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Incumbent MLA Profile Vinay Kulkarni, second term MLA,  is a BSc (Agriculture) graduate who represents the Dharawad constituency from Congress. Served as zilla panchayat vice president and member. In 2004 contested and won as independent candidate from Dharwad rural, then joined INC. Lost in 2008 election against Seema Masuti, and won in 2013 election from Dharwad (south). Become minister of mines and geology in 2016. Incharge minister of Dharwad in 2016 http://vinaykulkarni.in. http://vinaykulkarni.in/minister/portfolio-item/mla-grants/ http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/14thWhoSwho/216.pdf https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/dharwad/dharwad-south-mla-vinay-kulkarni-profile-098054.html  Vinay Kulakarni in the news Oct 29, 2015 : ಯುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‌ ಮೂಲಕ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಮಾಡಿದ ಧಾರವಾಡ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಶಾಸಕ ವಿನಯ್ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ ಅವರು ಸಚಿವರಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರತಿಪಕ್ಷ ನಾಯಕ, ಬಿಜೆಪಿ…

Citizen Matters and Open City, our open data initiative has been sharing information and data about incumbent MLAs with their track record, candidates and details of past elections. This map gives you an easy way to check your constituency and candidates contesting elections.  A quick analysis of Bengaluru Assembly Constituencies Candidates shows: Total 431 candidates in Bengaluru Hebbal has 28 contestants, and an average of 16 candidates per Bengaluru constituency 51 parties and 191 independents contesting. Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress contesting all seats, JDS in all but Anekal One of the newest parties All India Mahila Empowerment Party is…

Bengaluru & Infra & Urban Planning INCPitching Bengaluru as the Second capital city of India. A special package of 100,000 crore for infra Compile a new survey map of the city to subsume all the underlying historical village maps BJPPass a new law named the “Nava Bengaluru Act” to cater to the unique needs of Bengaluru. Institute Bengaluru Transit Challenge Fund with a Rs 200 Crore initial corpus to incentivise citizen driven transit. Develop Devanahalli town as an IT city by taking advantage of its proximity to the Bengaluru Airport. Transform all metro pillars and flyover into standing gardens. 5000km…

Roughly a couple of days from now, Karnataka will be voting to elect its next Assembly. One of the most conspicuous features of the high profile state election this year has been the participation of several new players other than the traditional big names, one among them being the Swaraj India party led by psephologist-turned-politician Yogendra Yadav. But how does a party, founded on the premise of alternative politics and with its origins largely in the political narrative of the northern part of the country, plan to make a mark in a southern state, where the dominant dialogue has been…

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenin) (CPI(ML)) is contesting a few seats in Karnataka this election. We spoke to Yeshwanthpur candidate Nirmala to understand her poll pitch and ideas. Excerpts: People of Yeshwanthpur do not know much about you. Can you give us a brief about your background? I have worked in many women associations and I have been part of many protests. And now, I have been working for the Pourakarmikas. I am originally from Bidar and have worked with Karnataka Raita Kula Sanghatane (Karnataka Farmers’ Association). After coming to Bangalore, I started working for Mahila Jagruti where I was…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Chamrajpet, this is what you need to know! Incumbent MLA: B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-zameer-ahmed-khan-b-z List of candidates, 2018 B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan     Party: Indian National Congress Family: Wife, 3 children Educational Qualification: SSLC Discontinued Profession: Managing Partner NT Zameer Ahmed Khan Associates Number of Pending Criminal Cases: Net Worth: IT Returns: 25.65 lakhs Movable Assets: Self-58.81 lakhs, Spouse-18.93 Lakhs, Child-22.69 Lakhs Immovable Assets: 39.34 cr Liabilities: NIL M Lakshminarayana Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Family: Wife, 3 Dependents Educational Qualification: 2nd PUC Profession: Agriculturist…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Dasarahalli, this is what you need to know! Incumbent MLA: S Muniraju     Interview: TBD     Performance evaluation from constituents: TBD     Related Data:http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-s-muniraju List of candidates, 2018 S Muniraju Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Family: Wife, 1 dependant Educational Qualification: SSLC Profession: Business and accounting Online Number of Pending Criminal Cases:NIL Net Worth: IT Returns: - Movable Assets: Self-1.9 cr, Spouse-2.07 cr, Mother-1.16 cr Immovable Assets: Self-23 cr, Spouse-7. 5 cr, Mother-43 lakhs Liabilities: NIL P N Krishnamurtthy Party: Indian National Congress Family: Wife, 1 child Educational Qualification: SSLC Profession: Business Number of…

Incumbent MLA: M Krishnappa Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-m-krishnappa List of Candidates, 2018 M Krishnappa Party: Indian National Congress Family: Wife, 3 dependants Educational Qualification: B.Sc Profession: Business and Agriculturist Social Media: Facebook: facebook.com/M-Krishnappa Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL Net Worth: IT Returns: Self- 1.59 cr, Spouse- 1.87 cr Movable Assets: Self-48.75 Cr Spouse- 24.08 cr Immovable Assets: Self-77 cr, Spouse- 85 cr Liabilities: NIL H Ravindra Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Family: Wife, 1 child, 2 dependants Educational Qualification: BA Profession: Private Business Number of Pending Criminal Cases: Net Worth: IT Returns: Self-1.82Lacs Movable Assets: Self-30.73Lacs, Spouse-1.02Lacs Immovable Assets: Self-85.54Lacs, Spouse-50Lacs,…

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Chickpet, this is what you need to know! What has Chickpet MLA been up to in the last 5 years? Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-r-v-devraj List of candidates, 2018: Uday B. Garudachar Party: Bharatiya Janata Party Family: Wife & 3 Dependents Educational Qualification: B.E. Profession: Business Online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BGUdayBJP/ Twitter: @BGUdayBJP Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL Net Worth: IT Returns: Self- 1.67 cr, Spouse- 58.42 lakhs Movable Assets: Self- 105 cr, Spouse- 29 cr Immovable Assets: 58.79 cr, Spouse- 2.10 cr Liabilities: Self- 56.64 cr, Spouse- 2.63 cr RV Devaraj Party:…

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…