# 1996 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike election

The 1996 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Bangalore City Corporation) election was held in October 1996 in all 100 Wards of Bangalore

## Background

In 1989, the BMP expanded to include 87 wards and further increased to 100 wards in 1995, covering an extra area of 75 sq. km. The council also included 40 additional members drawn from the parliament and the state legislature. The tenure of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike ended in May 1995. A new election was necessary to elect new Corporators and Mayor
Around the same time, the BMP council passed a resolution that only BDA layouts should be included in its limits and not revenue pockets, because of the cost of developing the latter. Around 50 per cent of the expanded BMP areas (meaning at least 40 wards among 100) were revenue pockets at that time. At that time, the BMP proposed betterment charges of Rs.215/sq. yard based on costs of developing those areas. But after the BMP elections of 1996, the council took a decision to reduce betterment charges to Rs.100/sq. yard. The state government (the H. D. Deve Gowda led administration) then issued a notice to the city council demanding why the latter reduced the rates. Subsequently, the state government agreed to the BMP rates.

### Organization

New Mayor will be elected for a term of one year and Corporators will be in office for 5 years

## Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the State Election Commission in August 1996 and date of counting / announcement of result was in October 1996

## Results

| Ward No. | Ward Name | Zone | Sub-Division | Assembly Constituency | Lok Sabha Constituency | Population (2001) | Population (2001) | Population (2001) | Elected Corporator (1996 elections) | Elected Corporator (1996 elections) | Elected Corporator (1996 elections) | Alternate Name |
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Zone | Sub-Division | Assembly Constituency | Lok Sabha Constituency | Total | SCs | STs | Corporator Name | Party | Reservation category | Alternate Name |
| 1 | HMT | West | Yeshwanthpura | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Bangalore Rural | 27637 | 6146 | 935 | | | | HMT Colony |
| 2 | Jalahalli | West | Yeshwanthpura | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Bangalore Rural | 36125 | 5153 | 1110 | | | | |
| 3 | Yeshwanthpura | West | Yeshwanthpura | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Bangalore Rural | 46677 | 4119 | 675 | | | | Yesvanthpur |
| 4 | Mathikere | West | Sanjayanagar | Malleshwaram | Bangalore North | 54704 | 4541 | 997 | | | | Mattikere |
| 5 | Kodandaramapura | West | Malleshwaram | Malleshwaram | Bangalore North | 36287 | 2088 | 313 | | | | Kodandarama Nagar |
| 6 | Dattatreya Temple | West | Malleshwaram | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 38723 | 4714 | 261 | | | | |
| 7 | Malleshwaram | West | Malleshwaram | Malleshwaram | Bangalore North | 37760 | 4186 | 274 | | | | Kadu Malleshwara / Subedarpalya |
| 8 | Gayathrinagar | West | Gayathrinagar | Malleshwaram | Bangalore North | 40673 | 1056 | 249 | | | | |
| 9 | Subrahmanyanagar | West | Mahalakshmipura | Malleshwaram | Bangalore North | 38905 | 1081 | 326 | | | | |
| 10 | Mahalakshmipura | West | Mahalakshmipura | Mahalakshmi Layout | Bangalore North | 34702 | 5163 | 341 | | | | Mahalakshmi Layout |
| 11 | Peenya Industrial Town | West | Mahalakshmipura | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Bangalore Rural | 35403 | 4554 | 1137 | | | | |
