Manorama Madhwaraj
Appearance
Manorama Madhwaraj | |
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MP | |
Constituency | Udupi |
Personal details | |
Born | Mangalore, Karnataka |
Political party | BJP |
Spouse | Malpe Madhwaraj |
Residence | Udupi |
As of 23 September, 2006 |
Manorama Madhwaraj 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 was elected from Udupi constituency and was a member of the Indian National Congress.
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. She quit BJP and Lok Sabha after voting in favour of Congress during vote of confidence.[citation needed]
References
External links
- Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 December 2007)
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 14th Lok Sabha members
- Mangaloreans
- People from Udupi
- Living people
- Women in Karnataka politics
- Lok Sabha members from Karnataka
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka
- Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- Bharatiya Janata Party politician stubs
- Karnataka politician stubs