MLAs re-elected multiple times, but old problems persist in Rajajinagar and Mahalakshmi Layout
The HinduGiven that the present Rajajinagar and Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituencies were together as one constituency till 2008, the problems faced by the residents across the two segments are also similar: a shortage of drinking water, flooding of low-lying areas and clogged drainage pipes. In Mahalakshmi Layout, even when the two-time JDS MLA Mr. Gopalaiah defected to the BJP under “Operation Kamala”, he was re-elected in a bypoll in 2019 with the largest margin he has won by. Population density Both constituencies have densely populated lower income demography dominated pockets; for instance, Marappanapalya, Bhuvaneshwariagar in Mahalakshmi Layout and Jedarahalli, Prakash Nagar in Rajajinagar have crumbling civic infrastructure. In Rajajinagar, while West of Chord Road has been made a signal-free corridor recently, incumbent MLA Mr. Suresh Kumar said he plans to build multiple grade separators to ease bottlenecks on Dr. Rajkumar Road.
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