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Winner — 2008
BANDEPPA KHASHEMPUR
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 32.9%BJP 31.6%13 others 35.4%
Votes
32,054
32.9% share
Winning margin
1,271
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,66,391
Bidar South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,271 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANDEPPA KHASHEMPUR | JD(S) | 32,054 | 32.9% |
| 2 | SANJAY KHENY | NDA | 30,783 | 31.6% |
| 3 | M NASIMODDIN N PATEL | BSP | 21,907 | 22.5% |
| 4 | SHIVARAJ CHANDRASHETTY | IND | 2,877 | 3.0% |
| 5 | ABDUL SAMAD SIDDIQUI ADVOCATE | UPA | 2,544 | 2.6% |
| 6 | SOMSHEKAR BHIMRAO | IND | 1,564 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SHARANAYYA MATHAPATHI | IND | 1,512 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SHANKER SIR | IND | 1,029 | 1.1% |
| 9 | ADVOCATE MOULVI ZAMIRODDIN | NDEP | 875 | 0.9% |
| 10 | ISHWAR | IND | 402 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BHASKAR BABU PATARPALLI | ANC | 395 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAMESH KATTITUGAON | IND | 394 | 0.4% |
| 13 | NARSAPPA | IND | 393 | 0.4% |
| 14 | NAGESH DANDE | 359 | 0.4% | |
| 15 | MOHD AMZAD KHAN | Samajwadi Party | 243 | 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
marginal1.3%
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
JD(S) 32.9%BJP 31.6%BSP 22.5%OTH 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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