Krishnarajapuram

Krishnarajapura (also spelled as Krishnarajapuram and often abbreviated as K.R. Pura or K.R. Puram) is an eastern suburb of Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the zones of GBA. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Bengaluru City Railway Station. The Old Madras Road passes through this locality. A lake called 'Vengayyana Lake' is in the heart of this area. The Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake near Medahalli, situated just outside the eastern limits of K.R. Pura, is one of the largest lakes in Bengaluru. Krishnarajapura (K.R. Pura) is also the headquarters of the Bengaluru East taluk and houses certain central and state government offices. It is also a Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituency. B A Basvaraja of the Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Legislative assembly from this constituency in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly election, and re-elected in 2018. The area is also a part of the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency. The area was named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar III, who ruled the provincial state of Mysuru from 1799 to 1869. KR Pura is home to the historical Kote Temple complex, which houses the Kote Venkateshwara Swamy Temple.