Rajajinagara (formerly Rajajinagar), is a residential neighborhood and business hub in the west of Bangalore.
[1] It is bordered by Basaveshwaranagara, Malleshwara, Mahalakshmipura alias West of Chord road second stage, Mahalakshmi Layout, Vijayanagara and Rajajinagara Industrial Suburb.
[2] Inaugurated by Maharaja's of Mysuru Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Rajajinagara Pillar on 3 July 1949.
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.
S. Suresh Kumar is the incumbent and 6 time MLA from Rajaji Nagar Assembly constituency