Info for voters of Rajarajeshwarinagar Constituency: MLA, candidate, voting and more

by May 4, 2018 Governance

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Rajarajeshwarinagar, this is what you need to know!

Background information

Incumbent MLA: Munirathna

List of candidates, 2018

Munirathna, 

Indian National Congress

  • Family:Wife
  • Educational Qualification: SSLC
  • Profession:Business
  • Online
    • Facebook: MunirathnaMLA Official
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases:
  • Net Worth
    • IT Returns:Self-78.44 lakhs, Spouse-11.60 lakhs
    • Movable Assets:Self-8.71 cr, Spouse-1.04 cr
    • Immovable Assets:Self-27.94 cr, Spouse-6 cr
    • Liabilities:Self-24.90 cr, Spouse-75.13 lakhs

Muniraju Gowda P M, 

BJP
  • Family: Wife, 3 dependants
  • Educational Qualification:MA in Political Science
  • Profession:
  • Online
    • Facebook:Muniraju Tulasi
    • Twitter: @itulasimuniraju
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases:NIL
  • Net Worth
    • IT Returns:20.61 lakhs
    • Movable Assets:Self-12.09 cr, Spouse-51.20 lakhs, Dependant-11.84 lakhs
    • Immovable Assets:Self-52.01 cr, Spouse- 3.71 cr
    • Liabilities:7.97 cr

G H Ramachandra

JDS
  • Family:Wife, 3 dependants
  • Educational Qualification:PUC
  • Profession: Business
  • Online
    • Facebook:RamachandraGH@nimmaGHR
    • Website: www.ramachandragh.in
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases:
  • Net Worth
    • IT Returns:Self-34.80Lacs, Spouse-24.39Lacs, Dependant-15.24Lacs
    • Movable Assets: Self-91.35Lacs, Spouse-66.29Lacs, Dependant-69.35Lacs
    • Immovable Assets:Self-35.61cr, Spouse-40.09cr
    • Liabilities: NIL

Full list of candidates:

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Previous Results:

2013 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote Share %

Munirathna

INC

71064

49

37.4%

K L R.Thimmananjaiah

JD(S)

52251

43

27.5%

M Srinivas

BJP

50726

71

26.7%

K R Venkatesh Gowda

KJP

5419

39

2.85%

Dr. Priyadarshini Iyer S V

JD(U)

1885

39

0.99%

 

2008 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote Share%

M Srinivas

BJP

60187

66

41.82%

P N Krishnamurthy

INC

40595

40

28.21%

Hanumantharayappa

JD(S)

36785

46

25.56%

C Vishwanath

BSP

1374

33

0.95%

Vijaykumar

IND

956

44

0.66%

Citizen Demands

About the Constituency:

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Located in the southwest of Bengaluru, Rajarajeshwari constituency is among the four largest assembly segments in the city. This constituency was carved out of Uttarahalli assembly constituency. With more than 4.54 lakh voters, this residential and commercial centre also has a number of educational institutions.

Rajarajeshwari constituency’s nine wards are Rajarajeshwarinagar, Laggere, Kottegepalya, Jnanabharathi, HMT, Jalahalli, J P Park, Laxmidevi Nagar and Yeshwanthpur. The constituency is named after Rajarajeshwari Temple. The Global Village Tech Park, with a number of IT companies, is an important hotspot site here.

Lack of development of lakes is a major worry. The biggest problem is dumping of waste at Laggere. Citizens are deeply worried that in the last four years, almost 40,000 loads of debris and waste have got dumped in the area, which gave the area the name of ‘Laggere Rakshasha Halla’, roughly meaning the devil’s lake. It has created a lot of health problems and groundwater pollution too, according to activists. Another issue that angers the citizens here is the traffic mess. At the entrance arch to the colony, traffic is known to collect for a mile.

  • The number of voters in 2008: 1,43,921
  • The total numbers of voters in 2013: 1,90,075  
  • Today, the total number of registered voters:4,54,909.
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