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

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. 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 INC 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