Manorama 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 byVinay Kumar Sorake
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyUdupi
Personal details
Born
Manorama Madhwaraj

(1940-06-01) 1 June 1940 (age 84)
Manampadi,[1] Karnataka, British India
Citizenship India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
SpouseMalpe Madhwaraj
ChildrenPramod Madhwaraj
ResidenceUdupi
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materKarnataka University
OccupationBusiness person
ProfessionPolitician
As of 23 September, 2006
Source: [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 Siddaramaiah's Congress Government between 2013-18.[4]

  1. ^ loksabha
  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. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Congress top Udupi leader, a former MLA and minister, joins BJP". The Indian Express. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.