Yelahanka Ward (Ward No. 1), officially known as Kempegowda Ward is one of the 198 Wards (an administrative region) of
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
, an administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the
Greater Bangalore
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metropolitan area in the
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of
Karnataka
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.
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
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area.
[Ashwini Roy, AS (2015) ''Urban governance in Karnataka'' (Thesis]
Chapter 2: Evolution of the Bangalore Municipal Corporation
University of Mysore. 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
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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 sq. km. The council also included 40 additional members drawn from the parliament and the state legislature.
Yelahanka
Yelahanka is now a suburb of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka and one of the zones of BBMP. It is the oldest part of present Municipal Bengaluru (Bangalore) city and is in the north of the city. It is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda I, of the Yelaha ...
was the capital of
Kempegowda
Kempe Gowda I, locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for founding the present-day southern Indian city of Bangalore.
...
, founder of Bangalore. In the 1980s this locality was developed as a Municipal council with 32 Wards and was also the Taluk headquarters prior to the formation of
BBMP
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
.
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
(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
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
with seven City municipal council (CMC)'s (
Rajarajeshwari City Municipal Council,
Dasarahalli City Municipal Council
Dasarahalli is a town and a city municipal council in Bangalore Urban district in the state of Karnataka, India
Demographics
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,
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
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
(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
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
(Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation).
Yelahanka Ward has been renamed after
Kempegowda
Kempe Gowda I, locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for founding the present-day southern Indian city of Bangalore.
...
, founder of Bangalore city. Yelahanka was a part of the erstwhile
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana an ...
and also the birthplace of King
Kempegowda I
Kempe Gowda I, locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, or commonly known as Kempe Gowda, was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire in early-modern India. He is famous for founding the present-day southern Indian city of Bangalore.
E ...
.
Salient features (2009 delimitation)
Salient features (2020 delimitation)
Demographics[http://bbmpwards2019.com/ ]
Elected representatives
See also
*
List of wards in Bangalore (2010-2020)
*
List of wards in Bangalore
For administrative purposes, the city of Bangalore is divided into nine zones, which are further subdivided into a total of 198 wards administered by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) i ...
*
2010 Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation election
*
2015 Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation election
The 2015 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bengaluru City Corporation) election was held on 22 April 2015 in all List of wards in Bangalore (2010-2020), 198 Wards of Bangalore (Bengaluru).
Background
The tenure of the BBMP was sch ...
References
External links
{{Bangalore
Municipal wards of Bangalore