Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Karnataka Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

478

2019 · 28 seats

Women elected

7.14%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

62.5%

15 of 24 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

32.14%

9 of 28 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 28 seats

BJP 2589.3%

INC 13.6%

IND 13.6%

JD(S) 13.6%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 7.14%

2014 3.57%

2009 3.57%

2004 7.14%

1999 7.14%

1998 0.0%

1996 3.57%

1991 10.71%

1989 3.57%

1984 7.14%

1980 0.0%

1977 3.57%

1971 3.7%

1967 3.7%

1962 3.85%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 62.5%15/24

2014 69.57%16/23

2009 58.82%10/17

2004 54.55%12/22

1999 46.15%12/26

1998 39.13%9/23

1996 21.05%4/19

1991 73.91%17/23

1989 84.21%16/19

1984 78.95%15/19

1980 47.37%9/19

1977 94.12%16/17

1971 61.9%13/21

1967 69.23%9/13

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 80 won

2014 101 won

2009 122 won

2004 203 won

1999 165 won

1998 115 won

1996 51 won

1991 144 won

1989 112 won

1984 40 won

1980 191 won

1977 50 won

1971 93 won

1967 10 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

Graduate Professional 9

12th Pass 6

10th Pass 4

Graduate 4

Post Graduate 4

5th Pass 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 11

Politics 7

Agriculture 5

Liberal Profession or Professional 5

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 3.85% in 1962 to 7.14% in 2019 — 1.9×.
7.14% ÷ 3.85% = 1.9×
The most party-switching came in 2004: 20 turncoats stood, of whom 3 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 20
Sitting MPs fared best in 1977 (94.12%) and worst in 1996 (21.05%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1996: 71.43% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 71.43%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset