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Bidar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bidar? — Rahim Khan (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 10,780 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Rahim Khan

INC
Margin: 10,780Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Rahim Khan

INCComfortable win

votes

69,165

Margin

10,780(7.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Rahim Khan · INCSuryakanth Nagamarpalli · JD(S)
69,16558,385
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Rahim Khan✓ WinnerINC69,16546.03%
  2. 2Suryakanth NagamarpalliJD(S)58,38538.85%
  3. 3Ishwar Singh ThakurBJPDeposit lost17,77911.83%
  4. 4Gulam AliAAPDeposit lost2,0321.35%
  5. 5NOTA5430.36%
  6. 6Ashok Karanji, GadgiSarvajanika Adarsha SenaDeposit lost4810.32%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Shashikumar S Police Patil ChawliINDDeposit lost4690.31%
  2. 8Anilkumar Tukaram KhashampureBSPDeposit lost4080.27%
  3. 9Hanamanth MatteKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost3660.24%
  4. 10Mahesh GornalkarRepublican Party Of India (a)Deposit lost2870.19%
  5. 11GundojiINDDeposit lost2400.16%
  6. 12Gnaneshwar Jaisurya HosamaniINDDeposit lost1220.08%
Total votes1,50,277

Deposit lost: 9 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,28,035

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,50,421

incl. 2,067 postal

Turnout
65.96%
Polling stations
238

Turnout of men and women

Women63.6%

71,552 of 1,12,587 voted on EVMs

Men66.5%

76,801 of 1,15,431 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 17; 1 voted.

  • Candidates11
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA543
  • Valid votes1,49,734

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bidar?

Rahim Khan (INC) won Bidar in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 69,165 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bidar?

Rahim Khan defeated Suryakanth Nagamarpalli (JD(S)) by 10,780 votes.

What was the turnout in Bidar in 2023?

65.96% — 1,50,421 of 2,28,035 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 63.6%, men's 66.5%.

How many voters does Bidar have?

2,28,035 electors at the 2023 election — 1,15,431 men, 1,12,587 women, 17 third gender (service voters included), and 238 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Bidar?

The last general election was completed in May 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer