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Bidar
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
Assembly constituenciesChincholi
Aland
Basavakalyan
Humnabad
Bidar South
Bidar
Bhalki
Aurad
Established1952 (74 years ago) (1952)
Total electors18,92,962
(as per 2024)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024
Preceded byBhagwanth Khuba
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Bidar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1962. It was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes till 2008. It comprises the entire Bidar district and part of Kalaburagi district.

List of Vidhan Sabha segments[edit | edit source]

Bidar Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[1]

No Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
42 Chincholi (SC) Kalaburagi Avinash Umesh Jadhav BJP INC
46 Aland B. R. Patil INC BJP
47 Basavakalyan Bidar Sharanu Salagar BJP INC
48 Humnabad Siddu Patil
49 Bidar South Shailendra Beldale
50 Bidar Rahim Khan INC
51 Bhalki Eshwara Khandre
52 Aurad (SC) Prabhu Chauhan BJP

Members of Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Member[2] Party
1952 Shaukatullah Shah Ansari Indian National Congress
1957 : Seat did not exist
1962 Ramchandra Veerappa Indian National Congress
1967
1971 Shanker Dev
1977
1980 Narsingrao Suryawanshi Indian National Congress
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991 Ramchandra Veerappa Bharatiya Janata Party
1996
1998
1999
2004
2004^ Narsingrao Suryawanshi Indian National Congress
2009 Dharam Singh
2014 Bhagwanth Khuba Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 Sagar Eshwar Khandre Indian National Congress
  • ^ Bye-election

Election results[edit | edit source]

General Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Bidar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sagar Eshwar Khandre 666,317 53.63
BJP Bhagwanth Khuba 5,37,442 43.26
NOTA None of the above 4,686 0.38
Majority 1,28,875 10.37
Turnout 12,43,057 65.62 +2.62
INC gain from BJP Swing

2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Bidar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhagwanth Khuba 585,471 52.41 +4.54
INC Eshwara Khandre 4,68,637 41.95 +3.69
BSP Baba Bukhari 15,188 1.36
IND. Ravikant. K. Hugar Vakil 5,748 0.51
Majority 1,16,834 10.46
Turnout 11,18,255 63.00 +2.81
BJP hold Swing

2014 Elections[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Bidar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhagwanth Khuba 459,260 47.87
INC N. Dharam Singh 3,67,068 38.26
JD(S) Bandeppa Khasempur 58,728 6.12
BSP Shankar Bhayya 15,079 1.57
Majority 92,222 9.61
Turnout 9.63,206 60.16
BJP gain from INC Swing

2004 Lok Sabha Elections[edit | edit source]

  • Ramchandra Veerappa (BJP) : 312,838 votes (Died in 2004) [4]
  • Narsingrao Hulla Suryawanshi (INC) : 289,217

2004 bye-election[edit | edit source]

  • Narsingrao Hulla Suryawanshi (INC) : 196,917 votes
  • Basawraj Ramchandra Veerappa (BJP) : 183,447 (Son of Ramchandra Veerappa)

1962 Elections[edit | edit source]

  • Ramachander Veerappa (INC) 95,691 votes
  • B. Shamsunder (PSP) 41,389 votes

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 206.
  2. "Raichur Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
  3. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. "2004 India General (14th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

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