Snapshot of Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency:- Total electorate: About 2.2 million spread over eight assembly segments
– Present assembly position: Congress and BJP have four representatives each
– Candidates in Lok Sabha poll fray: 23, including 12 independents
Main contestants:
– Incumbent Ananth Kumar of BJP (five-time winner since 1996)
– Nandan Nilekani of Congress (maiden attempt)
– Ruth Manorama of Janata Dal-Secular (maiden attempt)
– Nina P. Nayak of Aam Aadmi Party (maiden attempt)
Past Performances in Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat:
– For Congress party, former state chief minister R. Gundu Rao last won in 1989
– K. Ven Gowda of BJP won in 1991
– Since then, from 1996, Ananth Kumar has won five consecutive times
– In 2009, Ananth Kumar won by 37,612 votes, polling 437,953 votes with a 48 percent share
– His close rival was Krishna Byre Gowda of Congress, who polled 400,241 votes with 44 percent share
– In 2009, polling percentage was 44.74 percent
– For 2014, number of polling stations across the constituency is 18,627
– Voting Day: Thursday, April 17
– Counting: Friday, May 16.IANS