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

by May 7, 2018 Governance

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

Background information:

Incumbent MLA: R. Ashoka

List of candidates, 2018:

R. Ashok

Party: BJP
  • Family: Wife & 1 Dependent
  • Educational Qualification: B. Sc.
  • Profession: Agriculturalist & Public Servant
  • Online:
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: 1
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 33.41 lakhs, Spouse- 18.43
    • Movable Assets: Self- 2.97 cr, Spouse- 75 lakhs, Dependent- 20k
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 29.06 cr, Spouse- 7.82 cr
    • Liabilities: Self- 1.86 cr, Spouse- 63.39 cr

VK Gopal

Party: Janata Dal (Secular)

  • Family: Wife & 2 Children
  • Educational Qualification: SSLC
  • Profession: Private Business
  • Online: No details given
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 1.03 cr, Spouse- 5.63 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 17.78 cr, Spouse- 7.38 cr, Children- 90.22K
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 10 cr, Spouse- 11.33 cr
    • Liabilities: NIL

M. Srinivas

Party: INC
  • Family: Wife & 3 Dependents
  • Educational Qualification: SSLC
  • Profession: Social Worker
  • Online: No details given
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 21.08 lakhs, Spouse- 22.24 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 45.93 lakhs, Spouse- 1.01 cr
    • Immovable Assets: Dependent- 31.75 cr
    • Liabilities: NIL

 

Full List of Candidates:

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Previous Results:

2013 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote share

R ASHOKA

BJP

53680

55

41.82

L.S.CHETHAN GOWDA

INC

33557

30

26.14

DR.M.R.V.PRASAD

JD(S)

26272

62

20.47

SYED ANSAR

IND

3531

47

2.75

S.N.SREERAMA

KJP

3089

62

2.41

 

2008 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote share

R.ASHOKA

BJP

61561

50

51.87

M.V.PRASAD BABU (KABBADI BABU)

JD(S)

30285

50

25.52

DR. B.GURAPPA NAIDU

INC

22159

51

18.67

S. LAKSHMINARAYANA

IND

820

35

0.69

G. BALAKRISHNA ATHRI

BSP

699

53

0.59

Citizen Demands:

About constituency:

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Padmanabhanagar constituency is in the south of the city, mostly a residential area and close to the highway leading to Kanakpura. This area has mostly Brahmins and Vokkaligas. It has eight BBMP wards – Padmanabhanagar, Ganesha Mandira, Yediyur, Hosakerehalli, Karisandra, Banashankari Devasthana, Kumaraswamy Layout and Chikka Kallasandra. Some important landmarks here include PESIT and Dayananda Sagar institutions and ‘Deve Gowda petrol pump’. The former Chief Minister, Deve Gowda lives here, as does the poet G S Shivarudrappa.

Some areas here, such as Katriguppe, Ilyasnagar, Kaverinagar, Hittamandu and Umar Bagh show signs of utter neglect. They do not seem to have been given fundamental care or provision of healthcare. Poor, worn out sanitary lines, a lot of mosquitoes and stray dogs are other issues. ubiquitous mobile towers, overflowing manholes and lack of garbage disposal are also important issues. Vasanthpura Kalyani Lake has traditionally been associated with rich cultural rejuvenation, but now its encroachment and contaminations with sewage water are an issue of concern.

  • Number of voters in 2008:1,18, 689
  • Number of voters in 2013: 1,28,426
  • Number of voters registered now: 2,67,869
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  1. avinash says:
    May 11, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    Nice work. thank you.

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