K. E. Krishnamurthy

K. E. Krishnamurthy
7th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019 Serving with Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Damodar Raja Narasimha
Succeeded by	Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose Alla Nani K. Narayana Swamy Pushpasreevani Pamula Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
Minister for Revenue, Registration and Stamps Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2014 – 29 May2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Raghu Veera Reddy
Succeeded by	Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1999 - 2004
Preceded by	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by	Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
Constituency	Kurnool
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2014 - 2019
Preceded by	K. E. Prabhakar
Succeeded by	Kangati Sreedevi
Constituency	Pattikonda
In office 2009 - 2014
Preceded by	Kotla Sujathamma
Succeeded by	Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
Constituency	Dhone
In office 1978 - 1994
Preceded by	Seshanna
Succeeded by	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Constituency	Dhone
Personal details
Born	Kambalapadu Ediga Krishnamurthy Goud (1938-10-02) 2 October 1938 Dhone, India
Spouse	K. E. Padmavathamma
Relations	K. E. Madanna (Father) K. E. Prabhakar (Brother) K. E. Prathap (Brother) K. E. Shyam Kumar (son)
Alma mater	Sri Venkateswara University
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Telugu Ganga project

Kambalapadu Ediga Krishnamurthy (born 2 October 1938), popularly known as K. E. Krishnamurthy, is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh and former member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2014-2019 and as an Irrigation minister in N. T. Rama Rao cabinet from 1985-1987. Also he worked in a cabinet of Tanguturi Anjaiah. He is considered to be a popular OBC Goud community leader of Andhra Pradesh.

Krishnamurthy was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly five times from Dhone constituency, one time from Pattikonda constituency and to the Lok sabha for one term from Kurnool constituency.

Early life and education

K. E. Krishnamurthy was born on 2 October 1938 at Kambalapadu, Kurnool district in a freedom fighter family to K. E. Madanna and K. E. Madamma. He has two younger brothers K. E. Prabhakar and K. E. Prathap.

He pursued M.A. from Sri Venkateswara University and L.L.B. from 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 chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, 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 chief minister 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.

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.