K. R. Pura Assembly constituency explained

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.

Ward map of K. R. Pura Assembly

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 NameCorporator[4]
25Horamavu[5] Radhamma[6]
26Ramamurthy Nagar[7] Padmavathi S.[8]
51Vijnanapura[9] S Raju[10]
52K. R. Puram[11] K Poornima[12]
53Basavanpura[13] B N Jayaprakash[14]
55Devasandra[15] M N Srikanth[16]
56A. Narayanapura[17] V Suresh[18]
81Vignana NagarS G Nagaraj[19]
87HAL AirportN Manjunath[20]

Civic Administration

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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.

K.R. Puram Assembly's history
YearMemberParty
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008N. S. Nandiesha Reddy
2013Byrati Basavaraj
2018[21] [22]
2019
2023[23]

Election results

2018

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 . . eci.gov.in . 24 July 2023.
  2. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kr-puram-has-the-largest-number-of-voters/article1236651.ece K R Pura Assembly Details
  3. Web site: K R Puram: Where Two Worlds Meet. https://web.archive.org/web/20150828034205/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/K-R-Puram-Where-Two-Worlds-Meet/2015/08/15/article2975333.ece. dead. 28 August 2015.
  4. http://bbmp.gov.in/councillors-contact-details?p_p_id=councillors_WAR_councillorsportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=1&_councillors_WAR_councillorsportlet_keywords=&_councillors_WAR_councillorsportlet_advancedSearch=false&_councillors_WAR_councillorsportlet_andOperator=true&_councillors_WAR_councillorsportlet_resetCur=false&_councillors_WAR_councillorsportlet_delta=75 List of all Bangalore Corporators
  5. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/horamavu/wqs Horamavu ward infrastructure
  6. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=69 Horamavu ward details
  7. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/ramamurthy-nagar/wqs Ramamurthy nagar ward infrastructure
  8. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=70 Ramamurthy Nagar ward details
  9. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/vijnanapura/wqs Vijnanapura ward infrastructure
  10. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=71 Vijnanapura ward details
  11. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/k-r-puram/wqs K.R.Puram ward infrastructure
  12. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=72 K.R.Puram ward details
  13. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/hudi/wqs Hudi ward infrastructure
  14. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=78 Hudi ward details
  15. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/devasandra/wqs Devasandra ward infrastructure
  16. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=74 Deavasandra ward details
  17. http://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/a-narayanapura/wqs A.Narayanapura ward infrastructure
  18. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=75 A.Narayanapura ward details
  19. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=76 Vignana Nagar ward details
  20. http://www.vigeyegpms.in/bbmp/?module=public&action=wardinfo&wardid=77 HAL Airport ward details
  21. News: Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections. Financialexpress. 16 May 2018. 4 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104174553/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/. 4 January 2023. en.
  22. Web site: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018 . . eci.gov.in . 7 September 2021.
  23. News: Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates. India Today. 14 May 2023. 14 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514043110/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13. 14 May 2023. en.