Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Karnataka Election Watch (KEW) had filed RTIs to the Karnataka Assembly Secretariat asking for the information pertaining to the performance of the MLAs and the Legislative Assembly. This report has been generated from the responses received. For more information, please visit:https://adrindia.org/content/14th-state-assembly-karnataka-analysis-performance-mlas-and-legislative-assembly-karnataka
Analysis of Number of Sittings in Each Session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
v There were 15 sessions in the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
v On an average, Karnataka State Assembly sat for 44 days per year.
v The 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly sat for 216 days from 2013 to 2017.
v The longest sessions was the 8th session, from 29th June 2015 to 27 November 2015. It had 32 sittings.
Figure: Number of Sittings per Session
Analysis of Attendance and Number of Questions asked by MLAs in Karnataka Legislative Assembly
v On an average a MLA from Karnataka has attended 139 days of assembly sessions.
v The details of top 3 MLAs with the highest attendance are given below :
| S.No | MLA | Party | Number of Days attended | Percentage of Attendance |
| 1 | DR. RAFEEQ AHMED S. | INC | 211 | 95% |
| 2 | K.B.PRASANNA KUMAR | INC | 211 | 95% |
| 3 | B.M.NAGARAJ | INC | 211 | 95% |
Table: Top 3 MLAs with Highest Attendance
v 208 MLAs analysed have asked 37110 questions.
v On an average a MLA has asked 178 questions
v The details of top 3 MLAs who have asked highest number questions are given below.
| S.No. | MLA | Party | Total Number of Questions Asked |
| 1 | Gopalaiah K | JD(S) | 885 |
| 2 | Mallikarjun Siddramappa Khubha | JD(S) | 795 |
| 3 | Harris N.A | INC | 750 |
Table: Top 3 MLAs who have asked the maximum number of questions
Analysis of Bills Tabled and Bills Passed in Karnataka Legislative Assembly
v During present assembly, 216 bills were introduced and 209 bills were passed.
Figure: Analysis of Bills Tabled and Bills Passed in Karnataka Legislative Assembly