Election in Karnataka 2014

Karnataka is a state situated in the southern part of India. The state of Karnataka was established in the year 1956. The elections in the state will take place on 17th April, 2014. There are 28 constituencies and elections will be held for the same.


Karnataka General Elections – 2014

The date and schedule for the General elections that will take place in Karnataka are:


Phase 5
No of PCs going to poll 28 (PC no. 1 to 28) Click to see Pcs
Issue of Notification 19 Mar 14 (Wed)
Last Date for filing Nominations 26 Mar 14 (Wed)
Scrutiny of Nominations 27 Mar 14 (Thu)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature 29 Mar 14 (Sat)
Date of Poll 17 Apr 14 (Thu)
Counting of Votes 16 May 14 (Fri)
Date before which the election shall be Completed 28 May 14 (Wed)




List of Parliamentary Constituencies in Karnataka


P.C. No. P.C. Name P.C. No. P.C. Name P.C. No. P.C. Name
1 Bidar (SC) 11 Kanakapura 20 Chikmagalur
2 Gulbarga 12 Bangalore North 21 Shimoga
3 Raichur 13 Bangalore South 22 Kanara
4 Koppal 14 Mandya 23 Dharwad South
5 Bellary 15 Chamarajanagar (SC) 24 Dharwad North
6 Davangere 16 Mysore 25 Belgaum
7 Chitradurga 17 Mangalore 26 Chikkodi (SC)
8 Tumkur 18 Udupi 27 Bagalkot
9 Chikkballapur 19 Hassan 28 Bijapur
10 Kolar (SC)




Karnataka Elections

Karnataka is a state that is situated in the southern part of India. It was established in 1956 and people celebrate the establishment day known as Rajyotsav with great celebrations. The official language of the state is Kannada. The main political parties that are participating in the elections are Bharatiya Janta Party, Indian national Congress and Janta Dal.




Administration Process

The state of Karnataka has bicameral Legislature made up of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. The administration of the state is carried out by chief minister and his council of ministers. The governor of the state is appointed by the President of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order is under the IPS officer of the state.




List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka


Sr.No. Chief Ministers Name From To Party Name
1 Kysamballi Chengalraya Reddy Oct 25, 1947 Mar 30, 1952 INC
2 Kengal Hanumanthaiah Mar 30, 1952 Aug 19, 1956 INC
3 Kadidal Manjappa Aug 19, 1956 Oct 31, 1956 INC
4 S. Nijalingappa Nov 1, 1956 May 16, 1958 INC
5 B.D. Jatti May 16, 1958 Mar 9, 1962 INC
6 S.R. Kanthi Mar 14, 1962 Jun 20, 1962 INC
7 S. Nijalingappa Jun 21, 1962 May 29, 1968 INC
8 Veerendra Patil May 29, 1968 Mar 18, 1971 INC
President’s rule Mar 19, 1971 Mar 20, 1972
9 D. Devaraj Urs Mar 20, 1972 Dec 31, 1977 INC
President’s rule Dec 31, 1977 Feb 28, 1978
10 D. Devaraj Urs Feb 28, 1978 Jan 7, 1980 INC
11 R. Gundu Rao Jan 12, 1980 Jan 6, 1983 INC
12 Ramakrishna Hegde Jan 10, 1983 Dec 29, 1984 JD
13 Ramakrishna Hegde Dec 29, 1984 Mar 8, 1985 JD
14 Ramakrishna Hegde Mar 8, 1985 Feb 13, 1986 JD
15 Ramakrishna Hegde Feb 16, 1986 Aug 10, 1988 JD
16 S. R. Bommai Aug 13, 1988 Apr 21, 1989 JD
President’s rule Apr 21, 1989 Nov 30, 1989
17 Veerendra Patil Nov 30, 1989 Oct 10, 1990 INC
President’s rule Oct 10, 1990 Oct 17, 1990
18 S.Bangarappa Oct 17, 1990 Nov 19, 1992 INC
19 M. Veerappa Moily Nov 19, 1992 Dec 11, 1994 INC
20 H.D. Deve Gowda Dec 11, 1994 May 31, 1996 JD
21 J. H. Patel May 31, 1996 Oct 7, 1999 JD
22 S. M. Krishna Oct 11, 1999 May 28, 2004 INC
23 Dharam Singh May 28, 2004 Jan 28, 2006 INC
24 H. D. Kumaraswamy Feb 3, 2006 Oct 8, 2007 JD (S)
President’s rule Oct 9, 2007 Nov 11, 2007
25 B. S. Yeddyurappa Nov 12, 2007 Nov 19, 2007 BJP
President’s rule Nov 20, 2007 May 27, 2008
26 B. S. Yeddyurappa May 30, 2008 Jul 31, 2011 BJP
27 D. V. Sadananda Gowda Aug 4, 2011 Jul 12, 2012 BJP
28 Jagadish Shettar Jul 12, 2012 May 12, 2013 BJP
29 K. Siddaramaiah May 13, 2013 Present INC




List of Governors of Karnataka


Sr.No. Governors Name From To
1 Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur Nov 1, 1956 May 4, 1964
2 S M Srinagesh May 4, 1964 Apr 2, 1965
3 V. V. Giri Apr 2, 1965 May 13, 1967
4 Gopal Swarup Pathak May 13, 1967 Aug 30, 1969
5 Dharma Vira Oct 23, 1969 Feb 1, 1972
6 Mohanlal Sukhadia Feb 1, 1972 Jan 10, 1976
7 Uma Shankar Dikshit Jan 10, 1976 Aug 2, 1977
8 Govind Narain Aug 2, 1977 Apr 15, 1983
9 Ashoknath Banerji Apr 16, 1983 Feb 25, 1989
10 Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Feb 26, 1988 Feb 5, 1990
11 Bhanu Pratap Singh May 8, 1990 Jan 6, 1991
12 Khurshed Alam Khan Jan 6, 1991 Dec 2, 1999
13 V. S. Ramadevi Dec 2, 1999 Aug 20, 2002
14 T. N. Chaturvedi Aug 21, 2002 Aug 20, 2007
15 Rameshwar Thakur Aug 21, 2007 Jun 24, 2009
16 Hansraj Bhardwaj Jun 24, 2009 Present