All you need to know about Ward 78 – Pulikeshi Nagar

by August 19, 2015 Governance
If you are a voter of Pulikeshi Nagar ward, here is all that you need to know about your ward: Who is contesting, what are the problems, how has the BBMP addressed them in last five years?

78 – Pulikeshi Nagar

 

The ward may witness a three-way fight this time, as there are no contestants from any other party. Here is more informaion for you on Pulakeshinagar ward.

MLA (2013): Akanda Srinivas Murthy R (JDS), Pulikeshi Nagar (SC)
MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North

BBMP 2010

Corporator: Abdul Rakeeb Zakir (INC)
#59/1, Koals Road, Frazor Town, Bangalore-5. Ph: 9845028127
Reservation: G

Votes
Winner’s percentage: 27.9
Winner’s margin: 4567
Total votes polled: 11637
Total voters: 25031

BBMP 2015

Total voters: 23990
Male: 11996   
Female: 11990    
Others: 4   

Reserved: OBC-A

Contesting Candidates

BJP: Velu
INC: AR Zakir
JDS: Anthony Selvam

Demographics

  • Population (2011): 28835
  • Voters: 22952
  • Households: 6595
  • Area: 1.7 sq km”

Civic Amenities/Infrastructure

  • Road length: 676 km
  • Lakes: , Total area: 0 sq km
  • Parks: 11, Total area: 6.5 sq km
  • Playgrounds: 5, Total area: 3.6 sq km

Active citizen groups/RWAs

  • Name of group1
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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.

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 may not be from the entire tenure of BBMP council 2010-15.

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