Manorama Malpe Madhwaraj | |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1940 |
Birth Place: | Manampadi,[1] Karnataka, British India |
Residence: | Udupi |
Office7: | Member of the Lok Sabha |
Constituency7: | Udupi |
Term Start7: | 2004 |
Term End7: | 2008 |
Predecessor7: | Vinay Kumar Sorake |
Successor7: | Constituency abolished |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse: | Malpe Madhwaraj |
Children: | Pramod Madhwaraj |
Date: | 23 September |
Year: | 2006 |
Source: | http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3980&lastls=14 |
Office1: | Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
Term Start1: | 1972 |
Term End1: | 1994 |
Office: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka |
Term Start: | 1974 |
Term End: | 1983 |
Office2: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka |
Term Start2: | 1989 |
Term End2: | 1994 |
Native Name: | मनोरमा मलपे माधवराज |
Native Name Lang: | Hi |
Country: | India |
Termend: | 2009 |
Termstart: | 2004 |
Birth Name: | Manorama Madhwaraj |
Citizenship: | India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Otherparty: | Indian National Congress |
Alma Mater: | Karnataka University |
Occupation: | Business person |
Profession: | Politician |
Education: | Bachelor of Arts |
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.
Her son, Pramod Madhwaraj was a minister in Siddaramaiah's Congress Government between 2013-18.[4]