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Veeranna Somanna
Politician

Veeranna Somanna

Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India · Politician · Kanakapura and Bengaluru

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Born20 Jul 1950
FromDoddamaralavadi, Bangalore District, Mysore State, India (present Day Doddamaralavadi, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India)
OccupationPolitician
PartyMinister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India
Veeranna Somanna

Overview

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…

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Career

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

Media

References

  1.  "Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1". Daijiworld.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Elections: Meet V Somanna, The BJP Candidate Against Siddaramiah in Varuna". News18. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ Network, L. I. (25 October 2021). "VEERANNA SOMANNA". Law Insider India. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/content/8899/lingayat-tally-goes-up.html Lingayat tally goes up

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