Info for voters of Rajarajeshwarinagar Constituency: MLA, candidate, voting and more

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

Background information

• Find your constituency
• 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: Munirathna

• Profile and Record: Rajarajeshwarinagar MLA Munirathna, 2013-2018
• Related Data:
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List of candidates, 2018

Full list of candidates:

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Previous Results:

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
• Demands from Constituents: TBD

About the Constituency:

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Located in the southwest of Bengaluru, Rajarajeshwari constituency is among the four largest assembly segments in the city. This constituency was carved out of Uttarahalli assembly constituency. With more than 4.54 lakh voters, this residential and commercial centre also has a number of educational institutions.

Rajarajeshwari constituency’s nine wards are Rajarajeshwarinagar, Laggere, Kottegepalya, Jnanabharathi, HMT, Jalahalli, J P Park, Laxmidevi Nagar and Yeshwanthpur. The constituency is named after Rajarajeshwari Temple. The Global Village Tech Park, with a number of IT companies, is an important hotspot site here.

Lack of development of lakes is a major worry. The biggest problem is dumping of waste at Laggere. Citizens are deeply worried that in the last four years, almost 40,000 loads of debris and waste have got dumped in the area, which gave the area the name of ‘Laggere Rakshasha Halla’, roughly meaning the devil’s lake. It has created a lot of health problems and groundwater pollution too, according to activists. Another issue that angers the citizens here is the traffic mess. At the entrance arch to the colony, traffic is known to collect for a mile.

• The number of voters in 2008: 1,43,921
• The total numbers of voters in 2013: 1,90,075  
• Today, the total number of registered voters:4,54,909.