City: Bengaluru

Mohandas Pai, Vice-president of B.PAC, responds to a few quick questions by Citizen Matters. Do you really think any party has performed well over the recent years in Bangalore? Any individuals (MLAs or corporators) you have seem performing at a local level? No, but a few (individual) MLAs and corporators have done well. Will this election change anything at BBMP? Yes, if the educated middle class come out and vote in large numbers and get good people in. What are the chances of the BCLIP candidates? How do you think the results themselves will affect the programme? Decent chances if…

He has been an opinion leader on social media, with good number of followers on Twitter. Being a techsavvy politician, he is the hot favourite among the online community. He has been asking people to come out and vote. And he has expressed his support to BJP in the BBMP election 2015. Citizen Matters sent a few questions to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajyasabha MP from Bengaluru who also founded Namma Bengaluru Foundation that works in the area of civic involvement in the city. Here are the questions and Chandrasekhar's answers. Why are you putting in so much effort? We understand you…

 Editor's note: Analysing 590 affidavits from three major parties is a gigantic task. We could analyse only 240 of them. Here are the highlights of our partial analysis. If you have analysed affidavits and have noted anything of importance, do mail us at edit (at) citizenmaters (dot) in.Majority of the candidates contesting this BBMP election from three major political parties - BJP, Congress and the JD(S) have one thing in common. A large number of them are less educated, but are stinking rich. When Citizen Matters looked into the affidavits of candidates from BJP, Congress and JD(S), from 84 wards…

154 - Basavanagudi   A few lakhs have been spent in this ward for "Purchase of Land and Construction of Houses, Hostels, Ambedkar Bhavan (Incl Prev yr Bal. Bills)" - a pattern that is repeated in many wards including Koramangala. Basavanagudi happens to be the ward of Katte Satyanarayana, the ex-mayor of BBMP. The population in the ward seems to have bulged over four years, with population of 2011 census showing only 32,640 people in the ward, while voter list for 2015 BBMP elections says there are 39,184 voters in 1.2 sq kms! This means the population is still higher.…

166 - Karisandra   There are works with no job codes for which payments have been made in this ward. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): R Ashoka (BJP), Padmanaba Nagar MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: Jyothisri Hari Reddy (INC)#98, 2nd cross, 3rd Phase, 5th Block, Banashankari 3rd stage, Bangalore-85. Ph: 9448451080 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 20.5 Winner's margin: 9 Total votes polled: 12393 Total voters: 26148 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 21925Male: 11013Female: 10911Others: 1 Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Yashoda LakshmikanthINC: Jyothishree HarireddyJDS: Vidya GLoksatta: Shilpa PawarRPI: Nirmala Devaraj…

177 - JP Nagar   Complaints data shows that garbage and roads are the major problems here. More information on the ward follows: MLA (2013): B N Vijayakumar (BJP), Jaya Nagar MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: N. Chandrashekar Raju (BJP)#20/1, 22nd 'A' Main, Marenahalli, 2nd stage, J.P Nagar, Bangalore. Ph: 9880185530 Reservation: BC-A Votes Winner's percentage: 28.5 Winner's margin: 4163 Total votes polled: 11981 Total voters: 27439 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 26776Male: 13582Female: 13192Others: 2 Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: KN Lakshmi NatrajINC: AshaJDS: S LeelavatiCPI(M): Neela Nanjesh Demographics Population (2011): 28846 Households: 7566…

117 - Shanthi Nagar   This ward perennially suffers from poor drainage issues and traffic jams. More information on the ward follows: MLA (2013): N A Haris (INC), Shanthi Nagar MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010 Corporator: P Sowmya (INC)#26, 3rd cross, 1st main road, Vinayakanagara, Adugodi Post, Bangalore-27. Ph: 9986220732 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 28 Winner's margin: 8340 Total votes polled: 14896 Total voters: 38500 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 35078Male: 17713Female: 17359Others: 6 Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: RV Nagaratna YadavINC: P SowmyaJDS: Valli SubramanyaCPI(M): Shashikala NagarajIndependent: Mariya Assuntha, Luthfia Ali, Sujatha S…

94 - Gandhi Nagar   The busiest area at the heart of the city with railway station, bus stations and metro stations, Gandhinagar ward perennially suffers from traffic problems and pollution. New constructions of multi-storeyed buildings only add to the chaos. The area is expected to become more congested, with the upcoming work of Okulipuram 8-lane road. There are significant numbers of transgenders living in this part of the city, but the registered voter number is only 1 for that category. More information on the ward: MLA (2013): Dinesh Gundu Rao (INC), Gandhi Nagar MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP),…

89 - Jogupalya   The number of voters in this ward has considerably come down since last BBMP elections. Garbage, street light and drainage seem to be the problems bothering the residents. More information follows: MLA (2013): N A Haris (INC), Shanthi Nagar MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010 Corporator: M. Gowtham Kumar (BJP)#354/5, 3rd Cross, Someshwarapura, Cambridge Layout, Halsoor, Bangalore. Ph: 9845035510 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 21.8 Winner's margin: 2795 Total votes polled: 12335 Total voters: 27240 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 26082Male: 13166Female: 12911Others: 5 Reserved: General Contesting Candidates BJP: Gautham KumarINC: P ChandrashekharJDS:…

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: 32852Male: 16813Female: 16038Others: 1 Reserved: OBC-B…