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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy
| office              = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start          = 2013
| term_end            = 2023
| constituency        = [[Pulakeshinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Pulakeshinagar]]
| predecessor         = [[B. Prasanna Kumar]]
| successor           = A C Srinivas
| party               = [[Indian National Congress]] (2018-2023)
| otherparty          = [[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 (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Pulakeshinagar constituency]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Devaiah|first=Darshan|date=2019-01-06|title=So near to Soudha, yet so far from facilities|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/so-near-soudha-yet-so-far-711600.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> He was previously a representative of the constituency from 2013-2018 as a member of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=14 Assembly Members List|url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/14assemblymemberslist.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]], [[Karnataka]]}}</ref> following which he resigned to join the Indian National Congress<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-03-25|title=Seven rebel JD(S) MLAs join Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/seven-rebel-jd-s-mlas-join-congress-in-presence-of-rahul-gandhi-in-karnataka/story-9Xo2wYWWUI0rQAE0kQElbN.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref> and was elected for a second term securing the highest margin of victory in the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-05-16|title=Pulakeshinagar Cong candidate wins by highest margin|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/pulakeshinagar-cong-candidate-wins-highest-margin-670166.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|language=en}}</ref>
In August 2020, a [[2020 Bangalore riots|violent riot]] broke out in [[Bangalore]], provoked by an inflammatory [[Facebook]] post on [[Muhammad]] that was allegedly shared by the nephew of Murthy.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 August 2020|title=Mob attacks Bengaluru MLA's house over relative's FB post; 3 dead in police firing|language=en|work=[[Tribune India]]|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/mob-attacks-bengaluru-mlas-house-over-relatives-fb-post-3-dead-in-police-firing-125502|accessdate=20 August 2020}}</ref>
On 16 April 2023, Murthy resigned as the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] MLA from the [[Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency|Pulakeshinagar constituency]] after being denied a ticket for the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023 elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka polls: Name not in candidate lists, Congress's Akhanda Srinivas Murthy quits as MLA |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-congress-akhanda-srinivas-murthy-resigns-mla-pulakeshinagar-2360870-2023-04-16 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-17 |title=Karnataka assembly elections: Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy resigns |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-assembly-elections-congress-mla-akhanda-srinivas-murthy-resigns/articleshow/99544914.cms |access-date=2023-04-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Karnataka Polls: Akhanda Srinivas Murthy resigns as Congress MLA |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/video/election/karnataka/karnataka-polls-akhanda-srinivas-murthy-resigns-as-congress-mla-1210456.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular) politicians]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
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