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The citizen needs to see the advantages of voting outweigh the disadvantages! Part 2 of a series of articles on the status of electoral rolls and what we can do to improve it.

Road-widening, Akrama Sakrama, bilingual bus signboards and more: read Citizen Matters analysis of the sides taken by 37 BBMP corporator-aspirants, both from political parties and otherwise.

Why was a layout built over a tank bed? Why is Banaswadi not as developed as other areas? These and other questions surfaced at the BBMP elections debate on March 24th.

Citizen Matters caught up with Bellandur candidates – Babu Reddy (INC), P Mahesh of JD(S) and Jagannath Reddy (BJP).

Four contestants for the Gangenahalli ward met citizens and talked about a variety of local concerns from skywalks, playgrounds, stray dogs and cleanliness.

Transparency, accountability, citizen participation – the women contesting from Shanthinagar ward promised all this and much more at a recent public interaction.

So says Corporator-aspirant Nandini Shivkumar contesting from Subramanyanagar ward, as she publicly signed an affidavit declaring the same.

AIADMK’s Kailasam and JD(S)’s Marimuthu were present at a public meeting with their ward residents. Both arrived late, leaving little room for discussion.

Citizen Matters caught up with Swarnamala Jain, Latha Narasimha Murthy and Prof. Amaravathi – the three candidates contesting from HSR Ward – for their take on key issues.

Ahead of the city council elections, residents of Domlur meet with their ward candidates with suggestions and grievances.

At the Vasanthnagar debate on Mar 22nd, five candidates responded to hard questions on roadwidening, Akrama-Sakrama, language on bus signboards and more, moving beyond responding to grievances on water, parks, roads, garbage and electricity.

Corporator-aspirants are leaving no stone unturned, as they openly offer money to the media to be written about. Paid news goes local.