| 12 | Nandini Layout | West | Mahalakshmipura | Mahalakshmi Layout | Bangalore North | 43445 | 4814 | 655 | | | | |
| 13 | Geleyarabalaga | West | Gayathrinagar | Mahalakshmi Layout | Bangalore North | 38743 | 1022 | 309 | | | | Geleyara Balaga Layout |
| 14 | Nagapura | West | Gayathrinagar | Mahalakshmi Layout | Bangalore North | 36918 | 2622 | 353 | | | | |
| 15 | Rajajinagar | West | Rajajinagar | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 37005 | 2234 | 269 | | | | |
| 16 | Kamalanagar | West | Rajajinagar | Mahalakshmi Layout | Bangalore North | 61314 | 7301 | 625 | | | | Kamala Nagar |
| 17 | Vrishabhavathinagar | West | Srirama Mandir | Mahalakshmi Layout | Bangalore North | 29275 | 546 | 279 | K. Gopalaiah | Janata Dal | | Vrushabhavathi Valley |
| 18 | Kamakshipalya | West | Srirama Mandir | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 25742 | 2004 | 321 | | | | |
| 19 | Basaveshwaranagar | West | Rajajinagar | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 23228 | 1207 | 206 | | | | |
| 20 | Shivanagara | West | Rajajinagar | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 28121 | 680 | 229 | | | | |
| 21 | Rajajinagar Industrial Town | West | Srirama Mandir | Govindraj Nagar | Bangalore South | 47682 | 5061 | 730 | | | | Industrial Town Rajaji Nagar |
| 22 | Srirama Mandir | West | Srirama Mandir | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 41471 | 1087 | 327 | | | | Shree Ramamandira |
| 23 | Prakashnagar | West | Gayathrinagar | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 35465 | 1994 | 140 | G. Padmavathi | | | |
| 24 | Bhashyamnagar | West | Gandhinagar | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Central | 34595 | 10651 | 170 | | | | |
| 25 | Ramachandrapura | West | Gandhinagar | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 35411 | 4343 | 272 | | | | Kuvempunagar |
| 26 | Sevashrama | West | Gandhinagar | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 37507 | 12398 | 516 | | | | |
| 27 | Gandhinagar | West | Gandhinagar | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 32809 | 6296 | 158 | | | | |
| 28 | Chikkapete | West | Chikkapete | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 31851 | 219 | 89 | | | | Chickpet |
| 29 | Cottonpet | West | Chikkapete | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 40704 | 2765 | 305 | | | | |
| 30 | Sri Krishnarajendra Market | West | Chikkapete | Chamrajpet | Bangalore Central | 39521 | 17616 | 344 | | | | KR Market |
| 31 | Binnipet | South | Binnipet | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Central | 28069 | 2466 | 622 | | | | Binnypete |
| 32 | Kempapura Agrahara | South | Binnipet | Vijay Nagar | Bangalore South | 40047 | 1354 | 1078 | | | | |
| 33 | Vijayanagar | South | Binnipet | Vijay Nagar | Bangalore South | 40867 | 1534 | 282 | | | | Vijaynagar |
| 34 | R P C Layout | South | Binnipet | Vijay Nagar | Bangalore South | 44368 | 4668 | 460 | | | | |
| 35 | Marenahalli | South | Govindarajanagar | Govindraj Nagar | Bangalore South | 40131 | 1759 | 669 | | | | |
| 36 | Govindarajanagar | South | Govindarajanagar | Govindraj Nagar | Bangalore South | 56340 | 3216 | 689 | | | | |
| 37 | Amarajyothinagar | South | Govindarajanagar | Govindraj Nagar | Bangalore South | 21896 | 647 | 464 | | | | |
| 38 | Moodalapalya | South | Govindarajanagar | Govindraj Nagar | Bangalore South | 15597 | 890 | 237 | | | | |
| 39 | Chandra Layout | South | Nagarabhavi | Govindraj Nagar | Bangalore South | 40478 | 4397 | 484 | | | | |
| 40 | Attiguppe | South | Nagarabhavi | Vijay Nagar | Bangalore South | 25619 | 1288 | 231 | | | | |
