| V. Somanna | |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Doddamaralavadi, Bangalore District, Mysore State, India (Present Day Doddamaralavadi, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India) |
| Residence: | Kanakapura and Bengaluru |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency2: | Tumkur |
| Term Start2: | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | G. S. Basavaraj |
| Office1: | Minister of State in Ministry of Railways Government of India |
| Term Start1: | 11 June 2024 |
| Primeminister1: | Narendra Modi |
| Predecessor1: | Raosaheb Danve, Darshana Jardosh |
| Office: | Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti Government of India |
| Term Start: | 11 June 2024 |
| Primeminister: | Narendra Modi |
| Predecessor: | Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
| Office3: | Minister of Infrastructure Development Government of Karnataka |
| Term Start3: | 4 August 2021 |
| Term End3: | 13 May 2023 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Basavaraj Bommai |
| Predecessor3: | Anand Singh |
| Office4: | Minister of Housing Government of Karnataka |
| Term Start4: | 20 August 2019 |
| Term End4: | 13 May 2023 |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | B. S. Yediyurappa Basavaraj Bommai |
| Predecessor4: | M. T. B. Nagaraj |
| Term Start5: | 12 December 2010 |
| Term End5: | 28 May 2013 |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda Jagadish Shettar |
| Predecessor5: | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
| Successor5: | Ambareesh |
| Term Start6: | 18 June 2009 |
| Term End6: | 31 August 2009 |
| 1Blankname6: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata6: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Predecessor6: | S. N. Krishnaiah Shetty |
| Successor6: | Katta Subramanya Naidu |
| Office5: | Minister of Horticulture Government of Karnataka |
| Term Start7: | 27 September 2019 |
| Term End7: | 10 February 2020 |
| 1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata7: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Predecessor7: | M. C. Managuli |
| Successor7: | Narayana Gowda |
| Office6: | Minister of Sericulture Government of Karnataka |
| Term Start8: | 27 September 2019 |
| Term End8: | 10 February 2020 |
| Predecessor8: | S. R. Mahesh |
| Successor8: | Narayana Gowda |
| Term Start9: | 22 September 2010 |
| Term End9: | 12 December 2010 |
| 1Blankname9: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata9: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Predecessor9: | Haratalu Halappa |
| Successor9: | Shobha Karandlaje |
| Office8: | Minister of Muzrai Government of Karnataka |
| Term Start10: | 18 June 2009 |
| Term End10: | 31 August 2009 |
| 1Blankname10: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata10: | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Predecessor10: | S. N. Krishnaiah Shettty |
| Successor10: | J. Krishna Palemar |
| Office9: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Term Start11: | 15 June 2010 |
| Term End11: | 15 May 2018 |
| Successor11: | H. M. Ramesh Gowda |
| Constituency11: | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Office10: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency12: | Govindraj Nagar |
| Term Start12: | 2018 |
| Term End12: | 2023 |
| Predecessor12: | Priya Krishna |
| Successor12: | Priya Krishna |
| Term Start13: | 2008 |
| Term End13: | 2009 |
| Predecessor13: | Seat established |
| Successor13: | Priya Krishna |
| Constituency13: | Binnypet |
| Term Start14: | 1994 |
| Term End14: | 2008 |
| Predecessor14: | Naseer Ahmed |
| Successor14: | Seat disestablished |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata party |
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]
Source:[5]