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Kirit Somaiya Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth12 February 1954

Age71 Years

BirthplaceBombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

ProfessionPolitician, Chartered Accountant

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseMedha Somaiya

FamilySon - Neil Somaiya; Father - Somaiya Jayantilal; Mother - Gunvantiben Somaiya

Net worthRs. 2,79,96,426 (2013-2014)

Kirit Somaiya Biography

Kirit Somaiya is an Indian politician from Mumbai associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. A chartered accountant by training, he has served as an MLA,两

Early life and background

Kirit Somaiya was born on 12 February 1954 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra. He grew up in a middle-class Gujarati family in Mumbai. Somaiya completed his schooling at MM Pupils High School, Khar, and went on to study commerce, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1975 from Shrimati Mithibai Motiram Kundnani College of Commerce & Economics, University of Mumbai. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1979 from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and later earned a PhD from the University of Mumbai in the area of small industries protection and finance.

During his student years he was active as a student activist and associated with the BJP youth wing. In 1975, amid the national Emergency, he took part in the wider political movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan. Before entering full-time politics, Somaiya practised briefly as a chartered accountant in his own firm.

Career

Somaiya began his formal political career with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was first elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1995 from the Mulund constituency, winning by a large margin. As an MLA he advanced legislative work that included sponsoring bills and measures such as the Small Investors Protection Act of Maharashtra and the Repealing Coroners Court (Post Mortem) Act, and he introduced the Housing Society Conveyance Bill.

In 1999 Somaiya won a seat in the 13th Lok Sabha representing Mumbai North-East. During that term he was active in parliamentary business, serving on standing and consultative committees including the Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry, Committee on Petitions, Public Accounts Committee and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways. He distinguished himself by presenting a high number of petitions in the 13th Lok Sabha and by raising a large volume of questions on the floor of the House.

Somaiya returned to the Lok Sabha in 2014 as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from the same Mumbai North-East constituency. In that term he served on multiple committees: Public Accounts Committee, Standing Committee on Finance, Committee on Privileges and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development. He also chaired parliamentary panels, including short stints as chairperson of the House Committee and later of the Standing Committee on Energy and of the Standing Committee on Labour. He was a member of the General Purposes Committee and participated in ad-hoc and sub-committees addressing protocol violations and PPP projects.

Within party organisation he has held leadership roles at city, state and national levels, including President of BJP Mumbai, National Secretary of the BJP, and vice president of the BJP’s Maharashtra unit, a role he assumed in August 2019.

Public profile

Somaiya combines a public career in elected office with an active presence in party and issue-based campaigns. He led the BJP’s Anti-Corruption – Scam Expose Committee, travelling widely to highlight alleged irregularities in public life. His background as a chartered accountant informed his committee work in finance-related parliamentary bodies.

His public record also includes a series of legal and political controversies that have been recorded in the public domain. These include criminal charges listed in affidavits and complaints filed over the years, a complaint alleging breach of the model code of conduct during an election campaign in 2014, allegations of misappropriation connected to a crowd-funding effort in 2022, and a criminal defamation complaint filed against him in 2023. In April 2022 he reported being assaulted outside a police station and alleged a large group of opponents had attacked him; those events and subsequent exchanges played out in public statements and social media posts.

Personal life

Somaiya is married to Medha Somaiya, who is described as a businesswoman. The couple live in Mumbai; their son Neil Somaiya has served as a municipal councillor from Ward 108 Mulund and is associated with the BJP. Somaiya’s parents are Jayantilal Somaiya and Gunvantiben Somaiya. He is identified as Hindu by religion and as Gujarati by ethnicity.

Latest updates

In recent years Somaiya remained visible in politics through organisational work, committee assignments and issue-based campaigns. He continued to be associated with the BJP in Maharashtra and to participate in public debates and legal proceedings that have been part of his public record.
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Recent Work

Member of 16th Lok Sabha

Represented Mumbai North-East and served on multiple parliamentary committees including Public Accounts and Standing Committee on Finance; chaired the Standing Committee on Energy and later the Standing Committee on Labour.

2014–2016
Vice President, BJP Maharashtra

Appointed vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Maharashtra unit.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mulund (1995)
  2. Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (1999) and 16th Lok Sabha (2014)
  3. Served as Chairperson of Standing Committee on Energy and Standing Committee on Labour
  4. Held organisational positions including President of BJP Mumbai and National Secretary of BJP
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Net Worth

Rs. 2,79,96,426 (estimate for financial year 2013-2014)

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Kirit Somaiya born?

12 February 1954

What is Kirit Somaiya known for?

Politician, Chartered Accountant

What is Kirit Somaiya’s marital status?

Married

Who is Kirit Somaiya married to?

Medha Somaiya

What is Kirit Somaiya’s net worth?

Rs. 2,79,96,426 (2013-2014)