K. E. Krishnamurthy

K. E. Krishnamurthy
K. E. Krishnamurthy
	Dhone
Personal details
Born	Kambalapadu Ediga Krishnamurthy Goud; 2 October 1938 (age 85); Dhone, India
Occupation	Politician

Kambalapadu Ediga Krishnamurthy (born 2 October 1938), popularly known as K. E. Krishnamurthy, is the

Tanguturi Anjaiah.^{[citation needed}

]

Krishnamurthy was also the four-term MLA representing Dhone assembly constituency of Kurnool district from both Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam party.^[1]

Personal details

K. E. Krishnamurthy was born on 2 October 1938 in Kurnool to

Sagar University, Madhya Pradesh

.

Political career

Following the footsteps of his father, who was the former MLA and MLC, Krishnamurthy entered into politics after his father retired from politics in 1978. He frequently toggled between two main political parties Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh whenever his individuality and political interests of his followers were not recognized and respected by the high command of the respective parties.

Krishnamurthy made his debut as MLA from Dhone assembly constituency in 1978 from the Indian National Congress. He got elected as MLA for a second term from the same constituency in 1983 from the Indian National Congress party.

He later resigned from Indian National Congress (INC) party and joined the Telugu Desam Party and won a third term as MLA from the same Dhone constituency in 1985.

Having differences with former

Chief Minister

of Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao of TDP, he resigned from TDP to join INC again to win a fourth time as MLA from Dhone in 1989.

During his stint as MLA, he worked as a minister in both the cabinets of former

Tanguturi Anjaiah belonging to the INC party and N. T. Rama Rao

belonging to the TDP party.

He once again resigned from INC and shifted to TDP in 1998 under the leadership of

Nara Chandrababu Naidu

and lost by a small margin by contesting Kurnool parliamentary constituency. He won as a member of the parliament of India in 1999 representing Kurnool parliamentary constituency from TDP to enter 13th Lok Sabha. When he was the member of parliament, he was a member of Committee on Defence and Committee on Public Undertakings.

In 2004, he lost by contesting Kurnool parliamentary constituency. At present, he is the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and also he is holding Revenue, Stamps & Registration portfolios and Polit Bureau member of the TDP which is in power.[2]

In 2009, he got re-elected as

M.L.A. from Dhone

assembly constituency.

In 2014 he won as MLA from Pattikonda assembly constituency as he became the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and also he is holding Revenue, Stamps & Registration portfolios.

References

^ "181 – Dhone Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "TDP panel to study Telangana sentiment". The Hindu. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[1] "181 – Dhone Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[2] "TDP panel to study Telangana sentiment". The Hindu. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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