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Find out how Shantinagar Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA N A Haris (INC) and other candidates, including K. Shivakumar (BJP), H Manjunath (JDS) and K Mathai (AAP). Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters - How does this constituency fare? SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealth Constituency mapCitizen demandsIncumbent MLA: N A HarisWork in the termIn the newsQuestions raised in the AssemblyList of candidatesIncumbent MLA: N A Haris, INCCandidate: K. Shivakumar, BJPCandidate: H. Manjunath, JD(S)Candidate: K. Mathai, AAPFull list of candidates   Past elections results About the constituency Shantinagar constituency (Constituency No.…

Find out how BTM Layout Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA Ramalinga Reddy (INC), K R Sridhara (BJP), Srinivas Reddy (AAP), and Janani Vathsala (KRS). Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters – How does this constituency fare?SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealthConstituency mapIncumbent MLA: Ramalinga ReddyWork in the termIn the news Questions raised in the AssemblyList of candidatesIncumbent MLA Ramalinga Reddy, INCCandidate: K R Sridhara (BJP)Candidate: Srinivas Reddy, AAPFull list of candidatesPast election results About the constituency BTM Layout Assembly Constituency is in Bengaluru Urban district and comes…

Find out how Chamrajapet Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA and INC candidate BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan and other candidates Bhaskar Rao (BJP), Govindaraj C (JDS), and Jagadish Chandra C (AAP). Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters - How does this constituency fare?SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealthConstituency mapCitizen demandsIncumbent MLA: BZ Zameer Ahmed KhanWork in the termIn the newsQuestions raised in the assemblyList of candidatesCandidate: Bhaskar Rao, BJPCandidate: Govindaraj C, JD (S) Candidate: Jagadish Chandra C, AAPFull list of candidates  Past election results About the constituency Chamrajapet constituency…

Find out how Hebbal Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA and INC candidate BS Suresh and other candidates - Katta Jagadish (BJP), Manjunath Naidu (AAP), and Mohid Altaf  (JDS). Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters - How does this constituency fare? SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealth Constituency mapCitizen demandsIncumbent MLA: Byrathi Suresh In the newsList of candidatesIncumbent MLA: Suresh BS (INC) Candidate: Katta Jagadish, BJPCandidate: Syed Mohid Altaf, JDSCandidate: Manjunath Naidu, AAPFull list of candidates   Past elections results About the constituency Hebbal Assembly Constituency is in the Bengaluru Urban district and…

Find out how Rajarajeshwarinagar Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA Munirathna N (BJP) and other candidates, including Kusuma Hanumantharayappa (INC), and Anantha Subhash Chandra (AAP). Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters – How does this constituency fare? SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealthConstituency mapCitizen demandsIncumbent MLA: Munirathna NWork in the termIn the newsQuestions raised in the AssemblyList of candidatesIncumbent MLA Munirathna N, BJPCandidate: Kusuma Hanumantharayappa, INCCandidate: Anantha Subhash Chandra, AAPFull list of candidates  Past election results About the constituency Rajarajareshwarinagar constituency is in Bengaluru Urban district and falls in the…

As a career bureaucrat, Bhaskar Rao has donned many hats, including that of Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City. He started his political innings with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2022, but after just 11 months switched sides to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In return, he was given a ticket to contest the Assembly Elections from the Chamarajpet constituency against Zameer Ahmed, a four-time sitting MLA, who also started in Janata Dal (S) before moving to the Congress party.  The Chamarajpet Constituency with seven wards - Padarayanapura, JagajeevanramNagar, Rayapuram, Chalavadipalya, KR Market, Chamarajpet and Azadnagar - houses some of…

"I came into politics to serve the public," says KV Thilagar, the Councillor of Ward 92 (Mogappair East) in Chennai. Thilagar's family has been in politics for generations. Even before becoming the elected representative, he has been helping the public address their grievances. "I have helped over 2,000 people in my area get their community certificates in the past. It has aided many youngsters in pursuing higher education," says Thilagar. He was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) but made the decision to contest the urban local body elections as an independent candidate when the party decided to…

Find out how Padmanabhanagar Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA R Ashok (BJP) and other candidates. Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters – How does this constituency fare? SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealth Constituency mapCitizen demands Incumbent MLA: R AshokWork in the termIn the news List of candidatesIncumbent MLA R Ashok, BJP V Raghunath Naidu, INCAjay Mayanna Gowda, AAPFull list of candidatesPast election results About the constituency Located in the south of the city, the Padmanabhanagar constituency consists of the Umamaheshwari ward, Ganesh mandir ward, Vikram Nagar and…

Picture a gathering of residents from your neighbourhood where you can put forth all your grievances about civic amenities and services directly to the officials in charge. Area Sabha meetings are platforms for just this and more.  More than 12 years since the first steps were taken to improve citizens’ participation in decision-making in urban local bodies, Chennai held its first Area Sabha meetings.  How did these meetings go? Were residents able to raise matters affecting daily life and find solutions?  We attended one such Area Sabha meeting to find out. Read more: Area Sabhas and Ward Committees: Power to…

Find out how Byatarayanapura Assembly Constituency is faring and what the major issues in this constituency are. Learn about the incumbent MLA Krishna Byre Gowda (INC) and other candidates, including Thammesh Gowda H C (BJP), Girish Kumar Naidu (AAP) and Nagaraj Gowda P (JDS). Table of contentsAbout the constituencyKey issues in the constituencyKey parameters - How does this constituency fare? SchoolingMobilityCitizen engagementHealth Constituency mapCitizen demandsIncumbent MLA: Krishna Byre GowdaWork in the termIn the newsQuestions raised in the AssemblyList of candidatesIncumbent MLA Krishna Byre Gowda, INC Candidate: Thammesh Gowda H C, BJPCandidate: Nagaraj Gowda P, JD(S)Candidate: Girish Kumar Naidu, AAPFull list of candidates   Past elections…