Akhanda Srinivas Murthy

R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy is an Indian politician and a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the representative of the Pulakeshinagar constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress.^[1] He was previously a representative of the constituency from 2013-2018 as a member of the Janata Dal (Secular),^[2] following which he resigned to join the Indian National Congress^[3] and was elected for a second term securing the highest margin of victory in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.^[4]

R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2013–2023
Preceded by	B. Prasanna Kumar
Succeeded by	A C Srinivas
Constituency	Pulakeshinagar
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress (2018-2023)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (Secular) (till 2018)

In August 2020, a violent riot broke out in Bangalore, provoked by an inflammatory Facebook post on Muhammad that was allegedly shared by the nephew of Murthy.^[5]

On 16 April 2023, Murthy resigned as the INC MLA from the Pulakeshinagar constituency after being denied a ticket for the 2023 elections.^[6][7][8]