Sedam is assembly constituency number 41 in Karnataka, in Gulbarga district, and one of the segments of the Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil of the Indian National Congress won with 53.1% of the vote, 43,561 votes ahead of Rajkumar Patil Telkur (BJP).
- 01Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa PatilINC93,37753.06%
- 02Rajkumar Patil TelkurBJP49,81628.31%
- 03Balraj GuttedarJD(S)21,12512.00%
- 04G. Lallesh ReddyKRPP6,7123.81%
- 05Shankar Bandi SulepethAAP1,4410.82%
- 7 other candidates · 2,835 votesNOTA · 691 (0.39%)
Margin 43,561 votes · 24.75% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,75,997 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa PatilMale · 55 yrs | INC | 93,377 | 53.06% |
| 2 | Rajkumar Patil TelkurMale · 48 yrs | BJP | 49,816 | 28.31% |
| 3 | Balraj GuttedarMale · 41 yrs | JD(S) | 21,125 | 12.00% |
| 4 | G. Lallesh ReddyMale · 46 yrs | KRPP | 6,712 | 3.81% |
| 5 | Shankar Bandi SulepethMale · 42 yrs | AAP | 1,441 | 0.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 691 | 0.39% |
| 6 | Khasim SabMale · 33 yrs | BSP | 647 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Devindra Hanamanth Hadapad GarurMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 645 | 0.37% |
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| 8 | Bharath Kumar GMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 513 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Nagindrappa ShilavanthMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 316 | 0.18% |
| 10 | SureshMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 297 | 0.17% |
| 11 | Shivakumar KodliMale · 36 yrs | KRS | 219 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Srinivas BoiniMale · 28 yrs | JNASPNDNAP | 198 | 0.11% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, INC in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Sedam result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajkumar Patil | BJP | 80,668 | 50.87% |
| 2 | Dr. Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil | INC | 73,468 | 46.33% |
| 3 | Sunita Mahantesh Talawar Malkhed | JD(S) | 2,075 | 1.31% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,260 | 0.79% |
| 4 | Rekha Dayanand Hulasagud | AIMEP | 1,099 | 0.69% |
Sedam result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Sharanprakash Patil | INC | 53,546 | 39.38% |
| 2 | Rajkumar Patil | BJP | 41,651 | 30.63% |
| 3 | Mukram Khan | JD(S) | 27,047 | 19.89% |
| 4 | Vaijnath Patil | KJP | 6,148 | 4.52% |
| 5 | Venkatesh Maruti Mengaji | Independent | 2,034 | 1.50% |
| 6 | Shivsharnappa Mailari | BSP | 1,589 | 1.17% |
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| 7 | Mohammed Ali (baba Saheb) | Independent | 1,141 | 0.84% |
| 8 | Mukund Reddy Nagareddy | Independent | 748 | 0.55% |
| 9 | Jagannath Reddy Nagareddy Gotur | Independent | 535 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Shankar Bandi | JD(U) | 420 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Kannayya Madana Deshmukh | BSRCP | 412 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Amrutappa | SP | 353 | 0.26% |
| 13 | Gundappa R. Mukrambi | Independent | 352 | 0.26% |
Sedam result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil | INC | 41,686 | 37.23% |
| 2 | Rajkumar Patil Telkur | BJP | 35,762 | 31.94% |
| 3 | Mukram Khan | JD(S) | 21,396 | 19.11% |
| 4 | Naresh Malkud | Independent | 8,854 | 7.91% |
| 5 | Dr. Kumar Swamy Kodli | BSP | 2,370 | 2.12% |
| 6 | Sirajoddin | SP | 1,913 | 1.71% |
Sedam 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 Gulbarga district
- Afzalpur
- Jewargi
- Shorapur
- Shahapur
- Yadgir
- Gurmitkal
- Chittapur
- Chincholi
- Gulbarga Rural
- Gulbarga Dakshin
- Gulbarga Uttar
- Aland
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sedam is one of the assembly segments of Gulbarga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Gulbarga candidates.
- RadhakrishnaINC81,992 51.8%
- Dr. Umesh G JadhavBJP72,785 46.0%
- Hucheshwara Wathar GourBSP1,246 0.8%
- SundarIndependent434 0.3%
- Jyoti Ramesh ChavanIndependent341 0.2%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 9,207 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sedam.
Who won the Sedam assembly seat in 2023?
Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sedam in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 93,377 votes, which was 53.06% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sedam?
The margin was 43,561 votes (24.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajkumar Patil Telkur of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 49,816 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sedam in 2023?
Turnout was 78.01%: 1,76,062 of 2,25,688 registered electors voted, across 260 polling stations. That is 4.3 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sedam part of?
Sedam is an assembly segment of the Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Radhakrishna got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sedam a reserved constituency?
No. Sedam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sedam?
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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