2014 Indian general election in Karnataka
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Karnataka for 28 Lok Sabha seats was held in a single phase on 30 April and 7 May 2014. As of 14 February 2014, the total voter strength of Karnataka is 44,694,658.
The main political parties are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.
List of Candidates
NOTE:- indicates candidates who contested 2009 elections and again contesting 2014 elections
- D. V. Sadananda Gowda: Contested Udupi Chikmagalur for BJP in 2009 but moved to Bangalore North for BJP in 2014,.
- C. H. Vijayashankar: Contested Mysore for BJP in 2009 but moved to Hassan for BJP in 2014,.
- H. D. Kumaraswamy: Contested Bangalore Rural for JD in 2009 but moved to Chikkballapur for JD in 2014,.
- S. P. Muddahanumegowda: Contested Tumkur for JD in 2009 but contested the same seat for INC in 2014
Election schedule
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below–| Polling Day | Phase | Date | Constituencies | Voting Percentage |
| 1 | 5 | 17 April |
| 67.20 |
Results
Result
BJP won 17 seats. INC won 9 seats and JD won 2 seats.Bye-election
- By-elections were conducted after sitting MPs resigned to assume office as MLAs following the 2018 elections. The following were elected on 6 November 2018.
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Karnataka
Note:- Nirmala Sitharaman represented Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha until 2016, after which she represented Karnataka.
- M. Venkaiah Naidu represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha until July 2016, after which he represented Rajasthan.