Akhanda Srinivas Murthy

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)

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]

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]

  1. ^ Devaiah, Darshan (6 January 2019). "So near to Soudha, yet so far from facilities". Deccan Herald.
  2. ^ "14 Assembly Members List". Election Commission, Karnataka.
  3. ^ "Seven rebel JD(S) MLAs join Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka". Hindustan Times. 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Pulakeshinagar Cong candidate wins by highest margin". Deccan Herald. 16 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Mob attacks Bengaluru MLA's house over relative's FB post; 3 dead in police firing". Tribune India. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Karnataka polls: Name not in candidate lists, Congress's Akhanda Srinivas Murthy quits as MLA". India Today. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Karnataka assembly elections: Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy resigns". The Times of India. 17 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Karnataka Polls: Akhanda Srinivas Murthy resigns as Congress MLA". Deccan Herald. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.