R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy is an Indian politician and a member of the

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. He is the representative of the Pulakeshinagar constituency as a member of the

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. He was previously a representative of the constituency from 2013-2018 as a member of the

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, following which he resigned to join the Indian National Congress and was elected for a second term securing the highest margin of victory in the

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya ...

. In August 2020, a violent riot broke out in

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, provoked by an inflammatory

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that was allegedly shared by the nephew of Murthy. On 16 April 2023, Murthy resigned as the

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MLA from the Pulakeshinagar constituency after being denied a ticket for the

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Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Janata Dal (Secular) politicians Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 Year of birth missing (living people) {{Karnataka-JDS-politician-stub