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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = M_V_Chandrashekara_Murthy_(1939-2001).jpg
| name =M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy
| native_name = ಎಂ. ವಿ. ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಮೂರ್ತಿ
| office1 = [[Minister of State]] for Finance<br>(Revenue & Expenditure)
| term_start1 = 1993
| term_end1 = 1996
| primeminister1 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| predecessor1 = [[Rameshwar Thakur]]

| office2 = Member of Parliament<br>(13th Lok Sabha)
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2001 (death)
| predecessor2 = [[M. Srinivas]] ([[Bharathiya Janata Party]])
| successor2 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] ([[Janata Dal (Secular)]])
| constituency2 = [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]]

| office3 = Member of Parliament<br>(6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabhas)
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1996
| predecessor3 = [[C. K. Jaffer Sharief]] ([[Indian National Congress]])
| successor3 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] ([[Janata Dal (Secular)]])
| constituency3 = [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]]

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|9|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]]<br/>(now in [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|11|21|1941|9|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| profession = [[Agriculturist]], entrepreneur, politician
| website = {{URL|http://chandrashekaramurthy.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Malavalli Venkatappa Chandrashekara Murthy''' (Kannada: ಮಳವಳ್ಳಿ ವೆಂಕಟಪ್ಪ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಮೂರ್ತಿ; 1 September 1939 – 21 November 2001), sometimes spelled M. V. Chandrashekhara Murthy, was an Indian Union Minister of State for Finance<ref name=mosf>{{cite web|title=MoS since Independence |url=http://www.dor.gov.in/ministerofstate |publisher=Department of Revenue |accessdate= 21 November 2017}}</ref> and a member of parliament representing [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of Karnataka State in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 13th Lok Sabhas.<ref name=ls>{{cite web|title=13th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=266&lastls=13 |publisher= Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi |accessdate= 21 November 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Chandrashekara Murthy was born on 1 September 1939 in Mysore, Karnataka, to Malavalli V. Venkatappa and Gowramma. Venkatappa was an agriculturalist and entrepreneur ([[Sri Udayaranga Motor Service]], a popular bus line plying between Bangalore and Chamarajanagara, is one of his better known ventures). Venkatappa was also a Member of the Legislative Council of Karnataka for a term.<ref name=mvcmwww>{{cite web|title=Late Sri M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy|url=http://chandrashekaramurthy.in |publisher=Family of Late Sri M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
Chandrashekara Murthy's early schooling was in Mysore under the guidance of his maternal grandfather. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Central College, Bangalore, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the Government Law College, Bangalore.<ref name=mvcmwww/>

==Personal life==
Chandrashekara Murthy married [[Umadevi Murthy]] (née Nanjappa) on 20 May 1968.<ref name=ls/> They have two children, son Venkatesh Murthy, and daughter Srivally Murthy. Umadevi Murthy's father, V. Nanjappa was the youngest brother of [[Kengal Hanumanthaiah]].<ref name=mvcmwww/><ref name=toi>{{cite web|title=I would have won sitting at home: Umadevi Murthy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/I-would-have-won-sitting-at-home-Umadevi-Murthy/articleshow/997236.cms |publisher=Times of India|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>

==Political career==
Chandrashekara Murthy entered politics in the year 1977 winning the parliamentary elections from the erstwhile [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on The General Elections 1977|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|publisher= Election Commission of India|accessdate= 21 December 2017}}</ref>

Chandrashekara Murthy was always an ardent supporter of the Nehru-Gandhi family. He, as executive member of the Congress Parliamentary Party, was the one that proposed [[Rajiv Gandhi]]’s name for party president after [[Indira Gandhi]]’s death by suggesting "Let us celebrate the Congress Party centenary under the leadership of a person from the great family of the Nehrus."<ref>{{cite web|title=India Today, 30 November 1984|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indira-gandhi-assassination-places-india-at-a-crucial-crossroads-in-its-history/1/310813.html |publisher= India Today |accessdate= 21 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India Today, 30 November 1984|url=http://chandrashekaramurthy.in/uploads/3/9/6/3/3963344/8763102_orig.jpg|publisher= India Today |accessdate= 29 November 2017}}</ref>

