K R Puram ward

K R Puram Ward
ಕೆಆರ್‌ ಪುರಂ
Ward number 52
Wards


K R Puram Bridge

K R Puram Ward shown in red inside KR Puram assembly
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°34′E / 12.967°N 77.567°E / 12.967; 77.567
Lok Sabha Bangalore North
Vidhan Sabha K R Puram
BBMP Zone Mahadevapura
Area
  Total 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
  Total 35,168 (2,011 census)
  Density 7,308/km2 (18,930/sq mi)
Households 8,961
Road length 83 km
Lakes 3
Police Stations 1, Krishnarajapuram

K R Puram ward (Kannada: ಕೆಆರ್‌ ಪುರಂ) is spread over 4.8 km2 in KR Puram assembly constituency on the outskirts of East Bengaluru. With a population of 35,168. It comes in Mahadevpura zone under the BBMP.[1] It comes in Mahadevpura zone under the BBMP.

The localities of K R Puram ward include Krishnarajapura, Hosa Basavanapura, ITI North Colony (Partial), Gangadhara kere & Vangayyana kere.

Amenities

K R Puram ward has 9 Parks (Total of 12,806.52 m2), 1 Playground (Total of 8,851 m2), 3 Government Schools . BMTC has over 14 bus stops with 127 bus routes here. K R Puram ward does not have a Fire Station.

Lakes in K R Puram ward

BBMP has listed a total of 3 lakes in the K R Puram ward region.

  1. Kavudenahalli Lake
  2. Vengaiah aka K.R.Puram Lake
  3. Bhattarahalli Lake

Civic Administration

K R Puram ward is placed in K R Puram Assembly constituency (Vidhana Sabha) led by MLA B.A. Basavaraj. K R Puram in turn 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 contesting through INC won the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2013 from K R Puram by a margin of 24001 votes defeating N S Nandiesha Reddy of BJP.

The elected Corporator, K Poornima of BJP won the BBMP 2015 elections with 11,037 votes with a victory margin of 550 votes defeating D K Mohan of INC

References

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