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If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Pulikeshi Nagar, this is what you need to know! Incumbent MLA: Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy R https://citizenmatters.in/pulakeshinagar-mla-akhanda-srinivas-murthybasavaraj-tracker-2013-2018-24120 Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-akhanda-srinivas-murthy-r  List of candidates, 2018 R. Akhanda Srinivas Murthy Constituency: Pulakeshinagar Party: Indian National Congress Family: Wife & 3 Dependents Educational Qualification: PUC Profession: MLA & Social Worker Online: No details given Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL Net Worth (2018) IT Returns: Movable Assets:Self-26.1 lacs, Spouse- 15 lacs, Dependant-3 lacs each Immovable Assets: Self-8.1 crores, Spouse-2.5 crores, Dependant 1-1.66 lacs Liabilities:NIL   B Prasanna Kumar Constituency: Pulakeshinagar Party: Janata Dal (secular)…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Malleshwaram, this is what you need to know! Background information Find your constituency Understand the role of the MLA Learn all you can about the candidates: see below Locate your voting booth: TBD How to cast your vote: TBD Incumbent MLA: C.N Ashwath Narayan Profile and Track Record What did Malleshwaram MLA Ashwath Narayan do in his 2nd term? Interview: Ashwath Narayan: I am totally against corruption Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-dr-ashwath-narayan-c-n List of Candidates, 2018 Candidate Profile/Track Record C.N Ashwath Narayan Bharatiya Janata Party Family: Wife, 2 children Profession: Doctor/MLA MD…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Yelahanka, this is what you need to know! Background information Understand the role of the MLA Learn all you can about the candidates: see below Locate your voting booth: TBD How to cast your vote: TBD Incumbent MLA: S R Vishwanath 2008 Interview: “Today no politician wants to cut down trees” Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-s-r-vishwanath List of candidates, 2018 M N Gopalakrishna - Indian National Congress Family: Wife, 3 children Educational Qualification: PUC Profession: Agriculturalist, Real Estate Number of Pending Criminal Cases: None Net Worth (2018) 1. Income Tax Returns: 29.44Lacs+14.81Lacs(spouse)…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Sarvagna Nagar, this is what you need to know! Background information Find your constituency Understand the role of the MLA Learn all you can about the candidates: see below Locate your voting booth: TBD How to cast your vote: TBD Incumbent MLA: K J George Profile and Track Record Tracking Sarvajnanagar MLA K J George, who was also a minister 2013 Interview: I want to do much more, if re-elected: K J George 2012 Report card: Sarvagnanagar MLA K J George Performance evaluation from constituents: TBD Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-k-j-george List…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Gandhi Nagar, this is what you need to know! Background information: Understand the role of the MLA Learn all you can about the candidates: see below Locate your voting booth: TBD How to cast your vote: TBD Incumbent MLA: Dinesh Gundu Rao What has Dinesh Gundu Rao been upto in the last 5 years? Interview: TBD Performance evaluation from constituents: TBD Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-dinesh-gundu-rao List of candidates, 2018: Dinesh Gundu Rao Constituency: Gandhinagar Party: Indian National Congress Family: Wife & 3 Dependents Educational Qualification: B.E. Profession: Member of Legislative Assembly…

Sathish Reddy, a two-term MLA from Bommanahalli, has a number of infamous spots in his constituency. The notoriously congested Silk Board junction, Karnataka Composting Development Corporation (KCDC), Agara lake and Puttenhalli lakes are a few of them. His constituency also makes news every time there are heavy showers, inundating the residences with water some times as high as four feet. During one such episode, the MLA got into a verbal altercation with a senior forest official Deepika Bajpai and had threatened to slap her which made headlines. Reddy has an agricultural background and is known to have real estate dealings.…

Initially, this piece had nothing to do with Donald Trump. It had nothing to with American politics whatsoever. I set out to write about my experience visiting an office and a local university in Bengaluru. I thought, maybe I will discuss outsourcing or the importance of community journalism. But once I started writing, what I needed to say became clear. I needed to write about Donald Trump. Last week I visited an American company whose Indian staff generates lecture and homework content for American universities. I talked with a group of employees. They asked how I was adjusting to life…

Even as the High Court division bench refused to grant an interim stay in the BBMP election case on Wednesday, the State government has decided to call for a special session in the Legislative Assembly on April 20th. The special session is called to pass a bill on amending Karnataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) Act, and enable disbanding the BBMP and trifurcating it. Running short of time, the government is making every effort to dissolve the BBMP before the State Election Commission notifies the election dates. The decision on calling for the legislative session has come in the wake of the…

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Nina P Nayak Pic: Nikita Malusare Nina P Nayak, contesting on an AAP ticket, with 30 years of experience as a social worker and member of various Child Rights committees, now forays into representing Bangalore South at the Lok Sabha, though she stays in Malleshwaram which belongs to Bangalore North constituency. She has worked extensively on the child protection front. Her works have significantly contributed for the recognition of child rights, policy formulation for these rights and their implementation by the Government of India. She has been actively promoting the implementation of ‘Juvenile Justice Act’ and the ‘Protection of Children…