Ward information – Ward 89: Jogupalya ward

by August 20, 2015 Governance
What are the complaints that voters in Jogupalya have? How much money was spent in the ward? What were the works done?

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: 26082
Male: 13166
Female: 12911
Others: 5

Reserved: General

Contesting Candidates

BJP: Gautham Kumar
INC: P Chandrashekhar
JDS: Ruben Moses
Independent: MR Gaoutham, S Chandrashekhar, M Mani

Demographics

  • Population (2011): 33793
  • Households: 8806
  • Area: 0.9 sq km

Civic Amenities/Infrastructure

  • Road length: 436 km
  • Lakes: , Total area: 0 sq km
  • Parks: 3, Total area: 0.5 sq km
  • Playgrounds: 4, Total area: 2.7 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.

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

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