A. R. Krishnamurthy is an

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politician hailing from the state of

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. He is a current member of

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for

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, Karnataka. Krishnamurthy is the former chairman of the Ambedkar Development Co-operative and also operates a

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Career

A.R. Krishnamurthy had achieved electoral victories in 1994 and 1999 in Santhemarah. In

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, he lost the Assembly polls in the former Santhemarahalli Assembly constituency by just one vote. However, he has now achieved a victory by securing a win in the

during 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. Krishnamurthy obtained 1,08,363 votes, defeating his opponent,

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of the

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, who received 48,844 votes. He won by a margin of over 59,000 votes.

Positions held

* 2023: Elected to

2004 election result

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnamurthy, A. R. Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028 Year of birth missing (living people)