Only the graduates residing in and around Bangalore and Ramanagara district are eligible to vote. Many dont know about this election and voter registration process. This presentation is made to educate the graduate voters.

1. Bengaluru Graduate
Constituency Elections 2012
An opportunity to build a bright India

2. Do you think OUR issues
are being
represented?
Think Again…

3. Are citizens encouraged to participate?
We need Smarter Roads not Widened Roads

4. Is anyone trying to make our life
easier?
‘City, a victim of traffic’

5. Can we look forward to a better life?
Picture of Sankey Road
widening and citizens
protesting to save trees

6. Do we feel safe?

7. Is anyone ever going to hear our voice?
Rajya Sabha adjourned
abruptly, Lokpal Bill NOT
passed

8. Do WE have an answer?

9. Introduction
 Karnataka is one of 6 Indian states with two
legislative chambers: Legislative Assembly and
Council.
 Legislative Council is State equivalent of Rajya Sabha
of the Indian Parliament
Vision by Shri Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Drafting Member
of the Constitution
" An opportunity to seasoned people who may not be in the
thickest of political fray, but who will be willing to
participate.. with an amount of learning and importance
which we do not ordinarily associate with the House of
People"

10. What does an MLC do?
The Member of the
Legislative Council (MLC) can:
 Introduce a new law/ influence law proposed by
others.
E.g: Lokpal Bill, Karnataka Lokayukta Amendment
 Question the Ministers on their performance
E.g: Why has public money not been used properly?
 Raise critical issues of concern
 Participate in debates, bring new perspectives
 Represent the diverse voices
The functional difference between an MLC and an MLA is
that an MLA also has the power to vote on the budget.

11. Graduate Constituency
Article 171 of the Indian Constitution prescribes composition
of the Legislative Council as:
"one-twelth shall be elected by electorates consisting of
persons residing in the State who have been for at least three
years graduates of any university.."
 Karnataka Legislative Council with 75 seats, has 7
graduate constituency seats.
 Bangalore Graduate Constituency is the largest, covering
Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramnagara District

12. 21,000 graduates
Constituency Statistics voted
Total Graduates=22 lakh
l The winning
candidate won with
only 12,000 votes!!
 Less than 1% of graduates voted for the winning
candidate
 A company like Infosys, WIPRO alone has 10 times more
graduates than this!
We can elect a GOOD MLC by increasing graduate voters by
only a few percent!

13. Why graduate constituency?
Bengaluru Graduate Constituency MLC
 Is the only directly elected representative of
entire Bengaluru constituency!
 Powers to initiate process of CHANGE for
Karnataka
 Represents views of GRADUATES of Bengaluru
Vision to elect a competent MLC is WITHIN our reach
 The target of increasing voter turnout is
definitely ACHIEVABLE
 Remember! Voters being graduates CANNOT
be easily bought by money and alcohol

14. Are YOU ready to be the
CHANGE

15. Do you want to get up again tomorrow
morning complaining about the city's
PROBLEMS?

16. OR
Do you want to sleep satisfied that
you are contributing to SOLVE them?

17. Last Year we raised our voice
against Corruption
This Year let us take a significant
step to Clean Politics

18. So are YOU ready to do your part ??

20. How can you be part?
Step 1: First enroll yourself
Step 2: Enroll your family, relative, friends and acquaintances
Step 3: Create awareness through discussions, posters,
presentations and social media
Step 4: Take up enrollment drives in your college, workplace,
locality and associations
Step 5: Volunteer with an organization that is working to
enlarge voter registration