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{{Short description|Indian National Congress politician}}
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| constituency = [[Kollegal Assembly constituency|Kollegal ]]
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'''A. R. Krishnamurthy''' is a [[Indian National Congress]] politician hailing from the state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-14 |title=In twin dists, Siddaramaiah recreates magic, gets Cong to win 11 of 15 seats |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/in-twin-dists-siddaramaiah-recreates-magic-gets-cong-to-win-11-of-15-seats/articleshow/100220881.cms |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|member of the legislative assembly]] (MLA) for [[Kollegal Assembly constituency]] of [[Kollegal]], Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2023-05-13 |title=Kollegal Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate A.r.krishnamurthy Wins From Kollegal |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/kollegal-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-name-bjp-congress-jds-karnataka-assembly-election-result-1601940 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Karnataka Election Result 2023 Live Updates: Chamarajanagar District Election, Vote Counting, Assembly Candidates, MLA Seats, Winners List |url=https://www.india.com/karnataka/karnataka-chamarajanagar-election-result-2023-live-updates-chamarajanagar-district-election-hanur-vote-counting-assembly-candidates-mla-seats-winners-list-6046564/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref> Krishnamurthy is the former [[Chairperson|chairman]] of the Ambedkar Development Co-operative and also operates a [[Filling station|petrol station]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A R Krishnamurthy in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/a-r-krishnamurthy-kollegal-candidate-s10a222c013/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
A.R. Krishnamurthy had achieved electoral victories in 1994 and 1999 in Santhemarah.

In 2004, he lost the Assembly polls in the former Santemarahalli constituency by just one vote. However, he has now achieved a victory by securing a win in the [[Kollegal Assembly constituency|Kollegal]] (SC) Constituency of the district. Krishnamurthy obtained 1,08,363 votes, defeating his opponent, [[N. Mahesh]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], who received 48,844 votes. He won by a margin of over 59,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-14 |title=A.R. Krishnamurthy makes a come back from Kollegal after 19 years |url=https://starofmysore.com/a-r-krishnamurthy-makes-a-come-back-from-kollegal-after-19-years/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Star of Mysore |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=Karnataka elections 2023: Adversities brought best out of these gladiators |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/news/karnataka-elections-2023-adversities-brought-best-out-of-these-gladiators/articleshow/100290638.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Karnataka Election result 2023: A look at MLAs who won by a landslide margin |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka-assembly-election-2023-these-new-mlas-won-by-a-margin-of-50-000-votes-or-more-11683990021238.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

== Positions held ==

* 2023: Elected to [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Karnataka election 2023 results- List of winners from Chamarajanagar area constituencies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-election-results-heggadadevankote-nanjangud-varuna-t-narasipur-hanur-kollegal-chamarajanagar-gundlupet-101683890455984.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Kollegal Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/kollegal-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-counting-of-votes-begin-7796821.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
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Ajay Kumar at 18:46, 9 August 2023