Nanu e mannina maga. Born, educated and brought up in this city. Bengaluru and its environs are my first love. My goal is to restore Bengaluru as the Garden city from the Garbage city it has become.

My professional work took me outside Bangalore and India. While in professional work I was connected with community work for village people in terms of road development alongside the commercial necessity of iron ore transportation.

After doing my post graduation in Engineering, I have gained wide ranging administrative experience in dealing with problems which interface with Governmental agencies as also the common man. After retirement I have once again made Bengaluru my home, and its development my goal.

The main civic problems of our ward, and my solutions to these problems: Garbage everywhere Dry and wet waste will be separately collected from each home, then sorted and reused/recycled as much as possible. Street lights that don't work Long lasting, solar-powered energy-efficient lights will be installed on all streets. Traffic bottlenecks An area-specific traffic and parking plan will be established. Local bus service for short-distance travel will be introduced. Poorly maintained parks Community-managed maintenance of parks will be established. Clogged drains All shoulder drains will be kept free of litter.

Six things you can do to help

1. Ensure all voters in your household are on the voter rolls. If not, please do so right away - check this SMART VOTE link.
2. Vote on Election Day, 28 Mar 2010. (Sunday)
3. Tell 10 friends in your ward about me and Loksatta
4. Encourage 10 other voters to join you and vote on election day.
5. Join my campaign for a better Vasanth Nagar
6. Be my polling agent on election day, 28 Mar 2010.

Contact me
ramakanth4bbmp@gmail.com