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Karnataka assembly elections 2013: Winners and losers

  • Jagadish Shettar : The incumbent chief minister, Jagadish Shettar contesting from Hubli-Dharwad central in north Karnataka won by a margin of 17,754 votes. His victory comes despite his party's embarrassing defeat in the state.
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    Jagdish Shettar

    Jagadish Shettar : The incumbent chief minister, Jagadish Shettar contesting from Hubli-Dharwad central in north Karnataka won by a margin of 17,754 votes. His victory comes despite his party's embarrassing defeat in the state.
  • G Parameshwara: State Congress Chief G. Parameshwara fighting from Koratagere in Tumkur district in south Karnataka lost to Sudhakara Lal of the JDS by a margin of 18, 155 votes. The defeat of Parameshwara, a chief ministerial aspirant of the Congress was a surprise considering party's overall success in the polls.
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    Parameshwara

    G Parameshwara: State Congress Chief G. Parameshwara fighting from Koratagere in Tumkur district in south Karnataka lost to Sudhakara Lal of the JDS by a margin of 18, 155 votes. The defeat of Parameshwara, a chief ministerial aspirant of the Congress was a surprise considering party's overall success in the polls.
  • R Ashok: Deputy Chief Minister and Home and Transport minister R Ashok (BJP) contesting from Padmanabhanagar won with a total of 53, 680 votes.
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    R Ashok

    R Ashok: Deputy Chief Minister and Home and Transport minister R Ashok (BJP) contesting from Padmanabhanagar won with a total of 53, 680 votes.
  • BS Yeddyurappa: BS Yeddyurappa registered a roaring win in Shikaripura constituency by a margin of 24, 425 votes. His party was not expected to pull out a brilliant performance but the leader won from his constituency with an overwhelming margin. Former chief minister and now the KJP chief, Yeddyurappa had earlier quit the BJP following allegations of illegal mining scam and illegal land deals. He later formed his own outfit, the KJP with an aim to form a government on his own in the state.
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    Yeddyurappa

    BS Yeddyurappa: BS Yeddyurappa registered a roaring win in Shikaripura constituency by a margin of 24, 425 votes. His party was not expected to pull out a brilliant performance but the leader won from his constituency with an overwhelming margin. Former chief minister and now the KJP chief, Yeddyurappa had earlier quit the BJP following allegations of illegal mining scam and illegal land deals. He later formed his own outfit, the KJP with an aim to form a government on his own in the state.
  • Priyank Kharge: Congress' Priyank Kharge won a seat from Chitapur (reserved) in Gulbarga in north Karnataka after an overwhelming win by a margin of 31, 191 seats. Priyank is the son of central Labour and Employment minister Mallikharjun Kharge. He had lost in the by-poll from the constituency held in 2009 after the senior Kharge vacated it to enter the Lok Sabha.
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    Priyank-Kharge

    Priyank Kharge: Congress' Priyank Kharge won a seat from Chitapur (reserved) in Gulbarga in north Karnataka after an overwhelming win by a margin of 31, 191 seats. Priyank is the son of central Labour and Employment minister Mallikharjun Kharge. He had lost in the by-poll from the constituency held in 2009 after the senior Kharge vacated it to enter the Lok Sabha.
  • Shobha Karandlaje: Yeddyurappa's staunch follower, Shobha Karandlaje fighting from Rajajinagar in Bangalore lost to S Suresh Kumar by 18, 382 votes.
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    Shobha-Karandlaje

    Shobha Karandlaje: Yeddyurappa's staunch follower, Shobha Karandlaje fighting from Rajajinagar in Bangalore lost to S Suresh Kumar by 18, 382 votes.
  • B. Sriramulu: BSR Congress's founder B. Sriramulu won from Bellary constituency by a landslide. A former BJP minister and loyalist of jailed mining baron and former BJP minister G. Janaradhana Reddy, Sriramulu defeated Asundi Vannurappa of the Indian National Congress by the margin of 33, 294 votes.
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    B--Sriramulu

    B. Sriramulu: BSR Congress's founder B. Sriramulu won from Bellary constituency by a landslide. A former BJP minister and loyalist of jailed mining baron and former BJP minister G. Janaradhana Reddy, Sriramulu defeated Asundi Vannurappa of the Indian National Congress by the margin of 33, 294 votes.
  • C.M. Udasi: C.M. Udasi, a former BJP minister contesting as a KJP candidate from the Hangal constituency in north Karnataka lost to Manohar Tahashildar of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 5, 686 votes. He was the Public Works Department (PWD) minister during the BJP's reign in the state.
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    C-M--Udasi

    C.M. Udasi: C.M. Udasi, a former BJP minister contesting as a KJP candidate from the Hangal constituency in north Karnataka lost to Manohar Tahashildar of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 5, 686 votes. He was the Public Works Department (PWD) minister during the BJP's reign in the state.
Jagadish Shettar : The incumbent chief minister, Jagadish Shettar contesting from Hubli-Dharwad central in north Karnataka won by a margin of 17,754 votes. His victory comes despite his party's embarrassing defeat in the state.
G Parameshwara: State Congress Chief G. Parameshwara fighting from Koratagere in Tumkur district in south Karnataka lost to Sudhakara Lal of the JDS by a margin of 18, 155 votes. The defeat of Parameshwara, a chief ministerial aspirant of the Congress was a surprise considering party's overall success in the polls.
R Ashok: Deputy Chief Minister and Home and Transport minister R Ashok (BJP) contesting from Padmanabhanagar won with a total of 53, 680 votes.
BS Yeddyurappa: BS Yeddyurappa registered a roaring win in Shikaripura constituency by a margin of 24, 425 votes. His party was not expected to pull out a brilliant performance but the leader won from his constituency with an overwhelming margin. Former chief minister and now the KJP chief, Yeddyurappa had earlier quit the BJP following allegations of illegal mining scam and illegal land deals. He later formed his own outfit, the KJP with an aim to form a government on his own in the state.
Priyank Kharge: Congress' Priyank Kharge won a seat from Chitapur (reserved) in Gulbarga in north Karnataka after an overwhelming win by a margin of 31, 191 seats. Priyank is the son of central Labour and Employment minister Mallikharjun Kharge. He had lost in the by-poll from the constituency held in 2009 after the senior Kharge vacated it to enter the Lok Sabha.
Shobha Karandlaje: Yeddyurappa's staunch follower, Shobha Karandlaje fighting from Rajajinagar in Bangalore lost to S Suresh Kumar by 18, 382 votes.
B. Sriramulu: BSR Congress's founder B. Sriramulu won from Bellary constituency by a landslide. A former BJP minister and loyalist of jailed mining baron and former BJP minister G. Janaradhana Reddy, Sriramulu defeated Asundi Vannurappa of the Indian National Congress by the margin of 33, 294 votes.
C.M. Udasi: C.M. Udasi, a former BJP minister contesting as a KJP candidate from the Hangal constituency in north Karnataka lost to Manohar Tahashildar of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 5, 686 votes. He was the Public Works Department (PWD) minister during the BJP's reign in the state.