Girinagar lies in the Bengaluru South Parliamentary Constituency represented by Member of Parliament Shri. Tejasvi Surya (BJP), a resident of Girinagar. Major part of Girinagar lies in the Basavanagudi constituency represented by MLA Shri. Ravi Subramanya. Some parts of Girinagar, to the north of 50 Feet Road known as Avalahalli 3rd Phase, Muneshwara Block and Ganapathi Nagar lie in the Vijayanagar assembly constituency represented by MLA Shri. M. Krishnappa (INC).
Girinagar is a ward in the Bengaluru South zone of the BBMP (ward no. 162). It spreads from Nagendra Block in the east to Hosakerehalli Road in the west, from 50 Feet Road in the north to ORR in the south and spans about 1.77 sq km. The northernmost part of Girinagar (north of 50 Feet-road) lies in the Deepanjali Nagar ward (ward no. 158) which is also in the Bengaluru South Zone and spans 2.09 sq km.
