| K. R. Puram | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 151 |
| Map Alt: | Location of KR Puram assembly, shown in red, in Bangalore |
| State: | Karnataka |
| District: | Bangalore Urban |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bangalore North |
| Established: | 2008 |
| Electors: | (2023)[1] |
| Reservation: | None |
| Mla: | Byrati Basavaraj |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2023 |
| Preceded By: | N. S. Nandiesha Reddy |
K. R. Puram or Krishnarajapuram is an Assembly constituency in the Greater Bangalore region and has the largest number of voters among the 21 constituencies. It comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha. Carved out from the erstwhile Varthur constituency, and a few parts of Hosakote constituency, it has predominantly urban characteristics.
All wards of the erstwhile K. R. Pura City Municipal Council, and wards 3 to 11 of Mahadevapura City Municipal Council, which includes Sanna Thammanahalli, Medahalli, Bhattrahalli, K. R. Puram, Ramamurthy Nagar, Doorvaninagar, Chikkabasavanapura, Devasandra, Vijnanapura, A. Narayanapura, Singayyanapalya, Annayyanapalya, Mahadevapura, Benniganahalli, Vibhuthipura and Vimanapura now come under K R Puram Assembly.
As many as 10 villages, K. Narayanapura, Kottanur, N. Nagenahalli, Kyalasanahalli, Geddalahalli, Horamavu Agara, K. Channasandra, Kalkere, Horamavu and Chalkere, that were included within the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike limits when the Greater Bangalore area was formed, are also part of this constituency.[2]
The area has its own set of problems. Traffic congestion, sewage disposal issues, lack of storm-water drains and bad roads are common complaints.[3]
Following are the Wards which come under K. R. Puram Assembly constituency:
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Corporator[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Horamavu[5] | Radhamma[6] | |
| 26 | Ramamurthy Nagar[7] | Padmavathi S.[8] | |
| 51 | Vijnanapura[9] | S Raju[10] | |
| 52 | K. R. Puram[11] | K Poornima[12] | |
| 53 | Basavanpura[13] | B N Jayaprakash[14] | |
| 55 | Devasandra[15] | M N Srikanth[16] | |
| 56 | A. Narayanapura[17] | V Suresh[18] | |
| 81 | Vignana Nagar | S G Nagaraj[19] | |
| 87 | HAL Airport | N Manjunath[20] |
K R Puram comes under Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency) led by MP D. V. Sadananda Gowda who was also the ex Chief Minister of Karnataka. During the general elections 2014 D. V. Sadananda Gowda contesting through BJP won with 52.91% majority defeating C. Narayanaswamy of INC. MLA Byrati Basavaraj won contesting through INC the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from K R Puram by a margin of 24001 votes defeating N. S. Nandiesha Reddy of BJP.
K. R. Puram seat did not exist in the 12th Legislative assembly (2004-2008) and parts of it were inside Hosakote & Varathur assembly. Varathur assembly was split into two (Mahadevapura & K. R. Puram) by 2008; K. R. Puram since has participated in the 13th, 14th & 15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2008 | N. S. Nandiesha Reddy | ||
| 2013 | Byrati Basavaraj | ||
| 2018[21] [22] | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2023[23] | |||