S. T. Somashekhar

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S. T. Somashekhar
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S. T. Somashekhar (center) in 2020
Minister of Co-Operation
Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
6 February 2020
Preceded byBasavaraj Bommai, BJP
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2018
Preceded byShobha Karandlaje
ConstituencyYeshvanthapura
Minister Incharge Of Mysore
Government of Karnataka
In office
10 April 2020 – 26 July 2021
Personal details
Born (1957-06-01) 1 June 1957 (age 64)[1]
Hesaraghatta
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
(till 2019)

Shettihalli Timmegowda Somashekhar is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of state for Co-Operation of Karnataka from 6 February 2020. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yeshvanthapura in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5] He later switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party and won the by-election in 2019.[6]

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  2. ^ "S.T Somashekhar(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- YESHWANTHAPURA(BANGALORE URBAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Madhuri (15 May 2018). "Karnataka MLA's List 2018: Full List of Winners From BJP, Congress, JDS and More". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Disqualified Karnataka MLAs, barring Roshan Baig, join BJP". The Economic Times. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Rebel Karnataka MLAs barring Roshan Baig to join BJP after SC allows them to contest bypolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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