BIDAR
Constituency no. 7 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called BIDAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
Ramchandra Veerappa
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 13
Margin, 1999
1,52,033
20.84% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCNarasingarao Suryawanshi
- Votes
- 1,98,188
- Vote share
- 27.16%
- Behind by
- 1,52,033
Electors
12,00,598
Total votes polled
7,29,679
Valid votes
7,29,679
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.8%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 7,29,679 valid votes
Ramchandra VeerappaBJPwon
3,50,221
48.0%
Narasingarao SuryawanshiINC
1,98,188
27.2%
Doddi ShankarraoJD(S)
1,12,423
15.4%
Subhash Kallappa SikindrapurkarBSP
49,802
6.8%
Basappa KalwadiNCP
19,045
2.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SAGAR ESHWAR KHANDRE | INC | 6,66,317 | 53.63% | BHAGWANTH KHUBA | 1,28,875 |
| 2019 | BHAGWANTH KHUBA | BJP | 5,85,471 | 52.41% | ESHWAR B. KHANDRE | 1,16,834 |
| 2014 | BHAGWANTH KHUBA | BJP | 4,59,290 | 47.87% | N. DHARAM SINGH | 92,222 |
| 2009 | N.DHARAM SINGH | INC | 3,37,957 | 43.37% | GURUPADAPPA NAGMARPALLI | 39,619 |
| 2004 | RAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA | BJP | 3,12,838 | 38.35% | NARSINGRAO HULLA SURYAWANSHI | 23,621 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
