bangalore election

Political blames and balms have kept the pot boiling for the past five years. With parties crossing boundaries, no dull moments, though lack of dignity was often seen. Now we have the real elections to the Lok Sabha. Should we be voting? A moot question. Don't even ask. Speak through your ballot. If you have not registered as a voter yet, do so immediately, as March 16th is the last date for registration. “The last date for voter registration would be 10 days before the last date of candidate nomination. In Bangalore, the last date for candidate nomination is March…

Chief Election Commissioner of Election Commission of India (ECI) Om Prakash Rawat announced the poll dates for Karnataka on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The election will be held on May 12th across the state in a single phase. Counting of votes will take place on May 15th, 2018. Full schedule of events: April 17: Notification April 24: Last day to submit nomination April 26: Nomination scrutiny April 27: Last day to withdraw nomination May 12: Voting May 15: Counting and results Read the full press note from the Election Commission: [embeddoc url="https://citizenmatters.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PN22_27032018.pdf" download="all"] Slew of measures towards free and fair…

After much drama, Bengaluru will finally be going to polls on Saturday August 22nd. And we’re hoping that people come out in droves to vote. Tomorrow will surely be a day of reckoning, not only for those who are standing for the elections, but also for all of Bengaluru’s citizens. People queuing up at a polling booth in Whitefield during the previous BBMP elections. Pic: Subramaniam Vincent Joining the three big players this time, are several contestants from new-age parties too. Many hopefuls who did not get tickets, have decided to contest independently. Here is Citizen Matters’ guide on the big…

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: 26082Male: 13166Female: 12911Others: 5 Reserved: General Contesting Candidates BJP: Gautham KumarINC: P ChandrashekharJDS:…

Surprisingly, Yeshwanthpur ward has only one pending bill, according to the data available with Janagraha. There is also the a lot of confusion in analysing the data, due to confusion in ward number and job codes. Here's more information on Yeshwanthpur ward. 37 - Yeshwanthpur MLA (2013): Munirathna (INC), Rajarajeswari Nagar MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: Munirathna (INC)# 147, 11th cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore-3. Ph: 9844400531 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 23 Winner's margin: 2400 Total votes polled: 16224 Total voters: 32385 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 40747Male: 21113Female: 19630Others: 4 Reserved: OBC-A Contesting Candidates…

As the city gears up to welcome new Members of Parliament, we take a peek at the statistics and poll predictions to see how has Bangalore voted in the past, and who might win the race in Bangalore this time. Our focus is on the three urban constituencies - Bangalore South, North and Central. 2009 - the honeymoon effect In 2009, the state was being governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the scams hadn’t hit the government yet. Bangalore’s 28 constituencies had 18 BJP MLAs. The sense of euphoria and what the experts call “the honeymoon effect” swept…

It is that season again when politicians are out on the roads doing the usual padyatras, going from neighborhood to neighborhood, showing that unwavering smile, flashing the victory sign, listening/pretending to listen to their constituents — all with a view to garnering votes… Welcome to election season. It is also the time when all major and minor roads in Namma Bengaluru are magically repaired overnight literally, and when prices of essential commodities reduce to affordable levels. Of course, as we all know, one should not expect these good times to last forever. This cycle of infrastructure being the way it…

The past week has certainly set the tempo for the oncoming Lok Sabha Elections in Bengaluru. A frenzy of sop announcements, inaugurations, stone-laying, flagging off activities were seen just days prior to the announcement of dates for the elections when the Model Code of Conduct would be enforced. The elections were announced on the March 5th. About 72.62 lakh Bangaloreans will get to vote on April 17th. Notifications for filing nominations for the 28 constituencies in the state will be announced on March 19. Accounting of expenditure incurred by the candidate for poll expenses will be tabulated from the day…

BE A COMMUNITY JOURNALIST! Join our public initiative to collect and share candidate information. Download the questionnaire and collect the info about BBMP candidates. You can use candidate affidavit, candidate supplied material, and/or speak to the candidate to gather the details. We will be continually uploading details as they are available right here. Keep watching! What is the election schedule? March 7th 2010 - Election code of conduct comes into force March 8th 2010 - Notification will be issued March 15th 2010 - Last date for filing nominations March 17th 2010 - Scrutiny of nominations filed March 19th 2010 -…