5-results-on-december-9/articleshow/71342249.cms|title=Karnataka byelections rescheduled; voting on December 5, results on December 9 | Bengaluru News|website=The Times of India|date=27 September 2019 }}

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Event

|Date

|Day

Date for Nominations11 Nov 2019Monday
Last Date for filing Nominations18 Nov 2019Monday
Date for scrutiny of nominations19 Nov 2019Tuesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures21 Nov 2019Thursday
Date of poll5 Dec 2019Thursday
Date of counting9 Dec 2019Monday
Date before which the election shall be completed11 Dec 2019Wednesday

Surveys and polls

= Seat projections =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:80%;line-height:20px;"
rowspan="2" |Poll type

! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="width:100px;"| Publishing Date

! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:180px;" | Polling Agency

| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |

| style="background:gray;" |

! rowspan="2" class="wikitable" style="width:70px;" | Majority

class="wikitable" style="width:70px;"| BJP

! class="wikitable" style="width:70px;"| INC

! class="wikitable" style="width:70px;"| JD(S)

! class="wikitable" style="width:70px;"| Others

rowspan="3" |Exit polls{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/karnataka-poll-of-polls-exit-polls-predict-lead-for-bjp-in-by-elections-1625592-2019-12-05|title=Karnataka poll of polls: Exit polls predict lead for BJP in by-elections|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}

| rowspan="3" |5 December 2019

|Karnataka Power TV

|8-12

|3-6

|0-2

|0-1

| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white" |1-5

BTV

|9

|3

|2

|1

| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white" |2

Public TV

|8-10

|3-5

|1-2

|0-1

| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white" |1-3

Results

=Results by party=

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party

! colspan="2" |Vote Share

! colspan="2" |Votes

! colspan="3" |Seats

%

!+/-%

!No.

!+/-

!No.

!%

!+/-

style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

|50.32

|{{increase}}18.82

|1,291,049

|{{increase}}457,696

|12

|80.00

|{{increase}}12

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|Indian National Congress (INC)

|31.50

|{{decrease}}13.96

|808,114

|{{decrease}}394,560

|2

|13.33

|{{decrease}}9

style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}" |

|Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S))

|11.90

|{{decrease}}4.87

|305,307

|{{decrease}}138,325

|0

|0.00

|{{decrease}}3

style="background-color: " |

|Uttama Prajaakeeya Party (UPP)

|0.43

|{{increase}}0.43

|10,928

|{{increase}}10,928

|0

|0.00

|{{steady}}0

style="background-color: " |

|Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS)

|0.11

|{{increase}}0.11

|2,714

|{{increase}}2,714

|0

|0.00

|{{steady}}0

style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|

|Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

|0.09

|{{increase}}0.09

|2,417

|{{increase}}2,417

|0

|0.00

|{{steady}}0

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|

|Independent (IND)

|4.27

|{{increase}}2.01

|109,530

|{{increase}}49,852

|1

|6.67

|{{increase}}1

|Others

|0.38

|{{decrease}}2.84

|9,671

|{{increase}}75,531

|0

|0.00

|{{decrease}}1

|None of the Above (NOTA)

|0.94

|{{increase}}0.17

|24,073

|{{increase}}3,599

|

|

|

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|colspan=11|Soure: Karnataka CEO{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/Assembly-ByeElection2019/AC-Result.pdf |title= Karnataka State Result Status|date=|access-date= 24 August 2021}}

=Results by constituency=

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" |S.No

! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency

! colspan="4" |Winner

! colspan="4" |Runner-up

! rowspan="2" |Margin

No.

!Name

!Candidate

! colspan="2" |Party

!Votes

!Candidate

! colspan="2" |Party

!Votes

1

|3

|Athani

|Mahesh Kumathalli

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|99,203

|Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|59,214

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |39,989

2

|4

|Kagwad

| Shrimant Balasaheb Patil

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|76,952

|Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|58,395

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |18,557

3

|9

|Gokak

|Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|87,450

|Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|58,444

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |29,006

4

|81

|Yellapur

|Arabail Hebbar Shivaram

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|80,442

|Bhimanna T. Naik

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|49,034

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |31,408

5

|86

|Hirekerur

|B.C. Patil

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|85,562

|Bannikod Basappa Hanumantappa

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|56,495

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |29,067

6

|87

|Ranebennur

|Arunkumar Guththur (M M P)

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|95,438

|K B Koliwad

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|72,216

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |23,222

7

|90

|Vijayanagara

|Anand Singh

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|85,477

|V.Y. Ghorpade

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|55,352

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |30,125

8

|141

|Chikkaballapur

|K. Sudhakar

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|84,389

|M. Anjanappa

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|49,588

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |34,801

9

|151

|Krishnarajapuram

|B.A.Basavaraja

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|1,39,879

|M.Narayanaswamy

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|76,436

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |63,443

10

|153

|Yeshvanthapura

|S. T. Somashekar

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|1,44,722

|T.N. Javarayi Gowda

|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|

|Janata Dal (Secular)

|1,17,023

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |27,699

11

|156

|Mahalakshmi Layout

|K Gopalaiah

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|85,889

|M. Shivaraju

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|31,503

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |54,386

12

|162

|Shivajinagar

|Rizwan Arshad

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|49,890

|M. Saravana

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|36,369

| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |13,521

13

|178

|Hoskote

|Sharath Kumar Bachegowda

|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |

|Independent

|81,671

|M T B Nagaraj

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|70,185

| style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" |13,521

14

|192

|Krishnarajpet

|Narayan Gowda

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|66,094

|B. L. Devaraj

|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|

|Janata Dal (Secular)

|56,363

| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |9,731

15

|212

|Hunsur

|H. P. Manjunath

|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|

|Indian National Congress

|92,725

|Adagur H. Vishwanath

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|52,998

| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |39,727

=Gains by BJP=

The bypolls were necessitated because 15 MLAs, from Congress and Janata Dal (S), resigned to bring down Kumaraswamy's coalition government. BJP won 12 out of 15 seats. But 3 seats escaped its grasp. Roshan Beg from Shivajinagar had resigned. But BJP did not allow Roshan Baig to join them, and he did not contest the bypoll. Congress retained the seat. From Hoskote, MTB Nagaraj resigned his seat and joined BJP who nominated him from his former seat. But a BJP rebel challenged him, and the rebel won. From Hunsur (Hunasuru), Adagur Vishwanath had won on JD(S) ticket, defeating Manjunath of Congress. He resigned, and contested as BJP candidate this time. But this time Manjunath managed to win the seat for Congress.

See also

References

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