Sowmya Reddy
Sowmya Reddy | |
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| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | B. N. Vijaya Kumar |
| Constituency | Jayanagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1981 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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Sowmya Reddy is an Indian politician who is the current General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress of Karnataka and a member of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from Jayanagar in 2018.[1] Sowmya Reddy is the daughter of former Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy.[2][3]
She is an environmentalist, who has campaigned against the use of plastic as well as promoted the planting of trees to increase greenery in Bengaluru [4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has conducted numerous campaigns for providing cooked meals and dry rations to the people in her constituency. [5]
She has studied M.S. (Environmental Technology) from New York Institute of Technology and B.E. (Chemical Engineering from R.V. College of Engineering.
References[]
- ^ Staff Reporter (13 June 2018). "Sowmya Reddy wins Jayanagar for Congress". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Jayanagar Election result: Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy wins". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ M, Akshatha (13 June 2018). "Congress wins Jayanagar by-poll" – via The Economic Times.
- ^ Geetika Mantri (14 June 2018). "Meet Bengaluru's only woman MLA-elect, who's a vegan eco-activist". The News Minute. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Staff Reporter (17 June 2021). "Government must reimburse Covid treatment bills of people". Hans News Service. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
- Living people
- Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023
- 1983 births
- Karnataka Indian National Congress politician stubs