Chamarajapuram
Chamarajapura is one of the earliest settlements and localities in Mysore, Karnataka State, India, located in the centre of Mysore city. Initially an agraharam, parts of it were later allotted other local dwellers as well. History. The City Planning Commission of Mysore laid out an urban city planning in as early as 1733 by Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar VII, just close to the near-extinction of the Dutch East India Company, when the French Company was at its peak in South India, and the British Company had entered the South. However, the plan was realised around the 1780s by Diwan  Purnaiah when working for Tipu Sultan. A monarchy of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar IX was in place during the period, after whom Chamarajapuram is named. Constituency. Chamarajapuram falls under the Mysore Constituency in the Lok Sabha (national election) maps. In Vidhana Sabha (state election) maps, Chamarajapuram falls under Krishnaraja Constituency. Lanes and Boulevards. Several roads and areas have been commemorative of numerous Mysore and Karnataka era celebrities. In popular culture. The cover picture of R K Laxman's Malgudi Days is a painted railway station which was inspired by Chamarajapuram Railway Station.