A. Manju
A. Manju is an Indian Politician from the state of Karnataka. He was a four-term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Arkalgud constituency.
Political party
He was elected as MLA from Arkalgud as BJP's candidate in 1999. Later he joined Congress Party and won Arkalgud [Assembly constituency|Arkalgud] Vidhan Sabha seats in 2008 and 2013. After the 2013 elections, he was a minister under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate from Hassan constituency but lost to Deve Gowda. Later he re-joined Bhartiya [Janata Party], and was its losing candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency in 2019, this time losing to Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna.