Sowmya Reddy is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress (INC) party. She is the current General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
Sowmya Reddy | |
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| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office June 2018 – 13th May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | B. N. Vijaya Kumar |
| Succeeded by | C. K. Ramamurthy |
| Constituency | Jayanagar |
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| Born | 18 March 1983 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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She was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from Jayanagar in 2018.[1] Sowmya Reddy is the daughter of Karnataka Muzrai and Transport 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]
Sowmya Reddy lost the state assembly election which was held in May 2023 in Karnataka by merely 16 votes which the Congress Party claims was manipulated by the election officials by considering the postal ballots which were initially rejected and have now challenged the result in court. The party alleged the misuse of government machinery to favour BJP candidate C K Ramamurthy.[6]
Sowmya Reddy is an alumna of the New York Institute of Technology and the B.PAC Civic Leadership Incubator Program (B.CLIP).[7]
References
edit- ^ 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. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ M, Akshatha (13 June 2018). "Congress wins Jayanagar by-poll". 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.
- ^ Balakrishna,DHNS, Udbhavi. "Karnataka Assembly Elections: Congress files complaint over Jayanagar results". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Wangchuk, Rinchen Norbu (10 March 2022). "Think India Needs Cleaner Politics? This Team Trains Future Civic Leaders & Politicians". The Better India. Retrieved 3 March 2024.