# 2001 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike election

The 2001 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Bangalore City Corporation) election was held on 11 November 2001 in all 100 Wards of Bangalore

## Background

The tenure of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike ended on 23 November 2001. A new election was necessary to elect new Corporators and Mayor

### 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 on 3 October 2011. It announced that polling would be held in a single phase on 11 November and that results would be declared on 12 November 2001. It also declared that the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct came into force with immediate effect" with the said announcement.
| Event | Date | Day |
| Date for Notification of Election | 17 October 2001 | Wednesday |
| Last date for filing nominations | 24 October 2001 | Wednesday |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 27 October 2001 | Saturday |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 29 October 2001 | Monday |
| Date and Time on which poll shall if necessary be taken | 11 November 2001 | Sunday (From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
| Date of counting | 12 November 2001 | Thursday |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 15 November 2001 | Thursday |

## Results
### List of winning candidates

| Ward No. | Ward Name | Zone | Sub-Division | Population (2001) | Population (2001) | Population (2001) | Elected Corporator (2001 elections) | Elected Corporator (2001 elections) | Elected Corporator (2001 elections) |
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Zone | Sub-Division | Total | SCs | STs | Corporator Name | Party | Reservation category |
| 1 | HMT | West | Yeshwanthpura | 27637 | 6146 | 935 | Narayanaswamy | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste |
| 2 | Jalahalli | West | Yeshwanthpura | 36125 | 5153 | 1110 | Nanjundappa B R | Janata Dal (Secular) | General |
| 3 | Yeshwanthpura | West | Yeshwanthpura | 46677 | 4119 | 675 | Mahalakshmi B K Venkatesh | Janata Dal (Secular) | General (Women) |
| 4 | Mathikere | West | Sanjayanagar | 54704 | 4541 | 997 | G Basavaraju | Indian National Congress | General |
| 5 | Kodandaramapura | West | Malleshwaram | 36287 | 2088 | 313 | N Venkatesh | Indian National Congress | General |
| 6 | Dattatreya Temple | West | Malleshwaram | 38723 | 4714 | 261 | V Shrinivas | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 7 | Malleshwaram | West | Malleshwaram | 37760 | 4186 | 274 | B Muniraju | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 8 | Gayathrinagar | West | Gayathrinagar | 40673 | 1056 | 249 | Nagaraj C M | Indian National Congress | General |
| 9 | Subrahmanyanagar | West | Mahalakshmipura | 38905 | 1081 | 326 | B N Nirmala | Bharatiya Janata Party | General (Women) |
| 10 | Mahalakshmipura | West | Mahalakshmipura | 34702 | 5163 | 341 | S D Jayamma | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 11 | Peenya Industrial Town | West | Mahalakshmipura | 35403 | 4554 | 1137 | A Krishnappa | Indian National Congress | General |
| 12 | Nandini Layout | West | Mahalakshmipura | 43445 | 4814 | 655 | B M Narasimhamurthy | Indian National Congress | General |
| 13 | Geleyarabalaga | West | Gayathrinagar | 38743 | 1022 | 309 | M Nagaraj | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 14 | Nagapura | West | Gayathrinagar | 36918 | 2622 | 353 | N. L. Narendra Babu | Indian National Congress | General |
| 15 | Rajajinagar | West | Rajajinagar | 37005 | 2234 | 269 | S Rajanna | Indian National Congress | Backward Category B |
| 16 | Kamalanagar | West | Rajajinagar | 61314 | 7301 | 625 | M Shivaraju | Independent | General |
