Ramanjaneyanagar is a locality belonging to the assembly constituency o
Bangalore South(No 176) which is the biggest assembly constituency in
Bangalore
Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...
with 3,79,870 voters. This area is also referred to as Sriramanjaneyanagar.
The name 'Ramanjaneya' gains significance due to presence of nearby 'Hanumagiri Betta'.
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The name Raamaanjaneyanagar consists of two key words:
Rama
Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular '' avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Bein ...
and
Anjaneya
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine ''vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one ...
. Both these originate from the epic
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...
.
This locality comprising more than 400 houses is being maintained by
Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).
The delimitation exercise to expand Bangalore forming "Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike" (BBMP) has resulted in identifying 198 Wards and Raamaananeyanagar area comes under the Chikkalsandra Ward (No 183) as per delimitation. This ward has Uttarahalli (Delimited Ward No. 184) and Padmanabhanagar (Delimited Ward No. 182) as neighbors.
Sri
M. Krishnappa represents this assembly constituency as MLA. Mrs Shobha has been elected as the corporator in the BBMP election that took place in 2010.
Welfare association
Citizens of this locality have formed "Raamaanjaneyanagar Residents' Welfare Association" which is actively functioning since 2003 for the development of the neighborhood. The association meets monthly to discuss the issues and welfare of the people of the locality.
There is a website dedicated to this area
Sri Ramanjaneyanagar
Area map can be seen here
Sri Ramanjaneyanagar on Google Maps
Raamaanjaneyanagar locality has KSRTC Layout, AGS Layout, Saarvabhowmanagar and Padmanabhanagar as neighboring localities. This is a peaceful locality with many temples and parks in and around the area and with comparatively low vehicle traffic. Next time when you are zipping around this area, make it a point to visit this area.
References
External links
Ramanjaneyanagar alternate link- http://sites.google.com/site/sriramanjaneyanagar/
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