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45 - Malleshwaram   When you look at the pending bills list of Malleshwaram ward, this looks peculiar: a list of entries for which no contractor has been mentioned, no year in which the work order was given is applicable or no details are available for the payments made. One more highlight of this election is, the incumbent corporator, Jaypal N who had won from Congress last time is contesting with a BJP ticket this time. The reservation that was SC in 2010 has changed to general in this election. More information on the ward for you: MLA (2013): Dr.…

12 - Shettihalli   46 crores in five years. That is what the data shows, as the money spent on various works done in this ward. Shettihalli ward is in Dasarahalli Zone. Here is more information on this ward, demographics, complaints in the ward and works done. MLA (2013): S Muniraju (BJP), Dasarahalli MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010: Corporator: Sharadamma (BJP), Reservation:SC #168/A, Abbigere, Chikkabanavara Post, Bangalore-90. Ph:9008889667 Votes: Winner's percentage: 24.6 Winner's margin:2019 Total votes: 20369 Total voters: 42128 BBMP 2015: Total voters: 55893 Male: 29764 Female: 26126 Others: 3 Reserved: General Contesting…

149 - Varthur Varthur, one of the wards in Mahadevapura zone, is facing the growth pang many other areas in the city too are facing. However, the presence of many IT/ITES companies and large number of employees in the area has made the ward gain more importance in terms of lack of infrastructure such as good roads and water. Here is more about the ward. MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010: Corporator: S. UdayKumar (INC), Reservation:G #480 (16), Munnekolala, Bangalore East, Bangalore-36 Ph:9845453328 Votes: Winner's percentage: 34.3 Winner's margin:2900 Total…

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…

A typical scene from BBMP Council meets during afternoons. Pic: Shree D N It's a meeting that is supposed to discuss the development works that must happen in your ward, every month. Your own representative, who is a councillor, better-known as corporator, is supposed to attend it and participate in it on your behalf. What if you come to know that the one whom you chose to do this job did not even attend the meetings? Or if you come to know that the person faked his attendance and went elsewhere to do his other works? List of councillors having…

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is currently the largest municipal corporation in the country, operating within an area of over 700 sq km. Due to the wide area of operation, there has been a lag in the service delivery to the citizens of the city. In view of this, Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC), in association with Daksh, is conducting a widespread survey on the performance and responsiveness of BBMP, and citizens' perception of the proposed trifurcation of the municipal corporation and the upcoming elections.  Please take a few minutes of your time and fill out the questionnaire below. This will help…

Survey of lakes based on cadastral maps, dredging of lake beds, fencing of lakes and removal of encroachment are among the steps experts recommend for revival of the fast depleting lakes in the city. These are among the suggestions made in a report compiled by Prof. TV Ramachandran of Indian Institute of Science, and his team, on the status of wetlands and lakes in Bengaluru. The report was released on World Environment Day by the Whitefield Rising Lakes' team in association withKK School, Varthur. It includes the latest test report from the study of water samples of Varthur Lake. Whitefield…

Here's the report submitted by the Lake Devlelopment Authority to the High Court of Karnataka, on the status of Agara and Bellandur lakes.     //  Related ArticlesHC pushes for restoration and rejuvenation of Agara and Bellandur lakes

Though Bengaluru's weather has been a tad moody the past couple of days, it is common knowledge that come summer, as the temperatures rise, so will the water tanker prices. Earlier this year, Citizen Matters had assisted in collecting data for a joint study between a student from MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and IIM Bangalore’s New Real Estate initiative on the water tanker industry in Bangalore. Here are the results from the survey. This map aims to give information about water tanker rates across the city of Bangalore, and an insight into the availability (or lack of) water in…

The BBMP Council in its monthly Council meeting on January 28, 2015, passed several resolutions renaming / giving new names to the parks, roads, lakes etc in the city. The BBMP projects sanctioned in order to repair or maintain these public properties will hitherto have these names. Here is the list of old names and new names: List of public place New names Park at Ward No. 168,Jayanagar 4th Black , 7th Main Road Brindavana Park Kaigondaralli Lake in Ward No. 150 Swamy Vivekananda Parisara Dhama Road stretching from 8th Main Road to Veerabhadreshwara Theatre Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar, Ward No.…