Devasandra ward

Devasandra Ward
ದೇವಸಂದ್ರ
Ward number 55
Wards


Outer Ring Road & ITPL Main Road

Devasandra Ward shown in red inside KR Puram assembly
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°34′E / 12.967°N 77.567°E / 12.967; 77.567
Lok Sabha Bangalore North
Vidhan Sabha K R Puram
BBMP Zone Mahadevapura
Area
  Total 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total 33,946 (2,011 census)
  Density 9,754/km2 (25,260/sq mi)
Households 8,638
Road length 45 km
Lakes 4
Police Stations 1, Mahadevapura

Devasandra ward (Kannada: ದೇವಸಂದ್ರ) is spread over 3.5 sq km in KR Puram assembly constituency on the outskirts of East Bengaluru. With a population of 33,946.[1] It comes in Mahadevpura zone under the BBMP.

The localities of Devasandra ward include Duravani Nagar, ITI Colony (Partial), Devasandra, J C Layout, Roshan Nagar, Railway Colony, Devasandra Industrial Area, Singayyana Palya, Badavala Colony, B Narayanapura & Ramakrishna Reddy Layout.

Amenities

Devasandra ward has 1 Parks (Total of 46,959.59 sqm), 6 Government Schools . BMTC has over 15 Bus stops with 250 bus routes here. Devasandra ward does not have a Fire Station or a playground.

Lakes in Horamavu

BBMP has listed a total of 3 lakes in the K R Puram ward region.

  1. Mahadevapura Lake
  2. Gangashetty Lake
  3. Vijanapura Lake
  4. Vijinapura - 42

Civic Administration

Devasandra ward is placed in K R Puram Assembly constituency (Vidhana Sabha) led by MLA B.A. Basavaraj. K R Puram in turn comes under Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency) led by MP D. V. Sadananda Gowda who was also the ex Chief Minister of Karnataka. During the general elections 2014 D. V. Sadananda Gowda contesting through BJP won with 52.91% majority defeating C. Narayanaswamy of INC. MLA B.A. Basavaraj contesting through INC won the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2013 from K R Puram by a margin of 24001 votes defeating N S Nandiesha Reddy of BJP.

The elected Corporator, M N Srikanth of INC won the BBMP 2015 elections with 6,983 votes with a victory margin of 884 votes defeating Manjuladevi R of BJP

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