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Raghumurthy","t-raghumurthy-mla-challakere","MLA","INC",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fnetasampark-api-storage.s3.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Frepresentatives\u002Fsuggestions\u002FhA7Tf2GsX05lxF055ekIpAqhJUkvZufuhbLRSjxX.jpg","# T. Raghumurthy, MLA for Challakere (Karnataka): Profile, Contact & Citizen Rating\n\nT. Raghumurthy is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Challakere (ST-reserved) in Karnataka, from the Indian National Congress (INC). He won the seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election with 67,952 votes. He currently serves as a minister holding Scheduled Tribes Welfare in the Karnataka government. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is T. Raghumurthy?\n\nT. Raghumurthy represents the Challakere Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ECI), in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-05-13).\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nT. Raghumurthy is currently Minister – Scheduled Tribes Welfare in the Government of Karnataka, according to the official council of ministers list (Council of Ministers, Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Legislative Council website; official list in Kannada, names transliterated and portfolios translated)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate T. Raghumurthy: Neta Trust Score\n\n T. Raghumurthy has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Challakere election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: T. Raghumurthy (INC) – 67,952 votes (38.52% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Ravish Kumar.m (JD(S)) – 51,502 votes\n- Margin: 16,450 votes\n- Total electors: 2,20,968\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Challakere (ST), Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 67,952 votes (38.52%), margin 16,450 over Ravish Kumar.m (JD(S)) [ECI]\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Minister – Scheduled Tribes Welfare\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## T. Raghumurthy's education and profession\n\nEducation: Graduate Professional (BE ,Civil ,Government B.D.T College ,Davangere Mysuru University in 1985), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Agriculture , Social Service (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## T. Raghumurthy's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 22,18,27,134 (about Rs 22.2 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 11,75,43,920 (about Rs 11.8 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from T. Raghumurthy\n\nT. Raghumurthy has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you T. Raghumurthy or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election), official council of ministers list, official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2023). 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