One vote, unequal weight: Kothnur has just 10.9k elections, RR Nagar nearly 50k | India News – The Times of India

One vote, unequal weight: Kothnur has just 10.9k elections, RR Nagar nearly 50k | India News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: The city’s new municipal structure under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) exposes a fundamental challenge to democratic representation: massive disparities in voter counts across wards. With more than 88.9 lakh electors distributed across 369 wards in five corporations as per the draft rolls, Bengaluru’s electoral map reveals not just administrative divisions, but deep inequities…

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Biocon chief highlights Bengaluru ‘creaking’ infra | Bengaluru News – The Times of India

Biocon chief highlights Bengaluru ‘creaking’ infra | Bengaluru News – The Times of India

BENGALURU: A day after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted Bengaluru’s “creaking” infrastructure, Karnataka’s deputy CM D K Shivakumar Wednesday accused her of “betrayal” and of tarnishing the very state and country that helped her succeed as an entrepreneur.However, people sprang to her defence, accusing the government of displaying hostility towards those who speak up, and…

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‘Best talent, worst infrastructure’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw flags Bengaluru woes; DK Shivakumar vows to fix it | Bengaluru News – The Times of India

‘Best talent, worst infrastructure’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw flags Bengaluru woes; DK Shivakumar vows to fix it | Bengaluru News – The Times of India

Karnataka’s Deputy CM, DK Shivakumar, acknowledged Bengaluru’s infrastructure woes in response to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s social media appeal. He admitted the city lacked political will previously, which his government is now fixing. BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has acknowledged Bengaluru’s chronic infrastructure problems while responding to a public appeal from Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw…

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