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Winner — 2023
DR. SHAILENDRA BELDALE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.5%INC 31.7%9 others 35.8%
Votes
49,872
32.5% share
Winning margin
1,263
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.0%
of 2,07,360
Bidar South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,263 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. SHAILENDRA BELDALE | BJP (NDA) | 49,872 | 32.5% |
| 2 | ASHOK KHENY | INC | 48,609 | 31.7% |
| 3 | BANDEPPA KHASHEMPUR | JD(S) | 31,374 | 20.4% |
| 4 | CHANDRA SINGH | IND | 14,837 | 9.7% |
| 5 | M.NASEEMUDDIN PATEL | 5,104 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | TUKARAM GOURE | KRS | 779 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 671 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KAPIL GODBOLE | 645 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | SHIVRAJ BABU | RSPS | 529 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHEEMA SHANKAR POLICE PATIL | KRPP | 500 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHIVAKUMAR PATIL | IND | 464 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (146th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.8% · max 15.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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146th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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180th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.5%INC 31.7%JD(S) 20.4%IND 9.7%OTH 5.2%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.87 Cr
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bidari ware
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.