Manorama Madhwaraj

Manorama Malpe Madhwaraj
Manorama Malpe Madhwaraj
मनोरमा मलपे माधवराज
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
	In office; 2004–2009
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1972–1994
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
	In office; 1989–1994
Member of the Lok Sabha
	In office; 2004–2008
Preceded by	Vinay Kumar Sorake
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Udupi
Personal details
Born	Manorama Madhwaraj; 1 June 1940; Manampadi, Karnataka, British India
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Malpe Madhwaraj
Children	Pramod Madhwaraj
Residence	Udupi
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Karnataka University
Occupation	Busyness person
Profession	Politician
	As of 23 September, 2006Source: [1]

Manorama Madhwaraj is an Indian politician, Social worker and officeholder who was the first woman cabinet minister of India elected as an MLA in the 5th, 8th and 9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly. On all of these occasions she was elected from Udupi constituency and was a member of the Indian National Congress.^[2]

She was also member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Udupi constituency of Karnataka and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.^[3] She quit BJP and Lok Sabha after voting in favour of Congress during vote of confidence.^{[citation needed]}

Her son, Pramod Madhwaraj was a minister in Siddaramayya's Congress Government between 2013-18.^[4]

Positions held

1972 - 1994, Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
1974 - 83, Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
1989 - 94, Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
2001 - 2003, Chairperson (Cabinet Rank) of State Tourism Development Corporation
2004, Elected as Member of 14th Lok Sabha
2004, Member of Committee on Water Resources
16 August 2006 to present, Member of Committee on Empowerment of Women
5 August 2007 to present, Member of Committee on Water Resources

References

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^ Paniyadi, Gururaj A. (25 April 2018). "In Udupi, the Madhwaraj family legacy towers over the rest". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "Pramod Madhwaraj joins BJP hours after leaving Congress". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "Congress top Udupi leader, a former MLA and minister, joins BJP". The Indian Express. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

External links

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 December 2007)

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[2] Paniyadi, Gururaj A. (25 April 2018). "In Udupi, the Madhwaraj family legacy towers over the rest". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[3] "Pramod Madhwaraj joins BJP hours after leaving Congress". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[4] "Congress top Udupi leader, a former MLA and minister, joins BJP". The Indian Express. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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