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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = M. K. Somashekhar<br />
| successor1 = [[S. A. Ramadas]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| successor2 = [[S. A. Ramadas]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[S. A. Ramadas]]<br />
| term_end2 = 2008<br />
| term_start2 = 2004<br />
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Krishnaraja (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Krishnaraja]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[S. A. Ramadas]]<br />
| term_end1 = 2018<br />
| term_start1 = 2013<br />
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Krishnaraja (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Krishnaraja]]<br />
| birth_date =<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| occupation = [[Politician]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''M. K. Somashekar'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=M.K. Somashekar - MLA from Krishnaraja (216) Assembly Constituency |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/mla/m.k.-somashekar.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> is a politician from [[Karnataka]] state. He is a leader of [[Indian National Congress]] . He was elected twice<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishnaraja Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/krishnaraja.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Elections in India}}</ref> as MLA from [[Krishnaraja (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Krishnaraja]] Constituency.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
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He won twice as MLA from Krishnaraja constituency in 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishnaraja Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/krishnaraja-karnataka-assembly-constituency |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-14 |title=Krishnaraja 2013 Assembly MLA Election Karnataka {{!}} ENTRANCEINDIA |url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/krishnaraja-constituency-karnataka-assembly-election-2013-results-mla-voters-political-parties-data/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Elections 2018: Krishnaraja Assembly Constituency - Past Results, Demographics and Latest News |url=https://www.news18.com/election-result-2013/karnataka/krishnaraja-assembly-elections-results-2013/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=News18}}</ref> But in 2018 elections he was defeated<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishnaraja Election Result 2018 Live: Krishnaraja Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result) |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/karnataka/krishnaraja-election-result/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishnaraja Election Result 2018 LIVE: Krishnaraja MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/krishnaraja-assembly-elections-ka-216/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> by S.A. Ramadas of Bharatiya Janata party. M.K. Somashekar has been appointed as Chairman for Karnataka Silk Development Corporation in 2016.<ref name="21 MLAs to head boards, corporations">{{cite news |date=2 November 2016 |title=21 MLAs to head boards, corporations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423075123/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/21-MLAs-to-head-boards-corporations/article16091341.ece |archive-date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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