The city of Bengaluru is administered under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), an apex urban governance body established under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (GBG Act). The GBA supersedes the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which had governed Bengaluru as a single municipal corporation since 2007. Under the new framework, the city is divided into five City Corporations, which are in turn subdivided into 369 wards spread across . The total electorate across the five corporations stands at 88,92,528 registered voters.

Background

BBMP era (2007–2025) The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike was constituted in 2007 by merging the erstwhile Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike with several surrounding municipal and town panchayat bodies. The BBMP governed Bengaluru through a single municipal council comprising 198 wards grouped into nine administrative zones. Following delimitation proposals under the Bommai Administration, the BBMP Act, 2020 provided for an expansion to 225 wards, though this restructuring was not implemented before BBMP's eventual abolition.

Transition to Greater Bengaluru Authority (2024–2025) The Siddaramaiah Administration introduced and passed the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, which came into force in 2025. The Act abolished the BBMP structure and replaced it with the Greater Bengaluru Authority, an apex statutory body presiding over five newly constituted City Corporations covering different geographic zones of Bengaluru. This represented the most significant restructuring of Bengaluru's municipal administration since BBMP's creation.

Following the dissolution of BBMP, the Karnataka government undertook a fresh delimitation exercise in 2025. The earlier 198 BBMP wards were expanded and reorganised into 368 wards distributed across the five corporations; subsequently one additional ward was added to the Bengaluru West City Corporation, bringing the total to 369 wards.

Five City Corporations

+ Statistics of the five Bengaluru City Corporations City Corporation Headquarters Abbreviation Area Wards Polling Stations Male Voters Female Voters Third Gender Total Voters Bengaluru Central City Corporation Hudson Circle BCCC 63 1,303 7,26,445 6,98,928 303 14,25,676 Bengaluru North City Corporation Yelahanka BNCC 72 1,706 9,94,319 9,59,572 381 19,54,272 Bengaluru South City Corporation Jayanagar BSCC 72 1,614 9,03,348 8,41,040 223 17,44,611 Bengaluru East City Corporation Mahadevapura BECC 50 919 5,49,170 4,91,968 258 10,41,396 Bengaluru West City Corporation Rajarajeshwari Nagar BWCC 112 2,482 13,96,470 13,29,635 468 27,26,573 Greater Bengaluru Authority (Total) Hudson Circle GBA 369 8,024 45,69,752 43,21,143 1,633 88,92,528

Bengaluru Central City Corporation (BCCC)

The Bengaluru Central City Corporation (BCCC) covers the historic core of Bengaluru with its headquarters at Hudson Circle. It comprises 63 wards spread over with 14,25,676 registered voters.

+ Wards of Bengaluru Central City Corporation Ward No. Ward Name 1 Ramaswamy Palya 2 Jayamahal 3 Vasanth Nagar 4 Sampangirama Nagar 5 Shivajinagar 6 Bharathi Nagar 7 K Kamaraj Ward 8 Halasuru 9 Hoysala Nagara Central 10 Cox Town 11 Old Baiyappanahalli 12 Kasturi Nagar 13 Krishnaiahnapalya 14 Nagavarapalya 15 Indiranagar 16 New Thippasandra 17 Kaggadasapura 18 G.M Palya 19 Jeevan Bhimanagar 20 Kodihalli 21 Konena Agrahara 22 Domluru 23 Jogpalya 24 Agaram 25 Ashokanagar 26 Vannarpet 27 Ambedkarnagar 28 Neelasandra 29 Austin Town 30 Vinayakanagar 31 Shanthinagar 32 Silver Jubilee Park Ward 33 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple Ward 34 D.V Gundappa Ward 35 Hombegowda Nagara 36 Someshwara Nagara 37 BHEL Ward 38 Kanakanapalya 39 Venkat Reddy Nagara 40 Ashoka Pillar 41 V.V Puram 42 Sunkenahalli 43 Devaraj Urs Ward 44 Chamarajpet 45 K.R Market 46 Cheluvadi Palya 47 IPD Salappa Ward 48 Azad Nagar 49 Kasturbha Nagar 50 JJR Nagara 51 Old Guddadahalli 52 Padarayanapura 53 Rayapuram 54 Binnypete 55 Bhuvaneshwari Nagar 56 Gopalpura 57 Cottonpete 58 Chickpete 59 Nehru Nagar 60 Seshadripuram 61 Dattatreya Ward 62 Swatantra Palya Ward 63 Okalipuram

Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC)

The Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) covers the northern extent of Bengaluru with its headquarters at Yelahanka. It comprises 72 wards spread over with 19,54,272 registered voters.

