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| Office | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 2013
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| Predecessor | B. Prasanna Kumar
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| Constituency | Pulakeshinagar
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| Political party | Indian National Congress
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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]
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]
References
- ↑ So near to Soudha, yet so far from facilities, Devaiah, Darshan. Deccan Herald(2019-01-06).
- ↑ 14 Assembly Members List. Election Commission, Karnataka.
- ↑ Seven rebel JD(S) MLAs join Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka. Hindustan Times(2018-03-25).
- ↑ Pulakeshinagar Cong candidate wins by highest margin. Deccan Herald(2018-05-16).
- ↑ Mob attacks Bengaluru MLA's house over relative's FB post; 3 dead in police firing. Tribune India(12 August 2020).
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