| 17 | Vrishabhavathinagar | West | Srirama Mandir | 29275 | 546 | 279 | Chandramma | Janata Dal (Secular) | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 18 | Kamakshipalya | West | Srirama Mandir | 25742 | 2004 | 321 | Revamma | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 19 | Basaveshwaranagar | West | Rajajinagar | 23228 | 1207 | 206 | Umavathi Padmaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 20 | Shivanagara | West | Rajajinagar | 28121 | 680 | 229 | H Ramakrishnaiah | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 21 | Rajajinagar Industrial Town | West | Srirama Mandir | 47682 | 5061 | 730 | M Shrinivas | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 22 | Srirama Mandir | West | Srirama Mandir | 41471 | 1087 | 327 | G Shrinivas | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 23 | Prakashnagar | West | Gayathrinagar | 35465 | 1994 | 140 | G. Padmavathi | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 24 | Bhashyamnagar | West | Gandhinagar | 34595 | 10651 | 170 | M Muniraju | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste |
| 25 | Ramachandrapura | West | Gandhinagar | 35411 | 4343 | 272 | Lakshmi N | Independent | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 26 | Sevashrama | West | Gandhinagar | 37507 | 12398 | 516 | Nagaraj V | Independent | General |
| 27 | Gandhinagar | West | Gandhinagar | 32809 | 6296 | 158 | Vasanthakumari M S | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste (Women) |
| 28 | Chikkapete | West | Chikkapete | 31851 | 219 | 89 | R Gayathri Ramachandra | Bharatiya Janata Party | General (Women) |
| 29 | Cottonpet | West | Chikkapete | 40704 | 2765 | 305 | N Gowramma | Janata Dal (Secular) | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 30 | Sir Krishnarajendra Market | West | Chikkapete | 39521 | 17616 | 344 | Syed Jaleel | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 31 | Binnipet | South | Binnipet | 28069 | 2466 | 622 | Mahadevamma | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 32 | Kempapura Agrahara | South | Binnipet | 40047 | 1354 | 1078 | Dundegowda C | Janata Dal (Secular) | General |
| 33 | Vijayanagar | South | Binnipet | 40867 | 1534 | 282 | Raveendra | Indian National Congress | General |
| 34 | R P C Layout | South | Binnipet | 44368 | 4668 | 460 | H Jayaram | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 35 | Marenahalli | South | Govindarajanagar | 40131 | 1759 | 669 | Nagarathna | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 36 | Govindarajanagar | South | Govindarajanagar | 56340 | 3216 | 689 | G Krishnappa | Indian National Congress | General |
| 37 | Amarajyothinagar | South | Govindarajanagar | 21896 | 647 | 464 | B. S. Puttaraju | Indian National Congress | General |
| 38 | Moodalapalya | South | Govindarajanagar | 15597 | 890 | 237 | N. Shanthakumari | Indian National Congress | General |
| 39 | Chandra Layout | South | Nagarabhavi | 40478 | 4397 | 484 | Vijaya | Janata Dal (Secular) | General (Women) |
| 40 | Attiguppe | South | Nagarabhavi | 25619 | 1288 | 231 | Gayathri H P | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 41 | Gali Anjaneyaswamy Temple | South | Nagarabhavi | 51746 | 2790 | 512 | Lakshminarayana | Indian National Congress | General |
| 42 | Bapujinagar | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | 43223 | 3314 | 481 | N Venkataswamy | Indian National Congress | General |
| 43 | Padarayanapura | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | 59933 | 4108 | 447 | Zareena Begum | Janata Dal (Secular) | General (Women) |
| 44 | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | 43892 | 12594 | 281 | R. Keshvamurthy | Independent | Backward Category A |
| 45 | Azadnagar | South | Jagajeeevanaram Nagar | 40821 | 2630 | 825 | Shrinivasamurthy B T | Indian National Congress | General |
