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On August 15th, a debate was held between four candidates from four parties all campaigning to represent Varthur. The audience expressed much concern about Varthur Lake and services for locals. The candidates were also asked about procuring funding and providing services such as clean water.  Candidates: BJP: Pushpa Manjunath Congress : Nisha S Vasu JDS: Chamudeshwari BSP: Chandrakala Venue: SDV Mini Party Hall, Near Varthur Government Middle School Mediators: Sridhar Pabbisetty (SP) and Prakash Belawadi (PB) Prakash Belawadi summarised the state of affairs within BBMP and the city. He set the context for questions in the first session: BBMP is…

  Prakash Belawadi Actor and activist Prakash Belawadi is also a member of BPAC - Bangalore Political Action Committee. He had been a candidate in the last BBMP elections in 2010. This time he has helped moderate many ward level debates for Namma Bengaluru Foundation. He responds to some questions related to the upcoming BBMP elections.  During the national elections, you supported BJP and Modi. Given the performance of the last 5 years of BBMP, ruled by the BJP, would you still do the same? No way. Yes, I voted for BJP because of Modi in the Lok Sabha polls.…

11 - Kuvempu Nagar   Lakhs of rupees have been spend in Kuvempunagar for improving roads. The population seems to have grown tremendously over last four years, with the latest voter list projecting 37,140 voters, which is more than the population tabulated in 2011. This may also be due to old voters not deleted. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Krishna Byregowda (INC), Byatarayanapura MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: K.R. Yashodamma (Independent)#1064, 8th cross, 7th block, H.M.T. Layout, Vidyaranyapura Post, Bangalore-97. Ph: 9449022996 Reservation: BC-A Votes Winner's percentage: 18.8 Winner's…

9 - Vidyaranyapura   Many "road improvements" are done in Vidyaranyapura ward and more are on cards. However, pedestrian safety and walkable footpaths remain a point of concern. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): Krishna Byregowda (INC), Byatarayanapura MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: K. Nandini (BJP)# E-321, 1st cross, Tindlu, Vidyaranyapura post, Bangalore-97. Ph: 9243430694 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 26.7 Winner's margin: 2603 Total votes polled: 21457 Total voters: 43503 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 48342Male: 24987Female: 23348Others: 7 Reserved: OBC-A (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Kusuma HINC: Sudha TTJDS: Ambika…

54 - Hudi   Like all other wards in the city, this ward too suffers from road problems despite the BBMP spending heaviy on it. There is an active citizen community trying to change the way things are, however tangible results are yet to be seen. The ward has an odd structure, with four disjoint areas of land formig one ward, making the administration and cordination among agencies difficult and causing confusion among voters. More information on the ward: MLA (2013): Arvind Limbavali (BJP), Mahadevapura MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010 Corporator: B A Basavaraju (INC)#331,…

80 - Hoysala Nagar   Garbage seems to be the greatest problem in Hoysalanagar ward. The area has a metro line. There are no descriptions available for many jobcodes for which money has been paid. Here is more information on Hoysala Nagar ward. MLA (2013): S Raghu (BJP), C.V. Ramannagar (SC) MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010 Corporator: Savitha Ramesh (BJP)#12, Hale Binnamangala, Indiranagar, Bangalore-38. Ph: 9448840709 Reservation: SC Votes Winner's percentage: 14.7 Winner's margin: 847 Total votes polled: 12722 Total voters: 29038 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 31862Male: 15864Female: 15989Others: 15 Reserved: General Contesting Candidates BJP:…

19 - Sanjay Nagar   Data shows that BBMP spent good amount of money in Sanjaynagar improving roads. Citizens are active here, but the candidates contesting elections seem to be not-so-well-known to the voters. Here is more information on this ward. MLA (2013): R Jagadeesh Kumar (BJP), Hebbal MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: N.M Krishnamurthy (BJP)#133, Muneshwara Temple street, R.M.V 2nd stage, Nagashettihalli, Bangalore-94. Ph: 9480454138 Reservation: BC-B Votes Winner's percentage: 14.1 Winner's margin: 10100 Total votes polled: 11020 Total voters: 29913 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 29474Male: 15265Female: 14209    Others: 0Reserved: General (Women)…

78 - Pulikeshi Nagar   The ward may witness a three-way fight this time, as there are no contestants from any other party. Here is more informaion for you on Pulakeshinagar ward. MLA (2013): Akanda Srinivas Murthy R (JDS), Pulikeshi Nagar (SC) MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: Abdul Rakeeb Zakir (INC)#59/1, Koals Road, Frazor Town, Bangalore-5. Ph: 9845028127 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 27.9 Winner's margin: 4567 Total votes polled: 11637 Total voters: 25031 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 23990Male: 11996    Female: 11990    Others: 4   Reserved: OBC-A Contesting Candidates BJP: VeluINC: AR ZakirJDS: Anthony Selvam…

Citizen Matters conducted a pre-BBMP poll survey starting last month, to find out voters' preferences and problems in Bengaluru. Here are the selected key findings of the online survey. 81% of the respondents knew that BJP got a majority in 2010 elections and ruled BBMP so far. Around 78% of the Kannada respondents knew BJP ruled BBMP after 2010. The survey was launched before all parties declared their candidates. We asked: Which political party represents Bangalore's interest best? 33% believe it is BJP. 23.9% say it's AAP. 21% believe it is Loksatta. Mere 14.2% believe it is Congress.(Kannada: BJP- 50%;…

Highlights of Congress manifesto - BBMP elections 2015 Construction of elevated flyover to connect East-West and North-South of the city Introducing mono rail and commuter railway Establishing property tax board Implementing Mekedatu project and supply large quantity of water to Bengaluru Opening 5 new art and cultural centres on the line of Ravindra Kalakshetra Constructing 4 new sports hostelsConstruction of 5,000 toilets in 5 years Developing 25 per cent of BBMP schools every year Establishing working women hostels and skill development centres for women Four super-speciality hospitals Making Bengaluru slum-free in 5 years Single window system for receiving complaints from…