Krishnarajapuram (Vidhana Sabha constituency)

K. R. Puram is a Assembly constituency in the Greater Bangalore region and has the largest number of voters among the 21 constituencies. It comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha. Carved out from the erstwhile Varthur Assembly constituency (which no longer exists) and a few parts of Hoskote Assembly constituency, it has predominantly urban characteristics.

K. R. Puram

ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾಜಪುರಂ

Constituency number- 151
Assembly Constituency
Clockwise from top: K. R. Puram Hanging Bridge, Outer Ring Road with ITPL road Flyover, Ramamurthy Nagar Bridge, HAL Airport
Location of KR Puram assembly, shown in red, in Bangalore
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°34′E
Country India
DistrictBangalore Urban
MetroBangalore
ZoneMahadevpura
Wardsno.25, 26, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 81, 87
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560016, 560017, 560036, 560037, 560043, 560048, 560049, 560075, 560077
Telephone code91-80
Vehicle registrationKA 03, KA 53
Lok SabhaBangalore North

Ward map of K. R. Puram Assembly

All wards of the erstwhile K. R. Puram City Municipal Council, and wards 3 to 11 of Mahadevapura City Municipal Council, which includes Sanna Thimmanahalli, Medahalli, Bhattrahalli, K. R. Puram, Ramamurthy Nagar, Doorvaninagar, Chikkabasavanapura, Devasandra, Vijnanapura, A. Narayanapura, Singayyanapalya, Annayyanapalya, Mahadevapura, Benniganahalli, Vibhuthipura and Vimanapura now come under K R Puram Assembly.

As many as 10 villages, K. Narayanapura, Kottanur, N. Nagenahalli, Kyalasanahalli, Geddalahalli, Horamavu Agara, K. Channasandra, Kalkere, Horamavu and Chalkere, that were included within the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike limits when the Greater Bangalore area was formed, are also part of this constituency.[1]

People say Mysuru Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar used to visit the city frequently and also check on the progress of the area. The Krishnarajapura Market has a history of 150 years.

The cable bridge on the junction of Old Madras Road and Outer Ring Road has been declared the most outstanding national bridge by the Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers. The 230- meter bridge, including the 180-meter cable stayed portion was constructed by South Western Railway. The bridge was inaugurated on 26 January 2003 by former Prime Minister Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The area has its own set of problems. Traffic congestion, sewage disposal issues, lack of storm-water drains and bad roads are common complaints.[2]


Following are the Wards which come under K. R. Puram Assembly Constituency

Ward No. Ward Name Corporator[3]
25 Horamavu[4] Radhamma[5]
26 Ramamurthy Nagar[6] Padmavathi S.[7]
51 Vijnanapura[8] S Raju[9]
52 K. R. Puram[10] K Poornima[11]
53 Basavanpura[12] B N Jayaprakash[13]
55 Devasandra[14] M N Srikanth[15]
56 A. Narayanapura[16] V Suresh[17]
81 Vignana Nagar[18] S G Nagaraj[19]
87 HAL Airport[20] N Manjunath[21]

Civic Administration

K R Puram comes under Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency) led by MP D. V. Sadananda Gowda who was also the ex Chief Minister of Karnataka. During the general elections 2014 D. V. Sadananda Gowda contesting through BJP won with 52.91% majority defeating C. Narayanaswamy of INC. MLA B.A. Basavaraj won contesting through INC the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from K R Pura by a margin of 24001 votes defeating N S Nandiesha Reddy of BJP.

Vidhan Sabha Members

K. R. Puram seat did not exist in the 12th Legislative assembly (2004-2008) and parts of it were inside Hosakote & Varathur assembly. Varathur assembly was split into two (Mahadevapura & K. R. Puram) by 2008; K.R.Pura since has participated in the 13th,14th & 15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.

K.R. Puram Assembly's history
No. Assembly Year Member Party
12th Varthur 2004 Krishnappa A Congress
13th K.R.Puram 2008 Nandiesha Reddy BJP
14th K.R.Puram 2013 B.A. Basavaraj Congress
15th K.R.Puram 2018 B.A. Basavaraj Congress
  • Until 2008 : The seat did not exist.
  • 2008 (13-th Vidhan Sabha) : Nandiesha Reddy (BJP)
  • 2013 : B.A. Basavaraj (Congress)
  • 2018 : B.A. Basavaraj (Congress)
  • 2019 (by-poll) : B.A. Basavaraj (BJP)

References
  1. K R Puram Assembly Details
  2. "K R Puram: Where Two Worlds Meet".
  3. List of all Bangalore Corporators Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Mar,3,2014
  4. Horamavu ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  5. Horamavu ward details feb,27,2014
  6. Ramamurthy nagar ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  7. Ramamurthy Nagar ward details feb,27,2014
  8. Vijnanapura ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  9. Vijnanapura ward details feb,27,2014
  10. K.R.Puram ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  11. K.R.Pura ward details feb,27,2014
  12. Hudi ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  13. Hudi ward details feb,27,2014
  14. Devasandra ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  15. Deavasandra ward details feb,27,2014
  16. A.Narayanapura ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  17. A.Narayanapura ward details feb,27,2014
  18. Devasandra ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  19. Vignana Nagar ward details feb,27,2014
  20. A.Narayanapura ward infrastructure Mar,3,2014
  21. HAL Airport ward details feb,27,2014
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