ELECTIONS | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Yeshvanthapura by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

S T Somashekar, who had become the Congress MLA from Yeshvanthapura in 2018, is now back as the BJP candidate. His rivals here are T N Javarayi Gowda of the JD(S) and P Nagaraj of the Congress

This by-election, ask questions to the ex-MLAs who are back for your vote

December 2, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Four assembly constituencies in Bengaluru are going into the bypolls this week. And in three of them, disqualified MLAs are contesting again, albeit from a different party

Mahalakshmi Layout by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

K Gopalaiah, the JD(S) candidate who was elected in the 2018 election, is now back as the BJP candidate. He will face off against corporator M Shivaraju (INC) and chartered accountant Dr Girish K Nashi (JD(S))

K R Puram by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 1, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Basavaraj Byrathi, who was elected from the Congress here in the 2018 assembly election, is returning as the BJP candidate. M Narayanaswamy, an MLC, is the Congress candidate

Shivajinagar by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

November 30, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

In Shivajinagar constituency, MLC Rizwan Arshad from Congress will face off against M Saravana, an ex-corporator fielded by BJP. JD(S) national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed as well as Vatal Nagaraj are also contesting from here

Voter roll revision for 2020: How to enrol, verify or update your details

September 27, 2019 Ekta Sawant

This Lok Sabha election, thousands of Bengalureans couldn’t vote due to errors in the electoral rolls. The Election Commission is now holding a drive to update the roll and enlist new voters. Here’s a guide on the process

Bengaluru’s new ‘citizens’ party’ offers hope, but can it win BBMP elections?

September 26, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Last Sunday, a group of active citizens launched the Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP), aiming to improve the city’s governance. The party offers hope, yet faces several hurdles to electoral success

Bengaluru citizens launch political party, will contest 2020 BBMP election

September 23, 2019 News Desk

Fed up with the poor governance of Bengaluru, a group of citizens have come together to launch Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP). They commit to represent all citizens of the city, and aim to contest only in local elections

Meet PC Mohan, the MP-elect from Bangalore Central

May 25, 2019 Amogh Rayanker

P C Mohan of BJP has been elected as the MP from Bangalore Central for the third time. He has defeated Rizwan Arshad of Congress by around 70,000 votes. Mohan’s major promise for Bengaluru is implementation of the suburban rail

Meet Tejasvi Surya, the MP-elect from Bangalore South

May 24, 2019 Akanksha Choudhary

BJP’s Tejasvi Surya, a first-time contestant, is the MP from Bangalore South. Known best for his controversial statements, Surya defeated veteran Congress leader B K Hari Prasad by over three lakh votes

Meet Sadananda Gowda, the MP-elect from Bangalore North

May 24, 2019 Sujnan Herale

D V Sadananda Gowda, former minister in the Modi cabinet, has been elected as the MP from Bangalore North again. He secured over one lakh votes more than his closest rival, Krishna Byre Gowda of the Congress.

Here’s how a Whitefield apartment community got its residents to vote

May 14, 2019 Subhransu S Mohapatra

At Prestige Shantiniketan apartment in Whitefield, a small group of volunteers helped residents vote this election. The volunteers identified those missing from voter rolls, helped them enrol, and even arranged transportation on election day. As a result, 71 percent of the residents here voted

High on elections, Karnataka fares well on cash, drug and liquor seizure

April 22, 2019 News Desk

Data provided by the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka shows that Rs 34.5 crore in cash was seized in the state, along with liquor worth Rs 37.5 crores. Drugs worth Rs 12 lakh was also recovered.

Why thousands of Bengalureans could not vote this Lok Sabha election

April 19, 2019 PG Bhat

Many Bengaluru voters were deleted randomly from the electoral rolls, without any verification, in a ‘drive’ just before this election. Conversely, thousands of applications for enrolment were not processed at all. Abrupt, abnormal modifications of voter rolls are costing citizens their right to vote

I am a voter and I feel like Lord Shiva

April 17, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

This election, we are faced with the question of whether we are choosing our MP or the future Prime Minister. As parties get away with fielding inexperienced candidates in this scenario, we ourselves have to force them to field better candidates, opines a voter