City: Bengaluru

84 - Hagadur   Hagadur ward is a part of Whitefield, where the circles of Whitefield lie. A part of the Outer Ring Road passes through this ward, and the ward suffers traffic issues every day. Signal-free roads, Metro lines and other solutions for the traffic are on cards, however the situation and quality of life in this area remain grim. Here is more information for you on this ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: H.A.Srinivasa (INC), Reservation:BC-B#10, Sriranga Nilaya, H.P Gas Road, Hagadur Colony, Whitefield, Bangalore-66. Ph:9900093299…

85 - Doddanekkundi   Doddanekundi ward is the part of the Whitefield area, and covers important areas like Brookefield, AECS layout and Brindavan Layout. Outer Ring Road passes through this ward. Though the money spent by the BBMP is not less, the outcome is yet to meet the demands of the residents and people travelling to Whitefield everyday. The reservation status of the ward has been changed from 'General' to OBC-A (women). Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: N.R. Sridhar Reddy (BJP),…

83 - Kadugodi   Sinking of borewells, filling potholes, imporvement of roads and drains, new drains - BBMP spent money on these in Kadugodi ward, according to data. However, one look at the roads in this ward tells you a different story. Nobody knows whether these borewells actually exist, nobody has any account of how the water from these borewells is used. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: K.N Anjaneya Reddy (INC), Reservation:G#1, Kumbena Agrahara, Kadugodi, Bangalore-67. Ph:9845008072 Votes: Winner's percentage: 27.1…

190 - Mangammana Palya   MLA (2013): Sathish Reddy M (BJP), Bommana Halli MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010: Corporator: Syed Haseena Taj (BJP), Reservation:BC-B#67/407, 3rd cross, Begur road, Bangalore-68. Ph:9448084140 Votes: Winner's percentage: 23.9 Winner's margin:2603 Total votes: 17436 Total voters: 47855 BBMP 2015: Total voters: 54643Male: 30042Female: 24594Others: 7 Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Mala Srinivas Reddy INC: Shobha Jagadish JDS: Manjula Demographics Population (2011): 65890 Voters: 55407 Households: 16903 Area: 3.5sq km Civic Amenities/Infrastructure Road length: 1179 km Lakes: Garvebhavi Palya, Haralakunte/Somasandra, Mangammana Palya, Total area:14.4 sq km Parks: 6, Total area:3.2 sq…

Pic: A file pic from BBMP 2010 candidates debate. It is that time again when everyone wants to make an informed choice, ahead of BBMP elections. Resident Welfare Associations are busy trying to organise meetups with candidates. Citizen Matters has compiled a guide on how to do this, with a set of questions that can be asked with a candidate. The first step is to collect information about candidates. We need your help to gather information about them and share it with us, to benefit fellow Bengalureans. You could ask them to fill this form. Alternatively, you can also gather the points…

150 - Bellandur Ward   The data for Bellandur ward shows that the BBMP spent quite a lot of money digging borewells in the ward. However the ward continues to suffer from water shortage. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: B.P. Babu Reddy (INC), Reservation:BC-B#G-07, Durga Saffron Square Apartment, Outer Ring Road, Devarabisanahalli, Bellandur Post, Bangalore-103.. Ph:9880701567 Votes: Winner's percentage: 21.7 Winner's margin:374 Total votes: 17502 Total voters: 40515 BBMP 2015: Total voters: 60873Male: 33708Female: 27142Others: 23 Reserved: SC (Women) Contesting Candidates:…

65 - Kadu Malleshwara Ward   The data for Kadumalleshwara ward claims that BBMP spent Rs 10.42 lakhs on providing blue and red dustbins to commercial and residential homes, in order to collect segregated waste at households. Another Rs 2 crore was spent building the solid waste collection and processing unit. Even while the BBMP spent so much money, it is interesting to note that the ward is still struggling to manage its waste sustainably. Here is more information for you on the ward: MLA (2013): Dr. Ashwath Narayan C N (BJP), Malleshwaram MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP),…

Websites? I mean, the homes of those that make homes of silk… that is, spiders. We’ve all seen spider webs around us: in the house, in the garden...and indeed, so synonymous is clearing spiders’ homes with our idea of keeping house well, that even when we talk about clearing our minds, we say, “let’s clear the cobwebs”. However, a closer look at these “websites” show they are marvels of engineering, strength and resilience. Spiders spin webs out of the silk that they produce, which passes out of their spinnerets. But the actual “architecture” of spider webs can vary very widely.…

45 - Malleshwaram   When you look at the pending bills list of Malleshwaram ward, this looks peculiar: a list of entries for which no contractor has been mentioned, no year in which the work order was given is applicable or no details are available for the payments made. One more highlight of this election is, the incumbent corporator, Jaypal N who had won from Congress last time is contesting with a BJP ticket this time. The reservation that was SC in 2010 has changed to general in this election. More information on the ward for you: MLA (2013): Dr.…

Chintu TV is perhaps the only television channel that has been broadcasting dubbed content in Kannada. Pic courtesy: Chintu TV. When the fair-trade regulator Competition Commision of India (CCI) imposed penalties on three cinema and television organisations for preventing dubbing in Karnataka recently, the pro-dubbing fraction heaved a sigh of relief. The CCI order has been debated following the very long dubbing battle between anti-dubbing and pro-dubbing lobbies and organisations.   Kannada Grahakara Koota, a consumer forum which has been fighting in favour of dubbing, viewed the judgment as remarkable. They tend to believe that Kannadigas can now be able…