V. Somanna

V. Somanna
Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State in Ministry of Railways Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Raosaheb Danve, Darshana Jardosh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
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	(1950-07-20) 20 July 1950 (age 74) Doddamaralavadi, Bangalore District, Mysore State, India (Present Day Doddamaralavadi, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India)
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 the Minister of State of Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Jal Shakti. ^[3]

Personal life

Somanna was born on 20 July 1951 to Veeranna and Kempamma in Doddamaralavadi of Ramanagar district, Karnataka in a Veerashaiva family. He is married to Shailaja and has three children.^[4]

Positions held

Source:^[5]

• 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

See also

• Third Modi ministry

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