# Attur Ward

Attur Ward (Ward No. 3), is one of the 198 Wards (an administrative region) of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, an administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area in the Indian state of Karnataka.

## History

The history of municipal governance of Bangalore dates back to 27 March 1862, when nine leading citizens of the old city formed a Municipal Board under the Improvement of Towns Act of 1850 with a similar Municipal Board was also formed in the newer Cantonment area. The two boards were legalised in 1881, and functioned as two independent bodies called the Bangalore City Municipality and the Bangalore Civil and Military Station Municipality (Cantonment). The following year, half of the municipal councillors were permitted to be elected, property tax was introduced and greater powers given over police and local improvement.
In 1913 an honorary president was introduced, and seven years later made an elected position. An appointed Municipal Commissioner was introduced in 1926 on the Cantonment board as the executive authority.
After Indian independence, the two Municipal Boards were merged to form the Corporation of the City of Bangalore in 1949, under the Bangalore City Corporation Act. The corporation then consisted of 70 elected representatives and 50 electoral divisions and the office of Mayor introduced for the first time. The first elections were held in 1950.
In 1989, the BMP expanded to include 87 wards and further increased to 100 wards in 1995, covering an extra area of 75 km$^2$. The council also included 40 additional members drawn from the parliament and the state legislature.
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP), was the administering body of Bangalore till 2006. On 6 November 2006, the BMP Council was dissolved by the State Government upon the completion of its five-year term. In January 2007, the Karnataka Government issued a notification to merge the areas under then Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven City municipal council (CMC)'s (Rajarajeshwari City Municipal Council, Dasarahalli City Municipal Council, Bommanahalli City Municipal Council, Krishnarajapuram City Municipal Council, Mahadevapura City Municipal Council, Byatarayanapura City Municipal Council and Yelahanka City Municipal Council), one Town municipal council (TMC) (Kengeri Town Municipal Council) and 110 villages around the city to form a single administrative body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (111 villages mentioned in initial Notification. Later 2 villages omitted from the list and another village added before final Notification). The process was completed by April 2007 and the body was renamed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation). The first elections to the newly created BBMP body were held on 28 March 2010, after the delays due to the delimitation of wards and finalizing voter lists. The second elections were held on 22 August 2015 with the Bharatiya Janata Party winning the majority with 101 Corporators (Indian National Congress won 76, Janata Dal-S won 14 and Independents - 7)
This ward is named after Attur Layout near Yelahanka.

