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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2016 by-elections

Bidar

Winner — 2016 by-elections

Rahim Khan
INC 56.1%BJP 37.9%8 others 6.1%
Votes
70,138
56.0% share
Winning margin
22,721
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
10

Bidar is a safe seat — Rahim Khan won by 18.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rahim Khan
70,13856.0%
2
Prakash Khanore
47,41737.9%
3
Md. Ayaz Khan
4,4213.5%
4
Dr. Madna Vaijinath
1,5191.2%
5
Md. Qayamuddin
NDP
5550.4%
6
Shivakumar
IND
3620.3%
7
Mallappa
IND
2750.2%
8
Eshawar Keneri
IND
1540.1%
9
Shamanna Bavri
IND
1480.1%
10
Abdul Razzak
IND
1450.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (179th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.3% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
179th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
202nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%BJP 37.9%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bidari ware
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Barid Shahi TomB - Ali Barid

🏛️MonumentASI

Barid Shahi TomB - Ali Barid

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Barid Shahi Tomb - Amir Barid

🏛️MonumentASI

Barid Shahi Tomb - Amir Barid

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Barid Shahi Tomb - Kasim Barid

🏛️MonumentASI

Barid Shahi Tomb - Kasim Barid

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Bidar Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Bidar Fort

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Ibrahim Barid Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Ibrahim Barid Tomb

Khan Jhan Barid Tomb

Khan Jhan Barid Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Khan Jhan Barid Tomb

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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