bangalore candidates

It is that season in democracy when every politician talks about "clean politics", and paints oneself clean. But how does the voter know whether one is really clean? One yardstick is to look at the legal cases slapped against them. The existence of a case on a person doesn't mean he or she is tainted or guilty. Sometimes they drag for years. Sometimes cases are slapped for frivolous reasons, and sometimes they are slapped for political reasons. Some cases might get withdrawn, or get decided in favour of the candidate. However, there are serious cases too, which might result in…

Here goes the list of growth of Assets of candidates for Bangalore Urban constituencies, who have contested earlier.  The list is a mere compilation from their affidavits. Ananthkumar   Movable Asset (Rs) Immovable Asset (Rs)  Liability (Rs)  Total Asset (Rs) 2009 99,82,432 68,85,163 0 1,68,67,595 2014 1,23,59,969 3,60,41,192 28,83,233 4,84,01,161     P C Mohan   Movable Asset (Rs) Immovable Asset (Rs) Liability (Rs) Total Asset (Rs) 2009 (LS Election) 3,83,88,000 1,84,41,000 3,28,87,000 5,37,29.000 2013 (Assembly Election) 18,15,81,650 12,31,02,400 17,69,36,948 30,46,84,050 2014 (LS Election) 26,45,16,699 21,12,79,600 26,11,11,284 47,57,96,299   C  Narayanaswamy   Movable Asset (Rs) Immovable Asset (Rs) Liability (Rs)…

Pic courtesy: http://cnarayanaswamy.com C Narayanaswamy is a seasoned politician whose political career has been truly built from grassroots up. He began as the vice-president of the Taluk Development Board, Devanahalli (1978-1983) in Bengaluru, had a distinguished tenure as the president of the Bangalore Rural Zilla Parishad (1987-1992), and then as an MP (1996-1998). A leader from socialistic roots C Narayanaswamy was born in 1948 in Channahalli village in Bangalore Rural District. His father late Shankarappa and mother late Pillamma were known in the region as model agriculturists. They supported Narayanaswamy in getting good education and inculcate moral values. Narayanaswamy  has…

In this Lok Sabha election, Bangalore is witnessing a surge of new-age politicians, and Bangalore central is no exception. It has former chief finance officer of Infosys V Balakrishnan battling against youth congress leader Rizwan Arshad and incumbent MP, P C Mohan. JD(S) contestant Nandini Alva adds glamour to the electoral fight. In terms of candidates, this constituency has more varieties to offer. One is a billionaire, another one is a crorepati with very fast-growing asset, one more though crorepati has not even a single vehicle in his family. Three of the four candidates have cases pending against them. Asset…

Pic courtesy: nandannilekani.in The quintessential Bangalorean. Born in Bangalore, did part of his schooling in Bangalore, was a part of Bangalore’s pride - Infosys. He was in charge of the Bangalore Agenda Task Force (BATF) and he quit as CEO of Infosys to be a part of a larger national need, the Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He was the head of TAGUP (Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects) for five large financial sector projects. No prizes for guessing — yes, we are talking about Indian National Congress candidate from Bangalore South, Nandan Nilekani. His foray into…

It was a rare scene on the streets of J P Nagar, where the educated, young, middle and upper class citizens took to the streets batting for a politician. Yes - a politician officially this day onwards - as Nandan Nilekani was inducted to Congress officially on March 9. Dressed in white T-shirt and holding banners that said ‘We are together with Nandan,’ many of Nandan Nilekani’s colleagues, software engineers, youth, men and women from various walks of life walked from Lalbagh East gate to Hemachandra Sagar Memorial Hall near Ashok Pillar in Jayanagar 1st Block. This was a “walk…