Rajajinagar
title: "Rajajinagar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["memorials-to-c.-rajagopalachari", "neighbourhoods-in-west-bengaluru"] topic_path: "general/memorials-to-c-rajagopalachari" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajajinagar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rajajinagara |
| other_name | Rajajinagar |
| settlement_type | Neighborhood |
| image_skyline | {{Photomontage |
| photo1a | Brigade Gateway.gif |
| photo2a | LuLu Hypermarket in Bengaluru.jpg |
| photo1b | ISKCON Bangalore Rajajinagar.jpg |
| photo2b | Rajajinagar metro station.jpg |
| size | 280 |
| color | white |
| image_caption | (L–R, from top) World Trade Center within Brigade Gateway, ISKCON Temple, LuLu Hypermarket, Rajajinagar metro station |
| pushpin_map | India Bangalore |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Karnataka |
| subdivision_type2 | City |
| subdivision_name2 | Bangalore |
| leader_title1 | MLA |
| leader_name1 | S. Suresh Kumar, BJP |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Kannada |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 560010,560021,560044 |
| registration_plate | KA-02 |
| :: |
| name = Rajajinagara | other_name = Rajajinagar | settlement_type = Neighborhood | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |photo1a = Brigade Gateway.gif |photo2a = LuLu Hypermarket in Bengaluru.jpg |photo1b = ISKCON Bangalore Rajajinagar.jpg |photo2b = Rajajinagar metro station.jpg | size = 280 | color = white | image_caption = (L–R, from top) World Trade Center within Brigade Gateway, ISKCON Temple, LuLu Hypermarket, Rajajinagar metro station | pushpin_map = India Bangalore | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Karnataka | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Bangalore | leader_title1 = MLA | leader_name1 = S. Suresh Kumar, BJP | unit_pref = Metric | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Kannada | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 560010,560021,560044 | registration_plate = KA-02 | official_name = | native_name = Rajajinagara (formerly Rajajinagar) is a luxury neighborhood and business hub in the west of Bangalore. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is bordered by Basaveshwaranagara, Malleshwara, Mahalakshmipura alias West of Chord road second stage, Mahalakshmi Layout, Vijayanagara and Rajajinagara Industrial Suburb. It serves as a centre place to all in Bengaluru.
Inaugurated by Maharaja's of Mysuru Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Rajajinagara Pillar on 3 July 1949. 70th birthday to C Rajagopalachari.
Named after statesman C. Rajagopalachari, a plaque in the Rajajinagara pillar indicates that 1,000 acres of land given for the locality was divided into industrial and housing areas. The former consisted of 140 acres for textiles, 220 acres for machinery, 100 acres for chemical plants and 40 acres for the food sector. About 4,000 housing plots were created in the remaining 500 acres. Rajajinagara was built at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh.
Politics
BJP and INC are major players in Rajajinagar area. S. Suresh Kumar is the incumbent and 6 time MLA from Rajaji Nagar Assembly constituency
List of MLAs from Rajajinagar
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| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mallur Ananda Rao | |
| 1983 | M. S. Krishnan | |
| 1985 | ||
| 1989 | K. Lakkanna | |
| 1994 | S. Suresh Kumar | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2004 | N. L. Narendra Babu | |
| 2008 | S. Suresh Kumar | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2023 | ||
| :: |
Location
|title = Areas of Bangalore |Northwest = Nandini Layout |North = Mahalakshmi Layout |Northeast = Malleshwaram |West = Basaveshwaranagar |Centre = Rajajinagar |East = Seshadripuram |Southwest = Agrahara Dasarahalli |South = Vijayanagar |Southeast = Binnypete
References
References
- Shekhar, Divya. "Bengaluru's residential area Rajajinagar was initially planned as an industrial suburb". The Economic Times.
- Bangalore Mirror Bureau. (2017-03-13). "Rajajinagar: Resident warrior: Rajajinagar is all about the old and the beautiful".
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