V. SomannaDOCKET NO. 31131

AGE

72

EDUCATION

B.A.

TERMS SERVED

2

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Agriculturist / Business

DECLARED ASSETS

Rs 67.23 Crore

V. Somanna is a seasoned politician from Karnataka, having served multiple terms as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and held ministerial portfolios. He unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Tumkur.

ATTENDANCE

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QUESTIONS ASKED

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DEBATES PARTICIPATED

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MPLADS UTILIZATION

18.2%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹2.82 Cr

UNSPENT

₹11.88 Cr

UTILIZATION

19.2%

WORKS COMPLETED

4

WORKS RECOMMENDED

57

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 4 IN PROGRESS · 0 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Implement a Uniform Civil Code to ensure gender equality.

   IN PROGRESS

   Uttarakhand became the first state to implement UCC (Jan 2025); no national UCC yet, Law Commission reviewing. State-level rollout ongoing, national implementation not achieved.

   Uniform Civil Code (UCC) · SOURCE: BJP 2024 Lok Sabha Manifesto

2. 02. Synchronize national and state elections.

   IN PROGRESS

   Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill introduced Dec 2024, referred to Joint Parliamentary Committee. Requires 2/3 majority in both houses of Parliament, not yet achieved.

   One Nation, One Election · SOURCE: BJP 2024 Lok Sabha Manifesto

3. 03. Build 3 crore more houses under the PM Awas Yojana.

   IN PROGRESS

   Ongoing central scheme; government committed to 3 crore additional houses under PMAY, continuously running.

   PM Awas Yojana Expansion · SOURCE: BJP 2024 Lok Sabha Manifesto

4. 04. Quadruple the railway track between Tumkur and Bangalore, a ₹6,000 crore project; survey complete, tendering to start, expected completion in 1.5-2 years.

   IN PROGRESS

   As of 2024, the survey for the quadruple railway track between Bengaluru and Tumakuru has been completed, and the tendering process is expected to begin shortly.

   Infrastructure · SOURCE: News Karnataka, Deccan Herald, 2024

One case related to sections 171B (Bribery), 171E (Punishment for bribery), and 171F (Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election) of the Indian Penal Code.

• Janata Dal
• Congress
• BJP

• [1] MyNeta 2018 Assembly affidavit
• [2] MyNeta 2024 Lok Sabha affidavit
• [3] 18th Lok Sabha - First-term MP (Currently MoS)
• [4] BJP 2024 Lok Sabha Manifesto
• [5] MyNeta 2024 affidavit