A. R. Krishnamurthy Explained

A. R. Krishnamurthy
Birth Date:23 March 1961 (Age 63)
Term Start:2023
Predecessor:N. Mahesh
Constituency:Kollegal
Term Start1:1994
Term End1:2004
Constituency1:Santhemarahalli
Party:Indian National Congress
Nationality:Indian

A. R. Krishnamurthy is an Indian National Congress politician hailing from the state of Karnataka.[1] He is a current member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Kollegal, Karnataka.[2] [3] Krishnamurthy is the former chairman of the Ambedkar Development Co-operative and also operates a petrol station.[4]

Career

A.R. Krishnamurthy had achieved electoral victories in 1994 and 1999 in Santhemarah.

In 2004, he lost the Assembly polls in the former Santhemarahalli Assembly constituency by just one vote. However, he has now achieved a victory by securing a win in the Kollegal during 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. Krishnamurthy obtained 1,08,363 votes, defeating his opponent, N. Mahesh of the BJP, who received 48,844 votes. He won by a margin of over 59,000 votes.[5] [6] [7]

Positions held

2004 election result

Notes and References

  1. News: 2023-05-14 . In twin dists, Siddaramaiah recreates magic, gets Cong to win 11 of 15 seats . The Times of India . 2023-07-31 . 0971-8257.
  2. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Kollegal Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate A.r.krishnamurthy Wins From Kollegal . 2023-07-31 . news.abplive.com . en.
  3. Web site: Karnataka Election Result 2023 Live Updates: Chamarajanagar District Election, Vote Counting, Assembly Candidates, MLA Seats, Winners List . 2023-07-31 . www.india.com . en.
  4. Web site: A R Krishnamurthy in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 . 2023-07-31 . News18 . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-05-14 . A.R. Krishnamurthy makes a come back from Kollegal after 19 years . 2023-07-31 . Star of Mysore . en-US.
  6. News: 2023-05-17 . Karnataka elections 2023: Adversities brought best out of these gladiators . The Times of India . 2023-07-31 . 0971-8257.
  7. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Karnataka Election result 2023: A look at MLAs who won by a landslide margin . 2023-07-31 . mint . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Karnataka election 2023 results- List of winners from Chamarajanagar area constituencies . 2023-07-31 . Hindustan Times . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Kollegal Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin . 2023-07-31 . News18 . en.