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Citizen Matters analysed the affidavits, from 84 wards belonging to Bengaluru South and Central parliament constituencies. Here is the raw tabulation of it. Tip: Move right or left over the sheet with arrow key. Click here to view full sheet separately. To read the related article, click: Less educated, but stinking rich?Related ArticlesLess educated, but stinking rich: Will this be the new set of BBMP corporators?

When a candidate contesting from a ward X in Bengaluru visited one of the houses during his door-to door campaign on Thursday, he had to face the wrath of residents. A house owner yelled at him and his supporters: “Why have you come now? Post election you won’t be seen anywhere. Election ada mele neevu pudaarigalu moote kattikondu hogthiri (You politicians will pack your bags soon after election).” Unmindful of her reaction, the candidate continued to ask for votes with a smile and humble look intact on his face. In a neighbouring ward Y with many posh houses, another party…

After much drama, Bengaluru will finally be going to polls on Saturday August 22nd. And we’re hoping that people come out in droves to vote. Tomorrow will surely be a day of reckoning, not only for those who are standing for the elections, but also for all of Bengaluru’s citizens. People queuing up at a polling booth in Whitefield during the previous BBMP elections. Pic: Subramaniam Vincent Joining the three big players this time, are several contestants from new-age parties too. Many hopefuls who did not get tickets, have decided to contest independently. Here is Citizen Matters’ guide on the big…

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…