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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thoguru Arthur
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2019
| term_end = 2024
| successor = [[Githa Jayasurya]]
| predecessor = Yakkaladevi Isaiah
| constituency = [[Nandikotkur Assembly constituency|Nandikotkur]]
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}
'''Thoguru Arthur''' (10 July 1955)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-03-18 |title=కర్నూలు జిల్లా... అసెంబ్లీ స్థానాల అభ్యర్థుల జాబితా |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-kurnool-district-mla-candidate-list-1171177 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref> is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] on YSRCP ticket from [[Nandikotkur Assembly constituency|Nandikotkur]], a constituency reserved for SCs in Kurnool district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nandikotkur Assembly Election 2024: Nandikotkur Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/nandikotkur-constituency-result-1136 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He won the MLA seat defeating his nearest rival Bandi Jayaraju of [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] by 40,610 votes. On 19 March 2024, ahead of the General elections to the parliament and the 2024 AP Assembly elections, he quit the ruling [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] and joined the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-19 |title=Nandikotkur MLA Arthur joins Congress |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/nandikotkur-mla-arthur-joins-congress-885775 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABN |date=2024-03-19 |title=Big Breaking: వైసీపీకి ఊహించని షాక్.. కాంగ్రెస్‌లో చేరిన ఎమ్మెల్యే |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2024/andhra-pradesh/elections/big-jolt-to-ysrcp-mla-thoguru-arthur-joined-in-congress-party-nag-1227312.html |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Andhrajyothy Telugu News |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=telugu |first=NT News |date=2024-03-19 |title=Congress Party {{!}} ఏపీలో జ‌గ‌న్‌కు భారీ షాక్‌.. కాంగ్రెస్‌లో చేరిన వైసీపీ ఎమ్మెల్యే |url=https://www.ntnews.com/andhrapradesh-news/ysrcp-mla-thoguru-arthur-join-in-congress-party-1516793 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.ntnews.com |language=te}}</ref><ref name="YSRCP Nandikotkuru MLA Arthur joins Congress">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=YSRCP Nandikotkuru MLA Arthur joins Congress |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-nandikotkuru-mla-arthur-joins-congress/article67968680.ece |access-date=23 March 2024 |date=19 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323144243/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-nandikotkuru-mla-arthur-joins-congress/article67968680.ece |archive-date=23 March 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Arthur hails from Maddur village in Pamulapadu mandal, [[Kurnool district]]. His parents are Thoguru Samuel and Marthamma.<ref name=":1" /> He married V. Papamma. He completed his graduation in 1981 from the Government Degree College for men, Kurnool.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=Thoguru Arthur {{!}} MLA {{!}} YSRCP {{!}} Nandikotkur {{!}} Kurnool {{!}} Andhra Pradesh |url=https://theleaderspage.com/thoguru-arthur/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-03-25 |title=Andhra Pradesh assembly elections: Former assembly chief marshal Thoguru Arthur to contest from Nandikotkuru |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-former-assembly-chief-marshal-thoguru-arthur-to-contest-from-nandikotkuru/articleshow/68555900.cms |access-date=2024-03-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=కాంగ్రెస్‌ పార్టీలో చేరిన వైఎస్సార్‌సీపీ ఎమ్మెల్యే |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/andhra-pradesh/news/nandikotkur-ysrcp-mla-arthur-joined-in-congress-party/articleshow/108612147.cms |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Samayam Telugu |language=te}}</ref> He has a son Vivek Jaya Sandeep and his daughter Vijaya Siri Sindhura is a graduate from IIT, Guwahati and joined TISS in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-21 |title=Nandikotkur legislator Thoguru Arthur's daughter Sindhura secures admission to TISS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/nandikotkur-legislator-thoguru-arthurs-daughter-sindhura-secures-admission-to-tiss/articleshow/100392810.cms |access-date=2024-03-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
He was an ardent follower of former chief minister late [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy]]. He missed the MLA ticket in 2014 but won the Nandikotkur seat in 2019. Earlier, during the period of Chandrababu Naidu, he worked as Chief Marshal in the Assembly for three years.<ref name=":0" /> In 1982, he joined the police service as a sub inspector.<ref>{{Citation |title=YSRCP MLA (Nandikotkuru) Thoguru Arthur Full Interview {{!}}{{!}} మీ iDream Nagaraju B.Com #351 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZl5Q-yKVsc |access-date=2024-03-20 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Honors ==
Arthur received a certificate of appreciation from the London World Book of Records for his service in the constituency during the Covid pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-12 |title=London World Book of Records Honours YSRCP MLA T Arthur For COVID Service |url=https://www.sakshipost.com/news/andhrapradesh/london-world-book-records-honours-ysrcp-mla-t-arthur-covid-service-146432 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians]]

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