Sowmya Reddy
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 before losing to C. K. Ramamurthy of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023. Sowmya Reddy is the daughter of Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy.
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1983 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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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.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has conducted numerous campaigns for providing cooked meals and dry rations to the people in her constituency.
Reddy lost the state assembly election which was held in May 2023 in Karnataka by merely 16 votes which she alleges it was injustice done against her as this took place amidst high drama and recounting by the Election Commission. She earned a master's degree from New York Institute of Technology.