BBMP Elections 2015: Special coverage by Citizen Matters

Know more about your zones, wards and candidates, complaints, news — all in one place! This is your go-to page for the BBMP elections 2015.

News Tracker

ELECTION RESULTS

Congress-JDS coalition wins BBMP Mayor’s seat

The 260-member juggernaut: Will it drive BBMP haywire?

Answers to FAQs on BBMP Mayoral elections

How much richer have the re-elected corporators become in five years?

B.PAC asks BBMP corporators to take oath: “Na Khaoonga, Na Khane Dunga”

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Resources

Set to vote? Here’s a quick guide

Look for your name in the electoral roll

Locate your polling booth

Full list of candidates

Candidate affidavits

A guide to Bangalore’s civic agencies


Manifestos

Congress | BJP | JDS


Candidate debates

Ward 12: Shettihalli

Ward 19: Sanjay Nagar

Ward 149: Varthur

Ward 163: Katriguppe

Ward 184: Uttarahalli


Pre-poll survey results

Garbage and potholes top the list of problems in Bengaluru. The survey also shows that most respondents don’t care for the candidate’s party or caste.

>> Read more.


Interviews

In the BBMP polls, Modi is not a factor: Prakash Belawadi

No party has performed well in the last few years: Mohandas Pai

I want a non-corrupt BBMP, hence I support BJP: MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Initiating financial discipline in BBMP is my achievement: T M Vijay Bhaskar

BBMP ELECTIONS 2015

Citizen Matters Special

Bengaluru City Council: News and Analysis

The BBMP Elections 2015 were held on Saturday August 22nd. While there was much talk of people wanting to see change in Bengaluru, the final voter turnout was only 44 per cent. Apathy, poor quality of candidates, issues with the voter roll, even the weather, were cited as reasons for the poor turnout.

Results were finally annouced on Tuesday August 25th and saw BJP take the reins of the city council once again with a simple majority of 100 seats. Congress trailed them with 75 seats, followed by JDS with 14 seats, and Others (Independent candidates + Other parties) with 8 seats.

Click here to view the results of the BBMP Elections 2015.

Pre-election coverage

For each zone, we mapped ward details, past council details, number of voters, etc. For some select wards, we had details about the state of the ward — the demographics, infrastructure details, the tenders and development works executed, issues raised by citizens and more. We also added details of contesting candidates as we got info.

Click on the map or on the zone/ward names for more information.

We thank Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy and BBMP Restructuring Committee for the data they shared with us, and Thejesh GN for the ward maps. Their help enabled us to form pages for BBMP Elections 2015.

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