V. Somanna | |
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Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
Minister of State in Ministry of Railways Government of India | |
Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Raosaheb Danve,Darshana Jardosh |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | G. S. Basavaraj |
Constituency | Tumkur |
Minister of Infrastructure Development Government of Karnataka | |
In office 4 August 2021 –13 May 2023 | |
Chief Minister | Basavaraj Bommai |
Preceded by | Anand Singh |
Minister of Housing Government of Karnataka | |
In office 20 August 2019 –13 May 2023 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa Basavaraj Bommai |
Preceded by | M. T. B. Nagaraj |
Minister of Horticulture Government of Karnataka | |
In office 12 December 2010 –28 May 2013 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar |
Preceded by | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
Succeeded by | Ambareesh |
Minister of Sericulture Government of Karnataka | |
In office 18 June 2009 –31 August 2009 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Preceded by | S. N. Krishnaiah Shetty |
Succeeded by | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
In office 27 September 2019 –10 February 2020 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Preceded by | M. C. Managuli |
Succeeded by | Narayana Gowda |
Minister of Muzrai Government of Karnataka | |
In office 27 September 2019 –10 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | S. R. Mahesh |
Succeeded by | Narayana Gowda |
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council | |
In office 22 September 2010 –12 December 2010 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Preceded by | Haratalu Halappa |
Succeeded by | Shobha Karandlaje |
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
In office 18 June 2009 –31 August 2009 | |
Chief Minister | B. S. Yediyurappa |
Preceded by | S. N. Krishnaiah Shettty |
Succeeded by | J. Krishna Palemar |
In office 15 June 2010 –15 May 2018 | |
Succeeded by | H. M. Ramesh Gowda |
Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
In office 2018–2023 | |
Preceded by | Priya Krishna |
Succeeded by | Priya Krishna |
Constituency | Govindraj Nagar |
In office 2008–2009 | |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Priya Krishna |
Constituency | Binnypet |
In office 1994–2008 | |
Preceded by | Naseer Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Seat disestablished |
Personal details | |
Born | Doddamaralavadi,Bangalore District,Mysore State,India (Present Day Doddamaralavadi,Kanakapura Taluk,Ramanagara District,Karnataka,India) | 20 July 1950
Political party | Bharatiya Janata party |
Residence(s) | Kanakapura and Bengaluru |
Veeranna Somanna is an Indian politician currently serving as Union Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Jal Shakti,Government of India. He was the minister of housing and Infrastructure Development department of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Govindraj Nagara constituency from May 2018 to 13 May 2023.
On 10 June 2016,he was re-elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 31 votes of BJP MLAs. [1] [2] In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Tumkur constituency in the 2024 General Elections. He went on to win the Lok Sabha election from Tumkur and was subsequently appointed as the Minister of State of Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Jal Shakti. [3]
Somanna was born on 20 July 1951 to Veeranna and Kempamma in Doddamaralavadi of Ramanagar district,Karnataka. He is married to Shailaja and has three children. [4]
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