Info for voters of Govindrajnagar Constituency- MLA, Candidates, Voting and more

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Govindrajnagar, this is what you need to know!

Background information

• Understand the role of the MLA
• Learn all you can about the candidates: see below
• Locate your voting booth: TBD
• How to cast your vote: TBD

Incumbent MLA: Priya Krishna

Sitting MLA Priya Krishna won with a vote share of 55.36% in 2013. He was only 29 then. He is the son of MLA M Krishnappa (also known as Layout Krishnappa), also an MLA, representing Vijayanagar Constituency. He is of the richest candidates with Rs 910 Crore+ in assets, 777 cr in liabilities in 2013. Current assets are 1020 crores and liabilities 802 crores.

Priya Krishna, a post-graduate with a degree in Law, has been active in the party since 2006, helping out with campaign work with his father.

• Earlier Interview: A day at MLA’s office: Of lemon rice, hot pongal and crazy crowd
• Related Data: http://opencity.in/information/karnataka-election-candidate-profile-priyakrishna

List of candidates, 2018

Priyakrishna Indian National Congress	Educational Qualification: LLB Profession: Business Number of Pending Criminal Cases: 1 Online:  twitter.com/priyakrishna_k facebook.com/priyakrishna.official Net Worth: IT Returns: 88.23 lakhs Movable Assets: 860.43 cr Immovable Assets: 160.1 cr Liabilities: 802.74 cr
V Somanna Bharatiya Janata Party	Family: Wife, 1 dependant Educational Qualification: BE Profession: Vidhana Parishad member Number of Pending Criminal Cases: 1 Net Worth: IT Returns: Self-62.04Lacs, Spouse-84.35Lacs Movable Assets: Self-4.28cr, Spouse-8.35cr Immovable Assets: Self-4.46cr, Spouse-35.82cr Liabilities:2 cr
A Nagendra Prasad Janata Dal (secular)	Family: Wife, 3 dependants Educational Qualification: PUC (incomplete) Profession: Travel Business Number of Pending Criminal Cases: Net Worth: IT Returns: NIL Movable Assets: Self-12.51Lacs, Spouse-5.66Lacs, Dependant-1000Rs Immovable Assets: NIL Liabilities: 6 Lakhs

Full list of candidates

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Previous Results

2013 candidates	Party	Votes	Age	Vote Share %
Priyakrishna	INC	72654	29	55.36%
H Ravindra	BJP	30194	50	23.01%
T M Range Gowda	JD(S)	20662	68	15.74%

 

2008 candidates	Party	Votes	Age	Vote Share %
Priyakrishna	INC	64176	NA	50.63%
V Somanna	BJP	58937	NA	46.5%
D Mahadev	IND	705	NA	0.56%

Citizen Demands

•    Citizens for Bengaluru’s Beku Beda manifesto
•    Bengaluru Apartment Federation’s Wish list
•    Makkala Jagriti’s Wishlist for Government Schools
•    Runners demand open spaces, parks and sports facilities
•    Green manifesto asks candidates to commit to segregation, composting, plastic ban

About constituency

The constituency covers Prashanth Nagar, Corporation Colony, BMP Colony, Govindaraja Nagar, Magadi Chord road Layout, Thimmenahalli, CHBS Layout, Binni Layout, Vijaya Nagar 1st Stage and a few other areas. The voter count, 2013: 239,480.  It has gone up to 292,973 as of May 2018.

• More: Profile of constituency 

 

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