Bidar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in India. This constituency came into existence in 1962. It was reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes till 2008. It comprises the entire Bidar district and part of Kalaburagi district.
- According to a report by The Times of India, Bidar is considered to be a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The report suggests that the BJP has won the seat in the past three Lok Sabha elections.
- Bidar South is an assembly constituency in the Bidar district of Karnataka. It is one of the 224 constituencies in the state and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
- In the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress candidate Rahim Khan won the Bidar constituency by defeating the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate S. Nagamarpalli with a margin of 8,849 votes.
- Bidar Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments: Chincholi (SC), Aland, Basavakalyan, Humnabad, Bidar, Bhalki, Aurad, and Bidar South.
- According to a report by Hindustan Times, the BJP is leading in five seats in the Bidar area, including Chincholi, Aland, Basavakalyan, Bidar South, and Aurad. Congress is leading in three seats and Janata Dal (Secular) in one.
Overall, it seems that Bidar has been a closely contested constituency between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress in recent years.
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