Series: Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023

Karnataka is all set to elect the new members of its Legislative Assembly on May 10th 2023.

If you are a voter in Bengaluru, you are on the right page! Find here all the information that you need to make an informed choice.

To start with locate your constituency here: How to find your constituency in Bengaluru

Step 1. Learn about your constituency

Click on your constituency from the list below to know all about it. Check out the complete profiles of key candidates, their work and political careers, criminal records and other details from their affidavits, as well as what they have promised.

Also read about the key issues in the constituency and how they rank in terms of education, mobility and civic engagement.

* AC = Assembly Constituency

AC Number – AC Name	AC Number – AC Name	AC Number – AC Name
150-Yelahanka	151-K R Puram	152-Byatarayanapura
153-Yeshwanthpura	154-Rajarajeshwarinagar	155-Dasarahalli
156-Mahalakshmi Layout	157-Malleshwaram	158-Hebbal
159-Pulakeshinagar	160-Sarvagnanagar	161-C V Raman Nagar
162-Shivajinagar	163-Shantinagar	164-Gandhinagar
165-Rajajinagar	166-Govindrajnagar	167-Vijayanagar
168-Chamrajapet	169-Chickpet	170-Basavanagudi
171-Padmanabhanagar	172-BTM Layout	173-Jayanagar
174-Mahadevapura	175-Bommanahalli	176-Bengaluru South
177-Anekal (SC)

Evaluate your MLA’s performance 

• • What have the incumbent MLAs been doing in the Legislative Assembly?

Yelahanka: S R Vishwanath | K R Puram: B A Basavaraj | Byatarayanapura: Krishna Byre Gowda | Yeshwanthapura: S T Somashekar | R R Nagar: Munirathna N | Dasarahalli: R Manjunatha | Mahalakshmi Layout: K Gopalaiah | Malleswaram: Dr CN Ashwath Narayan | Hebbal: Byrathi Suresh | Pulakeshinagar: R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | Sarvagnagar: K J George | C V Raman Nagar: S Raghu | Shivajinagar: Rizwan Arshad | Shantinagar: N A Haris | Gandhinagar: Dinesh Gundu Rao | Rajajinagar: S Suresh Kumar | Govindrajnagar: V Somanna | Vijayanagar: M Krishnappa | Chamarajapet: BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan | Chickpet: Uday Garudachar | Basavanagudi:L A Ravi Subramanya | Padmanabhanagar: R Ashok | BTM Layout: Ramalinga Reddy | Jayanagar: Sowmya Reddy | Mahadevpura: Arvind Limbavali | Bangalore South: M Krishnappa | Bommanahalli: M Satish Reddy | Anekal: B Shivanna|

Step 2. Know what different parties and candidates are promising

Party manifestos

BJP | Congress | JD (S) | AAP | KPCC Apartment Cell Action Agenda | JD (S) Bengaluru |

Candidate interviews

Krishna Byre Gowda (INC) | Dinesh Gundu Rao (INC) | Bhaskar Rao (BJP)  | H Nagesh (INC) | Uday Garudachar |

Step 3. Read our in-depth reports and analysis

Report cards

• • Govt claims 47 lakes developed and 17 underway, but this is not quite true

• • Lake development: Politicians seek publicity, but leave the public clueless

• • 2018-2023: Two govts, two CMs, who did little to promote sustainable mobility in the city 

• • Waste management in Bengaluru : Where do we stand in 2023?

• • Govt took some action during COVID, but failed to address larger structural issues in healthcare

Data analysis: How do Bengaluru constituencies compare in terms of development parameters?

Civic Participation | Public Transport | Education and School Infrastructure

Citizen manifestos and wishlists

• • Karnataka Ward Samithi Balaga Manifesto

• • Civil Society Forum Manifesto

• • Bengaluru Apartment Residents’ Charter

• • Million Voter Rising for Mahadevapura

• • Karnataka Mobility Action Plan – 2023 Manifesto

Explainers and commentaries

• • What is your MLA supposed to do for you?

• • Advice for the next CM: For a better Bengaluru, ensure growth in rest of Karnataka

• • Karnataka Assembly polls 2023: What the manifestos of national parties promise

• • Why you must vote: Razor-thin winning margins in Bengaluru show each vote matters

• • What Rs 23,000 crore of BBMP work orders show: 74% of funds for roads, drains

• • Bengaluru MLAs are long timers: 16 of 28 have been legislators from 2008

To know all that you’ll need on the day of voting, from your polling booth to documents required and more, check out our Voter Guide

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*Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 – voter guides has been a collaborative project. Our citizen journalists as well as community volunteers from Bangalore Apartment Federation, Million Voter Rising, Malleswaram Social, ChangeMakers of Kanakapura Road and other groups have contributed their time and knowledge in making this happen.