Infrastructural problems including potable water at Mahadevapura and Sarvajna Nagar
Ongoing Metro work has thrown the traffic out of order
Lack of hygiene and sanitation in Shivajinagar and Gandhinagar
Street hawkers have encroached footpaths and pedestrian
Security is a big issue
Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha Constituency
Assembly Segments and number of Voters
Male
Female
Total
Kunigal
78669
78911
157580
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
172001
150553
322534
Bangalore South*
222753
190774
413527
Anekal (SC)
130946
113889
244835
Magadi
94694
90955
185649
Ramanagram
88390
85136
173526
Kanakpura
95159
92059
187218
Channapatna
90394
92448
182842
Total
973006
894705
1867711
The Bangalore South is an Assembly constituency and not the Bangalore South Lok Sabha Constituency
Kanakapura Lok Sabha Constituency has been renamed as Bangalore Rural after delimitation
Bangalore Rural has been given political rebirth to big names like former prime minister Deve Gowda and former CM Ramakrishna Hegde
Performances of Candidates in the last Five LS Polls
Year
Winner
Nearest Rival
Winner’s vote share
1991
M V Chandrashekara Murthy (Cong)
Ramachandre Gowda (BJP-33.8%)
38.02%
1996
H D Kumaraswamy (JD)
M V Chandrashekara Murthy (Cong-31.84%)
39.00%
1998
M Srinivas (BJP)
Dr D Premchandra Sagar (Cong-37.64%)
39.00%
1999
M V Chandrashekara Murthy (Cong)
M Srinivas (BJP-40.43%)
43.19%
2004
Tejaswini Sri Ramesh (Cong)
Ramachandre Gowda (BJP-30.12%)
37.64%
Community – Wise Vote Bank Of Bangalore Rural
Lingayats:2 Lakh
Vokkaligas:5.50 Lakh
Kurubas:1 Lakh
SC/ST: 2.5 Lakh
Minorities:1.5 Lakh
Besthas & Tigalas: 1.5 Lakh
Others: 4.5 Lakh
PROBLEMS
As Bangalore Rural does not have any major river source, it faces a shortage of potable water, espeacially during summer. It also lacks irrigation projects.
Rajiv Gandhi Health University has been sanctioned at Ramanagaram but has yet to be set up.
Government sanctioned an engineering college, but there are no teachers.
Lack fo power supply has affected many farmers.
Transport services have been hit due to improper maintenance of roads.