Bidar South is assembly constituency number 49 in Karnataka, in Bidar district, and one of the segments of the Bidar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Shailendra Beldale of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 32.5% of the vote, 1,263 votes ahead of Ashok Kheny (INC).
- 01Dr. Shailendra BeldaleBJP49,87232.51%
- 02Ashok KhenyINC48,60931.69%
- 03Bandeppa KhashempurJD(S)31,37420.45%
- 04Chandra SinghIndependent14,8379.67%
- 05M.naseemuddin PatelAAP5,1043.33%
- 5 other candidates · 2,917 votesNOTA · 671 (0.44%)
Margin 1,263 votes · 0.82% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,53,384 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Shailendra BeldaleMale · 49 yrs | BJP | 49,872 | 32.51% |
| 2 | Ashok KhenyMale · 73 yrs | INC | 48,609 | 31.69% |
| 3 | Bandeppa KhashempurMale · 59 yrs | JD(S) | 31,374 | 20.45% |
| 4 | Chandra SinghMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 14,837 | 9.67% |
| 5 | M.naseemuddin PatelMale · 61 yrs | AAP | 5,104 | 3.33% |
| 6 | Tukaram GoureMale · 47 yrs · SC | KRS | 779 | 0.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 671 | 0.44% |
| 7 | Kapil GodboleMale · 37 yrs · SC | BSP | 645 | 0.42% |
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| 8 | Shivraj BabuMale · 60 yrs · ST | RSPS | 529 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Bheema Shankar Police PatilMale · 50 yrs | KRPP | 500 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Shivakumar PatilMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 464 | 0.30% |
The seat changed hands: JD(S) won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bidar South result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandeppa | JD(S) | 55,107 | 39.68% |
| 2 | Dr Shailendra Beldale | BJP | 42,365 | 30.50% |
| 3 | Ashok Kheny | INC | 35,131 | 25.29% |
| 4 | Nazeer Ahmed | WPOI | 968 | 0.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 957 | 0.69% |
| 5 | Mohammed Azmath | AIMEP | 792 | 0.57% |
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| 6 | Syed Rahamathulla Hussaini | Independent | 779 | 0.56% |
| 7 | A Saleem | BPJP | 690 | 0.50% |
| 8 | Syed Rafiulla | Independent | 555 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Shivraj(babu) | Independent | 381 | 0.27% |
| 10 | Abraham T J | Independent | 345 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Ravindarkumar | Independent | 312 | 0.22% |
| 12 | Narsappa | Independent | 265 | 0.19% |
| 13 | Rajkumar | PPOI | 240 | 0.17% |
Bidar South result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok Kheny | KMP | 47,763 | 38.25% |
| 2 | Bandeppa Khashempur | JD(S) | 31,975 | 25.61% |
| 3 | Abdul Mannan | BSP | 16,015 | 12.83% |
| 4 | Dr. Shayalendra Kashinath Beldale | KJP | 11,560 | 9.26% |
| 5 | Meenakshi Sangram | INC | 5,105 | 4.09% |
| 6 | Amruthrao Chimkode | Independent | 1,883 | 1.51% |
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| 7 | Dr. Baswaraj Patil | BJP | 1,301 | 1.04% |
| 8 | Dr. Abdul Kareem | LSP | 1,156 | 0.93% |
| 9 | Zameeruddin | NDEP | 1,002 | 0.80% |
| 10 | Baburao Honna | CPI | 999 | 0.80% |
| 11 | Abraham T.J. | Independent | 846 | 0.68% |
| 12 | Praveenkumar R. | BSRCP | 829 | 0.66% |
| 13 | Ali Khan (don) | ABML(S) | 794 | 0.64% |
| 14 | Sharafoddin | Independent | 712 | 0.57% |
| 15 | Vasanth | Independent | 604 | 0.48% |
| 16 | Narsappa | Independent | 537 | 0.43% |
| 17 | Shankar Maruti Firange | RPI | 488 | 0.39% |
| 18 | Bhasker Babu Paterpalli | ANC | 403 | 0.32% |
| 19 | Prabhu | Independent | 350 | 0.28% |
| 20 | Hasim | BPJP | 310 | 0.25% |
| 21 | Basheermiya | Independent | 225 | 0.18% |
Bidar South result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandeppa Khashempur | JD(S) | 32,054 | 32.93% |
| 2 | Sanjay Kheny | BJP | 30,783 | 31.63% |
| 3 | M Nasimoddin N Patel | BSP | 21,907 | 22.51% |
| 4 | Shivaraj Chandrashetty | Independent | 2,877 | 2.96% |
| 5 | Abdul Samad Siddiqui Advocate | INC | 2,544 | 2.61% |
| 6 | Somshekar Bhimrao | Independent | 1,564 | 1.61% |
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| 7 | Sharanayya Mathapathi | Independent | 1,512 | 1.55% |
| 8 | Shanker Sir | Independent | 1,029 | 1.06% |
| 9 | Advocate Moulvi Zamiroddin | NDEP | 875 | 0.90% |
| 10 | Ishwar | Independent | 402 | 0.41% |
| 11 | Bhaskar Babu Patarpalli | ANC | 395 | 0.41% |
| 12 | Ramesh Kattitugaon | Independent | 394 | 0.40% |
| 13 | Narsappa | Independent | 393 | 0.40% |
| 14 | Nagesh Dande | RPI | 359 | 0.37% |
| 15 | Mohd Amzad Khan | SP | 243 | 0.25% |
Bidar South outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Bidar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bidar South is one of the assembly segments of Bidar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bidar candidates.
- Sagar Eshwar KhandreINC90,776 61.3%
- Bhagwanth KhubaBJP53,956 36.4%
- Ambadas Sopanrao HulsureBUJNBHRTP719 0.5%
- PutarajBSP409 0.3%
- Dr. Dinkar MoreIndependent139 0.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 36,820 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bidar South.
Who won the Bidar South assembly seat in 2023?
Dr. Shailendra Beldale of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Bidar South in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 49,872 votes, which was 32.51% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bidar South?
The margin was 1,263 votes (0.82% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ashok Kheny of the Indian National Congress with 48,609 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bidar South in 2023?
Turnout was 74.79%: 1,53,464 of 2,05,201 registered electors voted, across 229 polling stations. That is 5.0 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bidar South part of?
Bidar South is an assembly segment of the Bidar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sagar Eshwar Khandre got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bidar South a reserved constituency?
No. Bidar South is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Bidar South?
The Karnataka assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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