Articles by Mandanna Kushalappa

Table of contentsPolitical RepresentationCandidates for 2026 pollsTop candidates2021 Polling SnapshotPrevious Results: 2021Previous Results: 2016Incumbent MLA: Sekar Babu P KMLA profileCriminal records: 25LAD Funds Utilisation MLA in the mediaKey citizen demandsAlso read: Harbour is constituency number 18 in Chennai, located in the northern part of the city and directly adjacent to the Chennai Port. It falls under the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency with a population of around 2.64 lakh as per the 2011 census. With a SC population at around 23%. The constituency covers commercial and residential areas including George Town, Sowcarpet, Mannady, Broadway, Muthialpet, Kondithope, and Wall Tax Road. George…

Table of contentsPolitical RepresentationCandidates for 2026 pollsTop candidates2021 polling snapshotPrevious Results: 2021Previous Results: 2016Key citizen demandsAlso read: Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni is constituency number 19 in Chennai, sitting right in the heart of the city along the eastern coastal stretch near Marina Beach. It covers areas including Triplicane, Chintadripet, Adikesavapuram and Chepauk, and falls under the Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency. It is entirely urban with a population of around 3.15 lakh as per the 2011 census, with the scheduled caste (SC) population at around 15%.  The area is a dense mix of residential, commercial and cultural life, known for landmarks such as…

I have been following the K100 stormwater drain (SWD) project for some time and had loosely worked on it in the past. Once neglected, this stretch from Majestic to Bellandur Lake has gradually been transformed into a critical part of the neighbourhood’s civic infrastructure. As I have a theoretical understanding of what Bengaluru’s stormwater drains are intended to do and why they matter, a citizen audit of the K200 SWD held on January 31st felt like a chance to move beyond theory and see things up close. The proposed audit focused on a stretch of the K200 running from HSR…