Know your constituencies

Know your constituencies
The profile of Malleswaram has changed after delimitation. Gayathri Nagar and Subramanyanagar which were earlier parts of Rajajinagar and Aramanenagar of Jayamahal have been added to Malleswaram constituency.

MALLESWARAM

Total: 1,94,075
Men: 98,475
Women: 95,600
BBMP wards: Gayathrinagar, Subramanyanagar, Aramanenagar, Mathikere, Kodandaramapura, Jalahalli (parts)

The number of BBMP wards has gone up to six from five after the delimitation. Dattatreya Temple ward which was earlier part of Malleswaram has been added to Gandhinagar. Similarly Yeshwanthpur has become part of Rajarajeshwari Nagara. Gayathri Nagar and Subramanyanagar which were earlier parts of Rajajinagar and Aramanenagar of Jayamahal have been added to Malleswaram constituency.

Going by the previous elections to the BMP, the Congress party has strong base in the constituency. In the previous council of the BBMP Mathikere, Kodandaramapura, Malleswaram, Gayathrinagar wards were represented by the Congress party. The BJP had won in Subramanya and the JD(S) represented Aramanenagar.

Congress leader M R Seetharam has won from the constituency twice and is trying for the Congress ticket for the third time too. B K Shivaram, who recently took voluntary retirement as Assistant Commissioner of Police of City Crime Branch, is also making efforts to contest from the constituency on the Congress ticket. The BJP has already finalised the candidature of Dr Ashwath Narayan who suffered defeat in the previous elections in Malleswaram.

BASAVANAGUDI

Total voters: 2,22,016
Men: 1,14,936
Women: 1,07,080
BBMP wards: Srinagar, Hanumanthanagar, Basavanagudi, Srinivasanagar

Basavanagudi assembly constituency is one of the high profile constituencies of Bangalore City. A majority of voters in the constituency are educated and for any candidate it is difficult to woo them by making false promises.
Neither caste nor money can lure voters here. Issues that can figure in poll campaign are commitment to development works and personality of the candidate.

There is no major changes in the poll-profile of the constituency. In the previous elections Basavanagudi had Vishweshwarapuram and Gandhi Bazaar. However this time, both these areas have been replaced by Srinivasanagar ward. Compared to Vishweshwarapuram the newly added Srinivasanagar lacks basic amenities.

Former Mayor K Chandrashekhar, who won from the constituency in the previous elections is confident of getting the Congress ticket this time too. He has started campaigning even before the party finalise its list of candidates.
The BJP has decided to field Ravi Subramanya from the constituency.

The JD(S) has not yet finalised its candidate for the constituency. Former JD(S) MLA from Sakaleshpura H M Vishwanath is trying to contest on the JD(S) ticket from Basavanagudi.