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	\| term_start = 2013		\| term_start = 2013

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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 =
| constituency = [[Pulakeshinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Pulakeshinagar]]
| predecessor = [[B. Prasanna Kumar]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] <small>(till 2018)</small>
}}
'''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|url-status=live|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|url-status=live|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|url-status=live|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|url-status=live|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>

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (Secular) politicians]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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