All you need to know about Ward 151 – Koramangala

by August 20, 2015 Governance
If you are a voter of Koramangala ward, here is all that you need to know about your ward: Who is contesting, what are the problems, what has BBMP done about it in the last five years.

151 – Koramangala

 

Curiously, pothole-filling ddrive in this ward has consumed lakhs of rupees in this ward before 2013 elections. The roads continue to be potholed and asphalted after almost two years. Here is more information on Koramangala ward.

MLA (2013): Ramalinga Reddy (INC), B.T.M. Layout
MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South

BBMP 2010

Corporator: B.N. Kokila (INC)
#30, 7th C main road, 16th main road, 4th B Block, Koramangala, Bangalore-34. Ph: 9740214741
Reservation: BC-A

Votes
Winner’s percentage: 21
Winner’s margin: 1068
Total votes polled: 12691
Total voters: 30995

BBMP 2015

Total voters: 32852
Male: 16813
Female: 16038
Others: 1

Reserved: OBC-B

Contesting Candidates

BJP: HM Govindaraju
INC: M Chandrappa
Independent: Gopalakrishna Reddy

Demographics

  • Population (2011): 38316
  • Households: 9719
  • Area: 3.7 sq km

Civic Amenities/Infrastructure

  • Road length: 948 km
  • Lakes: Mesthripalya, Total area: 3.9 sq km
  • Parks: 24, Total area: 10.6 sq km
  • Playgrounds: 2, Total area: 2.5 sq km

Active citizen groups/RWAs

 

If you represent any RWA from this area, please click here and fill your info. It will be added to this space after verification.

More information on candidates

No candidates have filled the information collection form so far. If you know anyone contesting, do ask them to fill the Candidate Information Form as soon as possible.

Candidate affidavits 

BJP: HM Govindaraju – Click here
INC: M Chandrappa – Click here

How was the money spent? Tenders, job codes, bills:

  • Click on the sections corresponding to complaints, tenders and bills, to get a feel of what are the problems, what is being addressed, how much money is being spent, and is it really happening on ground.
  • Scroll using your arrow keys to see the details within the sections.

Click here to view the raw data.

What’s bothering the residents? Complaints represented in a wordcloud:

 

Data Courtesy

BBMP, Janaagraha, BBMP Restructuring Committee website

Disclaimer: This data is an extract; it is not complete, and not verified independently. It is not from the entire tenure of BBMP council 2010-15.

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