Chandrashekara Murthy was always known to be honest and corruption-free. [[Manmohan Singh|Dr. Manmohan Singh]], during a memorial service, said "I was really fortunate that when I was Finance Minister this portfolio of revenue department was in [the] honest hands of Sri M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Manmohan Singh's Speech at Memorial for Late Sri M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fnz7UieHVo |publisher= YouTube |accessdate= 21 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rich tributes paid to Murthy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/12/28/stories/2001122803030300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2001-12-28 |accessdate= 21 November 2017}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Chandrashekara Murthy lost an election only once, to [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] in 1996, which was a result of betrayal by [[S. M. Krishna]] based on his secret understanding with [[H. D. Deve Gowda]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Autobiography of S M Krishna, the man who could have been PM|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/261219/autobiography-of-s-m-krishna-the-man-who-could-have-been-pm.html |publisher= Deccan Chronicle |accessdate= 28 December 2020}}</ref> He, however, won his next election by such a margin that [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] faced his worst ever defeat, even losing his deposit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gowda set to contest Kanakapura byelection|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/10/stories/2002011001571300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611070522/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/10/stories/2002011001571300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-01-10|accessdate= 21 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on The General Elections 1999|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf|publisher= Election Commission of India|accessdate= 21 December 2017}}</ref>

==Positions held==

* 1977: Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
* 1979–80: General Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee [P.C.C. (I)] Karnataka
* 1980: Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
* 1983–84: Chairman, House Committee
* 1984: Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
* 1984: Member, Public Account Committee
* 1984: Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Industry, Food and Civil Supplies and Civil Aviation
* 1985–86: Chairman, Committee on Papers laid on the Table
* 1989: Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)
* 1990: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
* 1991: Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)
* 1993–96: Union Minister of State, Finance (Revenue and Expenditure)
* 1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)
* 1999–2000: Member, Committee on Finance

Source: Lok Sabha<ref name=ls/>

==Death==
Chandrashekara Murthy passed away on 21 November 2001, after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was honoured with a state funeral.<ref name=toi2>{{cite web|title=Cong MP Chandrashekar Murthy is dead|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Cong-MP-Chandrashekar-Murthy-is-dead/articleshow/1548828662.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref> His mortal remains are buried in his home town of [[Malavalli]], Mandya District, Karnataka.<ref name=toi2/><ref>{{cite web|title=Sri M V Chandrashekara Murthy Memorial|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir//Malavalli,+Karnataka+571430/@12.3828857,77.0569573,17z/data=!4m5!4m4!1m0!1m2!1m1!1s0x3baf04336787873f:0x50585a056aeefd38?hl=en-in |publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>

The bye-elections resulting from Chandrashekara Murthy's death was won by [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], with [[D. K. Shivakumar]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] losing. Shivakumar was first encouraged in politics by Chandrashekara Murthy.<ref name=DeccanChronicle220518>{{cite web|title=From tent cinema to big tent of politics: DK Shivakumar|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/220518/from-tent-cinema-to-big-tent-of-politics-dk-shivakumar.html |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> It has been suggested that the by-election could have easily been won by [[Umadevi Murthy]],<ref name=toi/> who was surprisingly denied the party ticket to contest since it was generally the convention of the party to consider a near relative of deceased incumbents where possible.<ref>{{cite web|title=Battlelines drawn for Kanakapura bypoll |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/21/stories/2002012101130500.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2002-01-21 |accessdate=25 December 2017}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[S. M. Krishna]] was blamed for this, as he was Chandrashekara Murthy's bête noire, both being powerful [[Vokkaliga]] leaders from the same region and party.<ref name=toi/> It has also been suggested that [[S. M. Krishna]] had a secret understanding with [[H. D. Deve Gowda]],<ref>{{cite web|title=H.D. Deve Gowda Vs D.K. Shivakumar|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/h-d-deve-gowda-pulls-out-all-stops-to-get-to-delhi-from-this-seat/1/221475.html |publisher=India Today|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Congress may not be unhappy with Deve Gowda's victory |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/feb/25_bye_agen_rep_4.htm |publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref> as in the past.<ref>{{cite web|title=Autobiography of S M Krishna, the man who could have been PM|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/261219/autobiography-of-s-m-krishna-the-man-who-could-have-been-pm.html |publisher= Deccan Chronicle |accessdate= 28 December 2020}}</ref> Notably, [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] had gone on record that he would not have contested if [[Umadevi Murthy]] was fielded.<ref name=toi/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.chandrashekaramurthy.in/ Official website]

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