| 41 | Gali Anjaneyaswamy Temple | South | Nagarabhavi | Vijay Nagar | Bangalore South | 51746 | 2790 | 512 | | | | Ghali Anjaneya Temple |
| 42 | Bapujinagar | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | Vijay Nagar | Bangalore South | 43223 | 3314 | 481 | | | | |
| 43 | Padarayanapura | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | Chamrajpet | Bangalore Central | 59933 | 4108 | 447 | | | | |
| 44 | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | Chamrajpet | Bangalore Central | 43892 | 12594 | 281 | | | | |
| 45 | Azadnagar | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | Chamrajpet | Bangalore Central | 40821 | 2630 | 825 | Venkatachala | | | |
| 46 | Chamarajapet | West | Chamarajapet | Chamrajpet | Bangalore Central | 40725 | 4151 | 483 | | | | |
| 47 | Dharamarayaswamy Temple | West | Chamarajapet | Chickpet | Bangalore South | 32938 | 2036 | 108 | | | | Kalasipalya |
| 48 | Sudhamanagar | West | Chamarajapet | Chickpet | Bangalore South | 42919 | 10099 | 346 | | | | |
| 49 | Kempegowdanagar | South | Basavanagudi | Chickpet | Bangalore South | 41075 | 2162 | 352 | | | | Sunkenahalli |
| 50 | Vishveshwarapuram | South | Basavanagudi | Chickpet | Bangalore South | 31893 | 1676 | 78 | | | | |
| 51 | Basavanagudi | South | Basavanagudi | Basavanagudi | Bangalore South | 39484 | 1002 | 216 | B. S. Sathyanarayana | Bharatiya Janata Party | General | |
| 52 | Hanumanthanagar | South | Hanumanthanagar | Basavanagudi | Bangalore South | 35660 | 903 | 296 | | | | Gavipuram |
| 53 | Srinagar | South | Hanumanthanagar | Basavanagudi | Bangalore South | 62163 | 654 | 272 | | | | |
| 54 | Srinivasnagar | South | Hanumanthanagar | Basavanagudi | Bangalore South | 82630 | 2725 | 640 | | | | |
| 55 | Padmanabhanagar | South | Padmanabhanagar | Padmanabhanagar | Bangalore South | 112407 | 5371 | 1041 | | | | |
| 56 | Ganeshamandira | South | Padmanabhanagar | Padmanabhanagar | Bangalore South | 87307 | 5438 | 1084 | | | | |
| 57 | J P Nagar | South | Jayanagar | Jayanagar | Bangalore South | 63906 | 4153 | 750 | | | | Jayaprakash Nagar |
| 58 | Jayanagar | South | Jayanagar | Jayanagar | Bangalore South | 40430 | 2103 | 198 | | | | |
| 59 | Yadiyuru | South | Jayanagar | Padmanabhanagar | Bangalore South | 34613 | 1448 | 134 | | | | Yediyur |
| 60 | Pattabhiramanagar | South | Jayanagar | Jayanagar | Bangalore South | 39308 | 4194 | 119 | C. K. Ramamurthy | Bharatiya Janata Party | | |
| 61 | Mavalli | South | Hombegowdanagar | Chickpet | Bangalore South | 39505 | 4037 | 191 | | | | |
| 62 | Homegowdanagar | South | Hombegowdanagar | Chickpet | Bangalore South | 53934 | 6312 | 394 | | | | |
| 63 | Lakkasandra | South | Hombegowdanagar | B.T.M Layout | Bangalore South | 48979 | 6610 | 669 | | | | |
| 64 | Gurappanapalya | South | Madiwala | Jayanagar | Bangalore South | 63111 | 5497 | 252 | | | | |
| 65 | B T M Layout | South | Madiwala | B.T.M Layout | Bangalore South | 51545 | 3195 | 383 | | | | |
| 66 | Madiwala | South | Madiwala | B.T.M Layout | Bangalore South | 65820 | 6499 | 1107 | | | | |
| 67 | Koramangala | East | Koramangala | B.T.M Layout | Bangalore South | 45929 | 6816 | 542 | | | | |
| 68 | Ejipura | East | Koramangala | B.T.M Layout | Bangalore South | 40986 | 5487 | 520 | | | | |
| 69 | Neelasandra | East | Koramangala | Shanthinagar | Bangalore Central | 52079 | 6678 | 2161 | | | | |
| 70 | Shanthinagar | East | Shanthinagar | Shanthinagar | Bangalore Central | 34682 | 4126 | 668 | | | | |
| 71 | Austin Town | East | Shanthinagar | Shanthinagar | Bangalore Central | 39790 | 15542 | 390 | | | | |
