Series: BBMP Elections 2015

On August 14th, contestants from Sanjay Nagar ward came together for a candidate meet organised by Namma Bengaluru Foundation. Participants included candidates from three major political parties, as well as an independent candidate. The issues discussed included property taxes, eliminating free parking, and ways to address the stray dog problem in the neighbourhood. Candidates: BJP: Indira Subhash INC: Sudha Jayasimha JDS: Putta Madamma Independent candidate (IND): Geetha G/ Malathi Malli Venue: Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Post Office road, Sanjay Nagar Moderators: Sridhar Pabbisetty and Prakash Belavadi What will you do for Bangalore? JDS: I want to serve the community.…

162 - Giri Nagar   Many jobcodes for paid bills in this ward look incomplete. The erstwhile corporator hit headlines for wrong reasons, and died later. Here is more information on Girinagar ward. MLA (2013): Ravi Subramanya L A (BJP), Basavanagudi MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: H.S. Lalitha (deceased) (BJP)NA. Ph: NA Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 21 Winner's margin: 5858 Total votes polled: 14868 Total voters: 41080 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 42098Male: 21548Female: 20543Others: 7Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: A V Nandini Vijay VittalINC: M C Sandhya VeerabhadraJDS: Bhavya Hnaumanthegowda Demographics Population (2011):…

133 - Hampi Nagar   MLA (2013): M Krishnappa (INC), Vijaya Nagar MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: R. ChandraShekarayya (BJP)#6, 11th cross, Manjunathnagar, Bangalore-23. Ph: 9480090678 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 13.9 Winner's margin: 1047 Total votes polled: 15629 Total voters: 38558 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 34442Male:17865Female: 16547Others:30Reserved: General Contesting Candidates BJP: Anand HosurINC: S SrinathJDS: K B SrinivasBSP: M LakshmiIndependents: Gayithri, Mahesh M S, Muralidhar D J, Rajesh S, R Srikanth Demographics Population (2011): 35113 Households: 8456 Area: 1.1 sq km Civic Amenities/Infrastructure Road length: 708 km Lakes: 0, Total area: 0 sq km Parks:…

125 - Marenahalli   MLA (2013): Priyakrishna (INC), Govindaraja Nagar MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: N. Shakuntala (BJP)#26/3, 2nd main, Marenahalli, Vijaynagar, Bangalore-40. Ph: 9844278849 Reservation: BC-A Votes Winner's percentage: 23.5 Winner's margin: 2480 Total votes polled: 9347 Total voters: 24375 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 21456Male: 11182Female: 10274Others: 0Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Madhukumari VageshINC: M GeethaJDS: Umadevi RamachandraIndependent: Vinutha Rajesh Demographics Population (2011): 21171 Households: 5423 Area: 0.7 sq km Civic Amenities/Infrastructure Road length: 339 km Lakes: , Total area: 0 sq km Parks: 15, Total area: 2.5 sq km Playgrounds: 1, Total area:…

183 - Chikkala Sandra   MLA (2013): R Ashoka (BJP), Padmanaba Nagar MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: B. S. Venkataswamy Naidu (BJP)#11/18, 1st 'A' cross, Banashankari 3rd stage, 5th Block, 3rd stage, Bangalore-85. Ph: 9448080435 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 16.4 Winner's margin: 420 Total votes polled: 17205 Total voters: 37067 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 38181Male: 20265Female: 17915Others: 1Reservation: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Supriya ShekharINC: Shashikumari KJDS: G KavithaIndependent: Anuja Niranjan, Jayalakshmi M Demographics Population (2011): 43364 Households: 11403 Area: 1.1 sq km Civic Amenities/Infrastructure Road length: 883 km Lakes: Ittamadu, Total area: 2.1 sq…

72 - Herohalli   A huge ward spreading over 7.8 sqkm with over 62,000 people, Herohalli is a devloping area on the outskirts of the ever-expanding city. More information on the ward is here: MLA (2013): S T Somashekar (INC), Yeshwantpura MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: A.M. Hanumanthegowda (JD(S))#7, Sonnenahalli, Ullal, Kengeri, Bangalore-56. Ph: 9845375494 Reservation: BC-B Votes Winner's percentage: 23.9 Winner's margin: 2269 Total votes polled: 21948 Total voters: 43177 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 62394Male: 33260Female: 29127Others: 7Reserved: OBC-A Contesting Candidates BJP: H RaghunandanINC: RajannaJDS: SrikanthBSP: Mahesh KumarIndependent: Purushotham, H Venugopal, P Shivaraju…

15 - T Dasarahalli   MLA (2013): S Muniraju (BJP), Dasarahalli MP (2014): D V Sadananda Gowda (BJP), Bangalore North BBMP 2010 Corporator: Puttamma (BJP)# E-322/1, K.K Road, T.Dasarahalli, Bangalore-57. Ph: 9448234101 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 19 Winner's margin: 2313 Total votes polled: 14468 Total voters: 35112 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 35634Male: 19642Female: 15989Others: 3Reserved: OBC-A (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: Umadevi NagarajINC: Uma SalmaJDS: Devika Soundarya Demographics Population (2011): 33042 Households: 8849 Area: 0.9 sq km Civic Amenities/Infrastructure Road length: 289 km Lakes: , Total area: 0 sq km Parks: 0, Total area: 0 sq km Playgrounds: 0, Total…

182 - Padmanabha Nagar   This ward has many payments for works that do not have job code. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): R Ashoka (BJP), Padmanaba Nagar MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: L. Srinivas (BJP)#38/1, 22nd main road, Padbanabhanagar, Bangalore-70. Ph: 9243101474 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 23.6 Winner's margin: 1783 Total votes polled: 15809 Total voters: 32116 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 34623Male: 17657Female: 16961Others: 5Reservation: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP: L Shobha AnjanappaINC: Prathibha MJDS: V B Triveni BabuCPI(M): K S LakshmiIndependent: Sarala Rajkatte Demographics Population (2011): 41037 Households:…

153 - Jaya Nagar   Though bill details for Jayanagar ward show that SC/ST have got many houses constructed by BBMP, the data we have shows no details about the money paid. Here is more information on the premier ward in South Bengaluru. MLA (2013): R V Devraj (INC), Chickpet MP (2014): Ananth Kumar (BJP), Bangalore South BBMP 2010 Corporator: Gangambika (INC)#210/9, 7th main road, Byrasandra, Jayanagar, Bangalore-11. Ph: 9448063498 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 16.9 Winner's margin: 3425 Total votes polled: 14292 Total voters: 40916 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 34956Male: 18038Female: 16912Others: 6 Reserved: General (Women) Contesting Candidates BJP:…

27 - Banasawadi   A huge ward with a population of over 51,000, Banasawadi ward has much to improve in terms of infrastructure. Here is more information on the ward. MLA (2013): K J George (INC), Sarvagna Nagar MP (2014): P C Mohan (BJP), Bangalore Central BBMP 2010 Corporator: A. Kodanda Reddy (BJP)# 642, 10th B main road, Doddabanaswadi, Bangalore-43. Ph: 9845021879 Reservation: G Votes Winner's percentage: 19.4 Winner's margin: 4230 Total votes polled: 18719 Total voters: 51326 BBMP 2015 Total voters: 42749Male: 21994Female: 20754Others: 1 Reserved: General Contesting Candidates BJP: Kodanda ReddyINC: BC Prabhakar ReddyJDS: Thayanna ReddyBSP: Sundar Rajan…