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
Veeranna Somanna
V. Somanna
20-07-1950
Doddamaralavadi, Bangalore District, Mysore State, India (present Day Doddamaralavadi, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India)
Politician
Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India
Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India
Tumakuru
Hindu
Indian
1983 - 1987: Elected to Bangalore Mahanagara Palike[6]
1994 - MLA from Binnypet on Janata Dal ticket
1996 - 1999: Minister for Prisons, Minister for Bangalore Urban Development
1999 - Elected from Binnypet as an Independent
2004 - Elected for a third time on a Congress ticket
2008 - Elected from Govindarajan nagar on a Congress ticket
2010 - 2018: Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
2018–present: Elected for a second time on a BJP ticket
2019 - 2020: Minister of Horticulture and Sericulture
2021 -2023: Minister for Housing and Minister for Infrastructure and Development