| 72 | Domlur | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | Shanthinagar | Bangalore Central | 44357 | 6333 | 385 | | | | |
| 73 | HAL Airport | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | C. V. Raman Nagar | Bangalore Central | 42288 | 8351 | 239 | Suresh Babu | | | Airport |
| 74 | Jeevanabima Nagar | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | C. V. Raman Nagar | Bangalore Central | 39820 | 5431 | 289 | | | | |
| 75 | Jogupalya | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | Shanthinagar | Bangalore Central | 36035 | 6194 | 611 | | | | |
| 76 | Richmond Town | East | Shanthinagar | Shanthinagar | Bangalore Central | 36465 | 4975 | 126 | | | | |
| 77 | Sampangiramanagar | East | Shivajinagar | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Central | 32451 | 1372 | 296 | | | | |
| 78 | Vasanthanagar | East | Shivajinagar | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Central | 37028 | 4639 | 750 | | | | |
| 79 | Shivajinagar | East | Shivajinagar | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Central | 34988 | 1420 | 513 | | | | |
| 80 | Bharathinagar | East | Bharathinagar | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Central | 35681 | 2189 | 186 | | | | |
| 81 | Halasuru | East | Bharathinagar | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Central | 39669 | 6638 | 871 | | | | Ulsoor |
| 82 | Hoysalanagar | East | Bharathinagar | C. V. Raman Nagar | Bangalore Central | 33359 | 10497 | 210 | | | | |
| 83 | C. V. Raman Nagar | East | Banaswadi | C. V. Raman Nagar | Bangalore Central | 50256 | 3960 | 881 | | | | |
| 84 | Benniganahalli | East | Banaswadi | C. V. Raman Nagar | Bangalore Central | 31985 | 7346 | 947 | | | | |
| 85 | Sarvagnanagar | East | Sarvagnanagar | C. V. Raman Nagar | Bangalore Central | 34943 | 12221 | 261 | | | | Cox Town |
| 86 | Maruthisevanagar | East | Sarvagnanagar | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Central | 39586 | 8633 | 109 | | | | |
| 87 | Lingarajapura | East | Sarvagnanagar | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Central | 56530 | 7796 | 413 | | | | |
| 88 | Banaswadi | East | Banaswadi | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Central | 26103 | 2678 | 263 | | | | |
| 89 | Kacharakanahalli | East | Sarvagnanagar | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Central | 32889 | 3009 | 306 | Padmanabha Reddy | | | |
| 90 | Sagaypuram | East | Kadugondanahalli | Pulakeshinagar | Bangalore North | 43432 | 13347 | 173 | | | | |
| 91 | Pulikeshinagar | East | Jayamahal | Pulakeshinagar | Bangalore North | 42078 | 7188 | 138 | | | | Fraser Town / Frazer Town |
| 92 | Jayamahal | East | Jayamahal | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Central | 39663 | 7305 | 131 | | | | |
| 93 | Devarajeevanahalli | East | Jayamahal | Pulakeshinagar | Bangalore North | 51578 | 8963 | 102 | | | | |
| 94 | Kadugondanahalli | East | Kadugondanahalli | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Central | 60896 | 7928 | 159 | | | | Kushal Nagar / Venkateshpura |
| 95 | Kaval Byrasandra | East | Kadugondanahalli | Pulakeshinagar | Bangalore North | 84461 | 13111 | 391 | | | | |
| 96 | Hebbal | East | Hebbal | Hebbal | Bangalore North | 74126 | 7216 | 1205 | | | | |
| 97 | Jayachamrajendra Nagar | East | Jayamahal | Hebbal | Bangalore North | 38042 | 2513 | 236 | | | | JC Nagar |
| 98 | Ganganagar | East | Hebbal | Hebbal | Bangalore North | 52546 | 4080 | 386 | | | | |
| 99 | Aramane nagar | East | Hebbal | Malleshwaram | Bangalore North | 32560 | 3930 | 265 | | | | Sadashivanagar |
| 100 | Sanjayanagar | West | Sanjayanagar | Hebbal | Bangalore North | 52263 | 4431 | 672 | | | | |