Info for voters of Byatarayanapura Constituency – MLA, Candidates, Voting and more

by May 8, 2018 Governance

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Byatarayanapura, this is what you need to know!

Background information

Incumbent MLA: Krishna Byre Gowda

List of candidates, 2018

Krishna Byre Gowda

Party: Indian National Congress
  • Family: Wife & 1 Dependent
  • Educational Qualification: M.A. in International Affairs
  • Profession: Agriculturalist
  • Online
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 18.32 lakhs, Spouse- 36.17
    • Movable Assets: Self- 53.14 lakhs, Spouse- 1.68 cr, Dependent- 6.25 lakhs
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 4.46 cr, Spouse- 5.75 cr
    • Liabilities: Self- 43 lakhs, Spouse- 1.28 cr

A Ravi

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
    • Family: Wife & 2 Dependents
    • Educational Qualification: B.E.
    • Profession: Business
    • Online
    • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
    • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 12.49 lakhs, Spouse- 10.11 lakhs, Dependent- 3.63 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 1.07 cr, Spouse- 1.38 cr
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 2.80 cr, Spouse- 1.98 cr
    • Liabilities: Self- 16 lakhs, Spouse- 58 lakhs

Chandra T G

Party: Janata Dal (Secular)

  • Family: Wife & 2 Children
  • Educational Qualification: PUC
  • Profession: Agriculturalist & Civil Contractor
  • Online
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 19.71 lakhs, Spouse- 3.90 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 89.72 lakhs, Spouse- 24.80 lakhs, Child- 9.59 lakhs
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 21.52 cr, Spouse- 20.55 cr, Dependent- 9.28 cr
    • Liabilities: Self- 1.27 cr

Full List of Candidates:

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Previous Results:

2013 candidate

Party

Votes

Age

Vote Share%

Krishna Byre Gowda

INC

96125

40

46.14%

A.Ravi

BJP

63725

52

30.59%

Hanumanthe Gowda

JD(S)

41360

59

19.85%

K. Manjunath

KJP

1781

38

0.85%

Yogaiyah. V.C

LSP

1268

38

0.61%

 

2008 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote Share%

Krishna Byre Gowda

INC

60979

35

43.01%

A Ravi

BJP

51627

47

36.41%

C Narayanaswamy

JD(S)

21598

60

15.23%

P Appaiah

BSP

3728

54

2.63%

Syed Mohammed Rafi

IND

724

30

0.51%

About Constituency:

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Byatarayanapura, among the largest and also the fastest growing in the city, is a comparatively newer constituency in north Bangalore. It comprises the wards Jakkuru, Thanisandra, Byatarayanapura, Kodigahalli, Vidyaranyapura, Dodda Bommasandra, and Kuvempu Nagar.

Famous for the Gali Anjeneyya temple, this constituency is a mix of more developed areas with developing ones. You find an uneven blend of affluent localities, with malls, new colleges and residential areas along with other revenue layouts and less developed, almost village-like areas that lack good infrastructure. Well-developed educational institutions are balanced against government schools. Vokkaligas and minorities form most of the voters. The constituency is straddled by a highway leading to the International Airport as well as the Aerospace Park.

The region is plagued by the usual problems, such as bad roads, lack of proper drainage and scarce drinking water. These are issues that have become gargantuan in many of these revenue areas. Areas like Bhadrappa Layout get water-logged during the rainy season. Public and private organisations are also accused of having taken over farmland, eating into the livelihoods of farmers, even though all the parties promise “holistic development”. Citizens voiced their grievances at Janaspandana, a Citizens’ Forum, bringing together citizens, government and activists to thrash out their issues.

  • The total number of voters in 2008: 1,41,793.
  • Total number of voters in 2013: 2,08,380  At
  • The total number of registered voters currently: 4,19,694.
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