Bengaluru Urban District

Karnataka

Bengaluru Urban district is one of the districts of Karnataka. Its administrative headquarters is at Bengaluru. It covers 2,196 sq km and had a population of 96,21,551 at the 2011 census, a density of 4,381 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 10 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bengaluru
Area
2,196 sq km
Population
96.22 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
4,381 /km²
Literacy Rate
87.67%
Sex Ratio
916
per 1,000 males
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Bengaluru Urban District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Bengaluru Urban district.

Total Population
96.22 Lakh
Male Population
50.23 Lakh
Female Population
45.99 Lakh
Rural Population
9.12 Lakh
Urban Population
87.09 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
11.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
87.67%
Population Density
4,381 /km²
Sex Ratio
916
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 92.51%Female literacy 82.35%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Bengaluru Urban district.

5
Tehsils
5
Blocks
50
Nyay Panchayats
96
Gram Panchayats
588
Villages
Headquarters
Bengaluru
Languages
Kannada, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
12.97° N, 77.59° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bengaluru Urban

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Bangalore South

Constituency No. 26 · General
Primary
Tejasvi Surya
Tejasvi Surya
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Govindraj Nagar
  • Vijayanagar
  • Chickpet
  • Basavanagudi
  • Padmanaba Nagar
  • B.T.M. Layout
  • Jayanagar
  • Bommanahalli
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Bengaluru Urban

(10)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Yelahanka
No. 150
SV
S.R. Vishwanath
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
K.R. Pura
No. 151
BB
B.A. Basavaraja
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Dasarahalli
No. 155
SM
S. Muniraju
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Malleshwaram
No. 157
DN
Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Hebbal
No. 158
S(
Suresh B.A. (Byrathi)
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Bengaluru Urban

(11)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bengaluru Urban district.

  • Tejasvi Surya
    Tejasvi Surya
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Bangalore South · No. 26
  • SV
    S.R. Vishwanath
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Yelahanka · No. 150
  • BB
    B.A. Basavaraja
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    K.R. Pura · No. 151
  • KG
    Krishna Byre Gowda
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Byatarayanapura · No. 152
  • SS
    S.T. Somashekar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Yashwanthpura · No. 153
  • M
    Munirathna
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Rajarajeshwari Nagar · No. 154
  • SM
    S. Muniraju
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Dasarahalli · No. 155
  • KG
    K. Gopalaiah
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Mahalakshmi Layout · No. 156
  • DN
    Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Malleshwaram · No. 157
  • S(
    Suresh B.A. (Byrathi)
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Hebbal · No. 158
  • AS
    A.C. Srinivasa
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Pulakeshinagar · No. 159

Election History

Lok Sabha

Bangalore South · No. 26

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPTejasvi Surya
    Votes 7,31,204Vote share 59.81%Margin 2,77,083
    1. 1. Tejasvi Surya · BJP7,31,204 (59.81%)
    2. 2. Sowmya Reddy · INC4,54,121 (37.15%)
    3. 3. K. S. Shivaramu · BSP8,100 (0.66%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPTejasvi Surya
    Votes 7,39,229Vote share 62.2%Margin 3,31,192
    1. 1. Tejasvi Surya · BJP7,39,229 (62.2%)
    2. 2. B. K. Hariprasad · INC4,08,037 (34.33%)
    3. 3. Vatal Nagaraj · Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha12,100 (1.02%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPAnanth Kumar
    Votes 6,33,816Vote share 56.88%Margin 2,28,575
    1. 1. Ananth Kumar · BJP6,33,816 (56.88%)
    2. 2. Nandan Nilekani · INC4,05,241 (36.37%)
    3. 3. Nina P. Nayak · AAP21,400 (1.92%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Karnataka
State
Bengaluru Urban
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 26
10 Assembly
No. 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159

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Bengaluru Urban District at a Glance

State
Karnataka
Headquarters
Bengaluru
Area
2,196 sq km
Population
96.22 Lakh
Population density
4,381 per km²
Sex ratio
916 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
87.67%
Languages
Kannada, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Tehsils
5
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
96
Villages
588
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
10
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Karnataka
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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