bbmp election 2015

84 - Hagadur   Hagadur ward is a part of Whitefield, where the circles of Whitefield lie. A part of the Outer Ring Road passes through this ward, and the ward suffers traffic issues every day. Signal-free roads, Metro lines and other solutions for the traffic are on cards, however the situation and quality of life in this area remain grim. Here is more information for you on this ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: H.A.Srinivasa (INC), Reservation:BC-B#10, Sriranga Nilaya, H.P Gas Road, Hagadur Colony, Whitefield, Bangalore-66. Ph:9900093299…

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85 - Doddanekkundi   Doddanekundi ward is the part of the Whitefield area, and covers important areas like Brookefield, AECS layout and Brindavan Layout. Outer Ring Road passes through this ward. Though the money spent by the BBMP is not less, the outcome is yet to meet the demands of the residents and people travelling to Whitefield everyday. The reservation status of the ward has been changed from 'General' to OBC-A (women). Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: N.R. Sridhar Reddy (BJP),…

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83 - Kadugodi   Sinking of borewells, filling potholes, imporvement of roads and drains, new drains - BBMP spent money on these in Kadugodi ward, according to data. However, one look at the roads in this ward tells you a different story. Nobody knows whether these borewells actually exist, nobody has any account of how the water from these borewells is used. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: K.N Anjaneya Reddy (INC), Reservation:G#1, Kumbena Agrahara, Kadugodi, Bangalore-67. Ph:9845008072 Votes: Winner's percentage: 27.1…

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190 - Mangammana Palya   MLA (2013): Sathish Reddy M (BJP), Bommana Halli MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010: Corporator: Syed Haseena Taj (BJP), Reservation:BC-B#67/407, 3rd cross, Begur road, Bangalore-68. Ph:9448084140 Votes: Winner's percentage: 23.9 Winner's margin:2603 Total votes: 17436 Total voters: 47855 BBMP 2015: Total voters: 54643Male: 30042Female: 24594Others: 7 Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Mala Srinivas Reddy INC: Shobha Jagadish JDS: Manjula Demographics Population (2011): 65890 Voters: 55407 Households: 16903 Area: 3.5sq km Civic Amenities/Infrastructure Road length: 1179 km Lakes: Garvebhavi Palya, Haralakunte/Somasandra, Mangammana Palya, Total area:14.4 sq km Parks: 6, Total area:3.2 sq…

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Pic: A file pic from BBMP 2010 candidates debate. It is that time again when everyone wants to make an informed choice, ahead of BBMP elections. Resident Welfare Associations are busy trying to organise meetups with candidates. Citizen Matters has compiled a guide on how to do this, with a set of questions that can be asked with a candidate. The first step is to collect information about candidates. We need your help to gather information about them and share it with us, to benefit fellow Bengalureans. You could ask them to fill this form. Alternatively, you can also gather the points…

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150 - Bellandur Ward   The data for Bellandur ward shows that the BBMP spent quite a lot of money digging borewells in the ward. However the ward continues to suffer from water shortage. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: B.P. Babu Reddy (INC), Reservation:BC-B#G-07, Durga Saffron Square Apartment, Outer Ring Road, Devarabisanahalli, Bellandur Post, Bangalore-103.. Ph:9880701567 Votes: Winner's percentage: 21.7 Winner's margin:374 Total votes: 17502 Total voters: 40515 BBMP 2015: Total voters: 60873Male: 33708Female: 27142Others: 23 Reserved: SC (Women) Contesting Candidates:…

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65 - Kadu Malleshwara Ward   The data for Kadumalleshwara ward claims that BBMP spent Rs 10.42 lakhs on providing blue and red dustbins to commercial and residential homes, in order to collect segregated waste at households. Another Rs 2 crore was spent building the solid waste collection and processing unit. Even while the BBMP spent so much money, it is interesting to note that the ward is still struggling to manage its waste sustainably. Here is more information for you on the ward: MLA (2013): Dr. Ashwath Narayan C N (BJP), Malleshwaram MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP),…

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News Tracker ELECTION RESULTS Congress-JDS coalition wins BBMP Mayor's seat The 260-member juggernaut: Will it drive BBMP haywire? Answers to FAQs on BBMP Mayoral elections How much richer have the re-elected corporators become in five years? B.PAC asks BBMP corporators to take oath: "Na Khaoonga, Na Khane Dunga" View more Resources Set to vote? Here's a quick guide Look for your name in the electoral roll Locate your polling booth Full list of candidates Candidate affidavits A guide to Bangalore's civic agencies Manifestos Congress | BJP | JDS Candidate debates Ward 12: Shettihalli Ward 19: Sanjay Nagar Ward 149: Varthur…

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Citizens Voluntary Initiative for the City (CIVIC), a non-governmental organisation in Bengaluru, has come up with a manifesto for all the BBMP candidates contesting elections in 2015. The manifesto is also endorsed by many other civil society organisations, including Child Rights Trust, Dalit Bahujan Movement, ESAF Bangalore and others. The  manfiesto asks for many important issues, including a suggestion that Bengaluru not be divided but only restructured. Read the full manifesto below:     // Related ArticlesHow much property tax do you pay? What are you getting in return?Feeling Bengaluru's pulse with Citizen Matters pre-BBMP poll survey!If you are contesting…

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Long-pending demand of the electoral roll experts to introduce a software to trace electoral roll anomaly has been finally paid heed to. With the BBMP polls is less than a month away, the State Election Commission has come up with a special software to detect errors in electoral rolls including duplication, repetition of voters names with same photograph etc. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner G Kumar Naik who is in-charge of BBMP polls, said that the software has detected discrepancy in over 35,000 cases in BBMP election voters list. During cleaning up exercise using the software, duplication, incomplete details,…

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