Basavanapura ward
| Basavanapura ward ಬಸವನಪುರ Ward number 53 | |
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| Wards | |
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Bangalore Tirupati Highway | |
 Basavanapura Ward shown in red inside KR Puram assembly | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°34′E / 12.967°N 77.567°E | |
| Lok Sabha | Bangalore North |
| Vidhan Sabha | K R Puram |
| BBMP Zone | Mahadevapura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 48,585 (2,011 census) |
| • Density | 7,740/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Households | 11,936 |
| Road length | 126 km |
| Playgrounds | 1 |
| Parks | 7 |
| Lakes | 3 |
Basavanapura ward (Kannada: ಬಸವನಪುರ) is spread over 6.3 km2 in KR Puram assembly constituency on the outskirts of East Bengaluru. With a population of 48,585.[1] It comes in Mahadevpura zone under the BBMP.
Localities of Basavanapura ward include Devasandra Extension, Hale Devasandra, NorthGokul Extension, Chikka Basavanapura, Basavanapura, Shigehalli, Bharathi Nagar, EastSwathnta Nagar & Yellamallappa Chetty kere[2]
Amenities
Basavanapura ward has 7 Parks (Total of 4,816.87 sqm), 1 Playground (Total of 5,086 sqm), 7 Government Schools . BMTC has over 8 Bus stops with 110 bus routes here. Basavanapura ward does not have a Fire Station or Police Station under its jurisdiction.
Lakes in Basavanapura ward
BBMP has listed a total of 3 lakes in the Basavanapura ward region ; A total of 2,06,069sqm of lake area.
- Dyavasandra lake
- Basavanapura Lake
- Seegehalli Lake
Civic Administration
Basavanapura 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, B N Jayaprakash of INC won the BBMP 2015 elections with 10,651 votes with a victory margin of 10 votes defeating K Sundar Raju of BJP[3]
References
- ↑ "BBMP ward details" (PDF).
- ↑ "Localities of Basavanapura ward". Archived from the original on 2015-08-28.
- ↑ BBMP Election results 2013
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