+ Wards of Bengaluru North City Corporation Ward No. Ward Name 1 Raja Kempegowda Ward 2 Aerocity 3 Chowdeshwari Ward 4 Nyayanga Badavane 5 Yelahanka Satellite Town 6 Doddabettahalli 7 Attur 8 Singapura 9 Kuvempunagara 10 Vidyaranyapura 11 Doddabommasandra 12 Thindlu 13 Kodigehalli 14 Rajiv Gandhi Nagar 15 Byatarayanapura 16 Amruthahalli 17 Jakkur 18 Kempapura 19 Thanisandra 20 Sampigehalli 21 Kogilu 22 Nagavara 23 Hennur 24 HBR Layout 25 Govindapura 26 Samadhana Nagar 27 K.G.Halli 28 Venkateshpuram 29 Lingarajpura 30 Kacharakanahalli 31 Kalyan Nagar 32 Banaswadi 33 HRBR Layout 34 Subbayanapalya 35 Kammanahalli 36 Maruthi Seva Nagara 37 Jeevanahalli 38 Shampura 39 Kaval Byrasandra 40 Shakthi Nagar 41 Periyar Nagar 42 Aruna Asif Ali Ward 43 Varalakshmi Nagar 44 Doddanna Nagar 45 Kushal Nagar 46 Sagayapuram 47 Pulakeshi Nagar 48 S.K Garden 49 Jaya Chamarajendra Nagara 50 Dinnur 51 Manorayanapalya 52 Vishwanatha Nagenahalli 53 R.T Nagar 54 Gangenahalli 55 Ganganagar 56 Hebbal 57 Bhoopasandra 58 Nagashettyhalli 59 Geddalahalli 60 Jalahalli 61 HMT Ward 62 Brundavana Nagara 63 J.P Park 64 Yeshwanthpura 65 Abbigere 66 Kammagondanahalli 67 Shettihalli 68 Mallasandra 69 Bagalagunte 70 Manjunatha Nagar 71 Nele Maheshwaramma Temple Ward 72 Dasarahalli

Bengaluru South City Corporation (BSCC)

The Bengaluru South City Corporation (BSCC) covers the southern residential and industrial belt of Bengaluru with its headquarters at Jayanagar. It comprises 72 wards spread over with 17,44,611 registered voters.

+ Wards of Bengaluru South City Corporation Ward No. Ward Name 1 Padmanabhanagara 2 Kadirenahalli 3 Yarab Nagar 4 Banashankari Temple Ward 5 Kane Muneshwara Ward 6 Gowdanapalya 7 Byrasandra 8 Tilak Nagara 9 N.A.L Layout 10 Abdul Kalam Nagar 11 Jayanagar East 12 Pattabhirama Nagara 13 Marenahalli South 14 J.P Nagar 15 Shakambarinagara 16 Sarakki 17 N.S Palya 18 Viswamanava Kuvempu Ward 19 New Tavarekere 20 Madiwala 21 Chikka Adugodi 22 S.G Palya 23 Lakkasandra 24 Adugodi 25 National Games Village 26 Ejipura 27 Sri Lakshmi Devi Ward 28 Kormangala East 29 Kormangala West 30 Jakkasandra 31 Kasavanahalli 32 Kudlu 33 Naganathapura 34 Chikkathoguru 35 Vishwapriya Nagara 36 Beguru 37 Yelenahalli 38 Doddakammanahalli 39 Gottigere 40 Anjanapura 41 Kothanur 42 RBI Layout 43 Bheereshwara Nagar 44 Harinagar 45 Konanakunte 46 Yelachenahalli 47 Chandranagara 48 Vasanthapura 49 Uttarahalli 50 Sarvabhouma Nagar 51 Subramanyapura 52 Talagattapura 53 Jaraganahalli 54 Kengal Hanumanthaiah South 55 Puttenahalli 56 Doresanipalya 57 Hulimavu 58 Arakere 59 Vijaya Bank Layout 60 Bilekahalli 61 Kodi Chikkanahalli 62 Devarachikkanahalli 63 Bommanahalli 64 Hongasandra 65 Garvebavi Palya 66 Singasandra 67 Bandepalya 68 Mangammana Palya 69 Hosapalya 70 Iblur 71 Agara 72 HSR Layout

Bengaluru East City Corporation (BECC)

The Bengaluru East City Corporation (BECC) covers the tech-corridor eastern zone of Bengaluru with its headquarters at Mahadevapura. It comprises 50 wards spread over with 10,41,396 registered voters.