## Salient features (2009 delimitation)

| * | Ward No. | 2 |
| * | Ward Name | Chowdeshwari |
| * | Taluk | Bangalore North (Additional) |
| * | Hobli | Yelahanka-1 |
| * | Assembly Constituency | Yelahanka |
| * | Lok Sabha Constituency | Chikballapur |
| * | Area (km$^2$) | 6.5 |
| * | Household (HH) - 2001 | 9506 |
| * | Household (HH) - 2011 | 4505 |
| * | Population (2001) | |
| * | Male Population (2001) | |
| * | Female Population (2001) | 19626 |
| * | Population (2011) | 36602 |
| * | Popn density (2001) | 3019 |
| * | Popn density (2011) | 5635 |
| * | Popn growth rate (%) 2001 - 2011 | 86.5 |
| * | HH growth rate (%) 2001 - 2011 | 111 |
| * | BBMP Zone | Yelahanka |
| * | BBMP Division | Yelahanka |
| * | BBMP Sub-Division | Yelahanka |
| * | Road length (km) | 169 |
| * | Lakes # | 2 |
| * | Lake area (sq m) | 307428 |
| * | Parks # | 30 |
| * | Park area (sq m) | 98281.4 |
| * | Playgrounds # | 4 |
| * | Playground area (sq m) | 40131 |
| * | Govt Schools # | 7 |
| * | Police stations # | 1 |
| * | Fire stations # | 0 |
| * | Bus stops # | 31 |
| * | BMTC TTMC # | 1 |
| * | Street lights # | 4227 |
| * | Police station | Yelahanka Satellite Town |
| * | Lake name | Chikkabettahalli Lake, Attur Lake |
| * | Bus routes # | 106 |
| * | Localities in the ward: | Ananthapura, Chikka Bettahalli, Dodda Bettahalli, Bharat Nagar (M. S. Palya), Chandrappa Layout, Hillside Meadows Layout, Sai Nagar Phase I and II, Basavalingappa Layout, Netravathi Layout (P), Sai orchards, Best County 3, G. Ramaiah Layout, Jyothi Nagar, GPF Layout, Muneshwara Layout Ist and 2nd Phases, Hari Raju Layout, Vaderahallikere, AMS Layout, Veerasagara Kere, Thirumala Nagar, Atturu Layout, Muneshwara Layout (Atturu), Anand Nagar, Atturu, Atturu Kere, KHB apartments, Yelahanka 4th and 5th Stages, 208-SFS colony, Central excise and custom staff quarters, Air force quarters, Yelahanka new town, KSIDC industrial estate, WAP staff quarters |
| Boundary | North | By Northern and eastern boundary of Ananthapura village |
| Boundary | East | By eastern boundary of Ananthapura, 4th Main road, 4th B Cross, KHB road, other road up to Dodballapur road, Dodballapur road, Ballari Road, Existing CMC ward boundary, Eastern boundary of Dodda Bettahalli village |
| Boundary | South | By Vidyaranyapura main road, Southern boundary of Chikka bettahalli village, Main road, Cross road, Main road, Main road leading to MS Palya junction, Southern boundary of Chikka bettahalli village |
| Boundary | West | By Western boundary of Chikka Bettahalli and Dodda Bettahalli villages, northern boundary Dodda Bettahalli, Western boundary of Ananthapura village (BBMP limits). |
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## Salient features (2020 delimitation)

| * | Ward No. | 3 |
| * | Ward Name | Attur Layout |
| * | Assembly Constituency | Yelahanka |
| * | Lok Sabha Constituency | Chikballapur |
| * | Area (km$^2$) | 5.158 |
| * | Population (2011) | 43071 |
| * | Popn density (2011) | 8350 |
| * | Male Population (2011) | 22453 |
| * | Female Population (2011) | 20618 |
| * | SC Population (2011) | 4396 |
| * | ST Population (2011) | 1132 |
| * | Localities in the ward: | Yelahanka New Town 4th& 5th Stage, 208 SFS Colony, Attur Layout, L&T Nagar, Tirumala Nagar, Dodda Bettahalli, Bettahalli Extension, Sri Muneshwara Layout, Chik Bettahalli Village, AMS Layout, Aditya Nagar, MS Palya (P), Bharat Nagar (M.S.Palya), Hill Side Medows, Jyothi Nagar,Sai Nagar Phase I, Chandrappa Layout (P), Sai Orchards, Best county 3,G Ramaiah Layout (P),Hari Raju Layout. |
| Boundary | North | By Veerasagara Main Road, Atturu Main Road, 5th Cross, 6th Main, 4th Main (Shiva Mandir Road). |
| Boundary | East | By Puttenahalli Road (1st Main) |
| Boundary | South | By Yelahanka New Town Road (Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road), Existing Ward & AC Boundary, GKVK Road, 4th Cross(Vidyaranyapura Main Road), Lattic Network Road towards Devi Circle, Main Road, Cross Road, Vidyaranyapura Main Road, Yelahanka New Town Road (Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road),Existing Ward & AC Boundary, Singapura Main Road, Main Road, Cross Road, 6th Cross, Main Road, Existing Ward & AC Boundary. |
| Boundary | West | By Existing Ward Boundary (BBMP Boundary Limit ) |
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## Demographics

Population Overview of Yelahanka Ward :
| Ward | Population | Census Year | Delimitation Year |
| Attur | 24020 | 2001 | 2009 |
| Attur | 58129 | 2011 | 2009 |
| Attur Layout (Bettahalli) | 43071 | 2011 | 2020 |

## Elected representatives

| Election Year | Ward Name | Name of Corporator | Party Affililiation | Reservation category |
| 2010 | Attur | K. V. Yashoda | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 2015 | Attur | Netra Pallavi | Bharathiya Janata Party | Scheduled Tribe (Women) |
| 2022 | | | | |