Akhanda Srinivas Murthy

R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy is an Indian politician and a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the representative of the Pulakeshinagar constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He was previously a representative of the constituency from 2013-2018 as a member of the Janata Dal (Secular),[2] following which he resigned to join the Indian National Congress[3] and was elected for a second term securing the highest margin of victory in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[4]

R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2023
Preceded byB. Prasanna Kumar
Succeeded byA C Srinivas
ConstituencyPulakeshinagar
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress (2018-2023)
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal (Secular) (till 2018)

In August 2020, a violent riot broke out in Bangalore, provoked by an inflammatory Facebook post on Muhammad that was allegedly shared by the nephew of Murthy.[5]

On 16 April 2023, Murthy resigned as the INC MLA from the Pulakeshinagar constituency after being denied a ticket for the 2023 elections.[6][7][8]

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