ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, kɹˌɪʃnɐmˈɜːθi kəntˈɛstᵻd ðə lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː ᵻlˈɛkʃən fɹʌm sˈaʊθ tʃˈɛnaɪ ænd lˈɔst baɪ ɐ vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl mˈɑːɹdʒɪn.
In 1998, Krishnamurthi contested the Lok Sabha election from South Chennai and lost by a very small margin.