| 46 | Chamarajapet | West | Chamarajapet | 40725 | 4151 | 483 | Kokila Chandrashekhar | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 47 | Dharamarayaswamy Temple | West | Chamarajapet | 32938 | 2036 | 108 | Yasin Taj | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 48 | Sudhamanagar | West | Chamarajapet | 42919 | 10099 | 346 | T V Prabhu | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 49 | Kempegowdanagar | South | Basavanagudi | 41075 | 2162 | 352 | Geetha Sadashiva | Bharatiya Janata Party | General (Women) |
| 50 | Vishveshwarapuram | South | Basavanagudi | 31893 | 1676 | 78 | P R Ramesh | Indian National Congress | General |
| 51 | Basavanagudi | South | Basavanagudi | 39484 | 1002 | 216 | B. S. Sathyanarayana | Bharatiya Janata Party | General |
| 52 | Hanumanthanagar | South | Hanumanthanagar | 35660 | 903 | 296 | K Chandrashekhar | Indian National Congress | General |
| 53 | Srinagar | South | Hanumanthanagar | 62163 | 654 | 272 | Lalitha Shrinivasagowda | Indian National Congress | Backward Category B (Women) |
| 54 | Srinivasnagar | South | Hanumanthanagar | 82630 | 2725 | 640 | Venkateshmurthy | Bharatiya Janata Party | Backward Category A |
| 55 | Padmanabhanagar | South | Padmanabhanagar | 112407 | 5371 | 1041 | L Shrinivas | Bharatiya Janata Party | General |
| 56 | Ganeshamandira | South | Padmanabhanagar | 87307 | 5438 | 1084 | A H Basavaraju | Bharatiya Janata Party | General |
| 57 | J P Nagar | South | Jayanagar | 63906 | 4153 | 750 | S. K. Nataraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | General |
| 58 | Jayanagar | South | Jayanagar | 40430 | 2103 | 198 | Somashekhara B | Bharatiya Janata Party | Backward Category A |
| 59 | Yadiyuru | South | Jayanagar | 34613 | 1448 | 134 | Venkatesha Reddy H | Indian National Congress | Backward Category B |
| 60 | Pattabhiramanagar | South | Jayanagar | 39308 | 4194 | 119 | N Nagaraj | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 61 | Mavalli | South | Hombegowdanagar | 39505 | 4037 | 191 | Udayanashankar | Indian National Congress | General |
| 62 | Homegowdanagar | South | Hombegowdanagar | 53934 | 6312 | 394 | D Shyla | Independent | Backward Category B (Women) |
| 63 | Lakkasandra | South | Hombegowdanagar | 48979 | 6610 | 669 | S K Venkatesh | Indian National Congress | Backward Category B |
| 64 | Gurappanapalya | South | Madiwala | 63111 | 5497 | 252 | Samiulla K S | Indian National Congress | General |
| 65 | B T M Layout | South | Madiwala | 51545 | 3195 | 383 | K Devadas | Janata Dal (Secular) | General |
| 66 | Madiwala | South | Madiwala | 65820 | 6499 | 1107 | Muniraju M | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste |
| 67 | Koramangala | East | Koramangala | 45929 | 6816 | 542 | Mohan B | Indian National Congress | General |
| 68 | Ejipura | East | Koramangala | 40986 | 5487 | 520 | Ramachandra | Janata Dal (United) | Scheduled Caste |
| 69 | Neelasandra | East | Koramangala | 52079 | 6678 | 2161 | B Selvam | Independent | Scheduled Caste |
| 70 | Shanthinagar | East | Shanthinagar | 34682 | 4126 | 668 | K Vasudeva Murthy | Janata Dal (United) | General |
| 71 | Austin Town | East | Shanthinagar | 39790 | 15542 | 390 | M K Kupparaj | Janata Dal (United) | General |
| 72 | Domlur | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | 44357 | 6333 | 385 | Y L Rajalakshmi | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 73 | HAL Airport | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | 42288 | 8351 | 239 | Reena Janardhana | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 74 | Jeevanabima Nagar | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | 39820 | 5431 | 289 | S Munireddy | Janata Dal (United) | Backward Category B |
| 75 | Jogupalya | East | Jeevanabima Nagar | 36035 | 6194 | 611 | G M Mangala | Bharatiya Janata Party | Scheduled Tribe (Women) |
| 76 | Richmond Town | East | Shanthinagar | 36465 | 4975 | 126 | Jabeen Taj | Independent | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 77 | Sampangiramanagar | East | Shivajinagar | 32451 | 1372 | 296 | Nagarathna | Bharatiya Janata Party | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 78 | Vasanthanagar | East | Shivajinagar | 37028 | 4639 | 750 | Gunashekhar M K | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 79 | Shivajinagar | East | Shivajinagar | 34988 | 1420 | 513 | Mumtaz Begum | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 80 | Bharathinagar | East | Bharathinagar | 35681 | 2189 | 186 | Nazareena Naza Mujeeba | Indian National Congress | General (Women) |
| 81 | Halasuru | East | Bharathinagar | 39669 | 6638 | 871 | M Saravana | Indian National Congress | General |
| 82 | Hoysalanagar | East | Bharathinagar | 33359 | 10497 | 210 | G Amuda | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste (Women) |
| 83 | C. V. Raman Nagar | East | Banaswadi | 50256 | 3960 | 881 | Prathima Raghu | Bharatiya Janata Party | General (Women) |
| 84 | Benniganahalli | East | Banaswadi | 31985 | 7346 | 947 | Munivenkatappa | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste |
| 85 | Sarvagnanagar | East | Sarvagnanagar | 34943 | 12221 | 261 | N Indira | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste (Women) |
| 86 | Maruthisevanagar | East | Sarvagnanagar | 39586 | 8633 | 109 | K B Mohan | Indian National Congress | Scheduled Caste |
| 87 | Lingarajapura | East | Sarvagnanagar | 56530 | 7796 | 413 | R Shankar | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 88 | Banaswadi | East | Banaswadi | 26103 | 2678 | 263 | Lokesh Reddy | Independent | General |
| 89 | Kacharakanahalli | East | Sarvagnanagar | 32889 | 3009 | 306 | Padmanabha Reddy | Janata Dal (United) | General |
| 90 | Sagaypuram | East | Kadugondanahalli | 43432 | 13347 | 173 | Marimuttu | Janata Dal (Secular) | General (Women) |
| 91 | Pulikeshinagar | East | Jayamahal | 42078 | 7188 | 138 | Abdul Rakhee Jhakheer | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A |
| 92 | Jayamahal | East | Jayamahal | 39663 | 7305 | 131 | Suryakantha Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | Backward Category A |
| 93 | Devarajeevanahalli | East | Jayamahal | 51578 | 8963 | 102 | Rajani | Janata Dal (Secular) | Scheduled Caste (Women) |
| 94 | Kadugondanahalli | East | Kadugondanahalli | 60896 | 7928 | 159 | A S M beeda Anwar | Independent | Backward Category A |
| 95 | Kaval Byrasandra | East | Kadugondanahalli | 84461 | 13111 | 391 | Ashwathamma | Janata Dal (Secular) | Scheduled Caste (Women) |
| 96 | Hebbal | East | Hebbal | 74126 | 7216 | 1205 | C Munikrishna | Bharatiya Janata Party | Scheduled Caste |
| 97 | Jayachamrajendra Nagar | East | Jayamahal | 38042 | 2513 | 236 | Syed Jameel Ahamed | Janata Dal (Secular) | General |
| 98 | Ganganagar | East | Hebbal | 52546 | 4080 | 386 | Jayalakshmi L A | Indian National Congress | Backward Category A (Women) |
| 99 | Aramane nagar | East | Hebbal | 32560 | 3930 | 265 | Rajendra Rao A | Janata Dal (United) | General |
| 100 | Sanjayanagar | West | Sanjayanagar | 52263 | 4431 | 672 | M Venkatesh | Janata Dal (Secular) | General |

### Results summary

| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− |
| | Indian National Congress (INC) | | | | 57 | |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)) | | | | 15 | |
| | Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) | | | | 13 | |
| | Independents (IND) | | | | 9 | |
| | Janata Dal (United) (JDU) | | | | 9 | |
| Total | Total | | | | 100 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | | | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | | | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | | | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | | | | | |