V. Somanna

Veeranna Somanna
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterC. R. Patil
Preceded byRajeev Chandrasekhar
Union Minister of State for Railways
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Serving with Ravneet Singh Bittu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAshwini Vaishnaw
Preceded byRaosaheb Danve, Darshana Jardosh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byG. S. Basavaraj
ConstituencyTumkur
Karnataka state offices
Minister of Infrastructure Development
In office
4 August 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterBasavaraj Bommai
Preceded byAnand Singh
Minister of Housing
In office
20 August 2019 – 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded byM. T. B. Nagaraj
In office
12 December 2010 – 28 May 2013
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Sadananda Gowda
Jagadish Shettar
Preceded byKatta Subramanya Naidu
Succeeded byAmbareesh
Minister of Sericulture
In office
27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byS. R. Mahesh
Succeeded byNarayana Gowda
Minister of Horticulture
In office
27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byM. C. Managuli
Succeeded byNarayana Gowda
Minister of Muzrai
In office
18 June 2009 – 31 August 2009
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byS. N. Krishnaiah Shetty
Succeeded byJ. Krishna Palemar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
22 September 2010 – 15 May 2018
Succeeded byH. M. Ramesh Gowda
Constituencyelected by Legislative Assembly members
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2018–2023
Preceded byPriya Krishna
Succeeded byPriya Krishna
ConstituencyGovindraj Nagar
In office
2008–2009
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byPriya Krishna
ConstituencyGovindraj Nagar
In office
1994–2008
Preceded byNaseer Ahmed
Succeeded bySeat disestablished
ConstituencyBinnypet
Personal details
Born (1950-07-20) 20 July 1950
Doddamaralavadi, Bangalore District, Mysore State, India (Present Day Doddamaralavadi, Kanakapura Taluk, Bangalore South District, Karnataka, India)
PartyBharatiya Janata party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
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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. 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.