+ Wards of Bengaluru East City Corporation Ward No. Ward Name 1 K Narayanapura 2 Horamavu 3 Chellakere 4 Babusab Palya 5 Hoysala Nagara East 6 Kalkere 7 K Chennasandra 8 Anandapura 9 Bhattarahalli 10 Basavanapura 11 Krishnanagar 12 Devasandra 13 Rajarajeshwari Temple Ward 14 K.R Pura 15 Ramamurthy Nagara 16 Kotthur 17 Vijinapura 18 Dooravaninagar 19 K.S. Nissar Ahmed Ward 20 A Narayanapura 21 Uday Nagar 22 Mahadevapura 23 Sangama Ward 24 Vignananagara 25 L.B Shastri Nagar 26 Jagadish Nagar 27 Vibhootipura 28 Byrathi 29 Hoodi 30 Belathur 31 Kadugodi 32 Channasandra 33 S.M Krishna Ward 34 Kaveri Nagara 35 Garudachar Palya 36 Bharath Aikya Ward 37 Kundalahalli 38 Whitefield 39 Hagaduru 40 Varthur 41 Munnenkolalu 42 Priyadarshini Ward 43 Dodda Nekkundi 44 Ashwath Nagar 45 Marathahalli 46 Yamalur 47 Bellanduru 48 Panathur 49 Shivanasamudra Ward 50 Gunjur

Bengaluru West City Corporation (BWCC)

The Bengaluru West City Corporation (BWCC) is the largest of the five corporations by ward count, covering western and south-western Bengaluru with its headquarters at Rajarajeshwari Nagar. It comprises 112 wards spread over with 27,26,573 registered voters — the highest voter base among the five corporations.

+ Wards of Bengaluru West City Corporation Ward No. Ward Name 1 Nagasandra 2 Chokkasandra 3 Nelagadaranahalli 4 Parvathi Nagar 5 Rajeshwarinagar 6 Shivapura 7 Rajagopala Nagara 8 Hegganahalli 9 Srigandhanagar 10 Sunkadakatte 11 Dodda Bidarakallu 12 Andrahalli 13 Nada Prabhu Kempegowda Nagara 14 Herohalli 15 Byadarahalli 16 Ullal 17 Nagadevanahalli 18 Kengal Hanumanthaiah West 19 Shivanapalya 20 Kengeri Kote Ward 21 Kengeri 22 Bangarappa Nagara 23 Rajarajeshwari Nagara 24 Jnana Bharathi Ward 25 Vinayaka Layout 26 Mallathahalli 27 Srigandada Kaval 28 Kottegepalya 29 Chowdeshwari Nagar 30 Kempegowda Layout 31 Freedom Fighter Ward 32 Laggere 33 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 34 Peenya 35 Goraguntepalya 36 Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Ward 37 Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Ward 38 Nandini Layout 39 Jai Maruthi Nagar 40 Mahalakshmipuram 41 Nagapura 42 Raja Mayura Varma Ward 43 Kethamaranahalli 44 Shankar Mutt 45 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagara 46 Kamalanagara 47 Vrishabhavathi Nagar 48 Mathikere 49 Aramane Nagara 50 Sadashiva Nagara 51 Rajamahal 52 Kodandarampura 53 Malleshwaram 54 Subedarpalya 55 Subramanyanagara 56 Gayathri Nagara 57 Kuvempu Ward 58 Dayanand Nagara 59 Bandi Reddy Circle Ward 60 Prakash Nagara 61 Da.Ra. Bendre Ward 62 Rama Mandira 63 Rajajinagara 64 Shivanagara 65 Manjunath Nagara 66 Sane Guruvana Halli 67 Basaveshwara Nagara 68 Kamakshipalya 69 Agrahara Dasarahalli 70 Dr Rajkumar Ward 71 Thimmenahalli 72 Kaveripura 73 Dr. Vishnuvardhan Ward 74 Pattegar Palya 75 Marenahalli West 76 Moodalapalya 77 Maruthi Mandira Ward 78 Anubhava Nagara 79 Nagarbhavi 80 Chandra Layout 81 Nayanda Halli 82 Attigupe 83 Hampi Nagar 84 Hosahalli 85 Adi Chunchanagiri Ward 86 Vidyaranyanagara 87 K.P Agrahara 88 Sangolli Rayanna Ward 89 Bapuji Nagara90Krishnadevaraya ward 91 Gali Anjaneya Temple Ward 92 Muneshwara Block 93 Avalahalli 94 Deepanjali Nagara 95 Swamy Vivekananda Ward 96 Kathriguppe 97 Srinivasa Nagara 98 Ashoka Nagara 99 T.R Shamanna Nagar 100 Srinagar 101 Kempambudhi Ward 102 Hanumanthanagar 103 N.R Colony 104 Thyagarajnagar 105 Yediyuru 106 Devagiri Temple Ward 107 Dharmagiri Ward 108 Ganesh Mandira Ward 109 Kamakya Layout 110 Chikkalasandra 111 Ittamadu 112 Hosakerehalli

See also Greater Bengaluru Authority Bengaluru Central City Corporation Bengaluru North City Corporation Bengaluru South City Corporation Bengaluru East City Corporation Bengaluru West City Corporation 2026 Greater Bengaluru Authority elections Elections in Karnataka

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