Vice-President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2017
President
G. Parameshwara
Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 9 January 2010 – 17 June 2012
Chief minister
B. S. Yeddyurappa
D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Preceded by
Ugrappa
Succeeded by
S. R. Patil
Minister for Women & Welfare of Karnataka
In office 11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004
Chief Minister
S. M. Krishna
Preceded by
Vimalabai Deshmukh
Succeeded by
Bhagirathi M. Gouda
Personal details
Born
(1951-03-20) 20 March 1951 (age 73) Acharadi, Hanbal, Sakleshpur, Hassan, Mysore State (now in Karnataka)
Political party
Indian National Congress (since 1978; 46 years ago (1978))
Spouse
Venkataraman S.
Children
3, including Nayana
Alma mater
Bangalore University
Profession
Politician
agriculturist
C. Motamma[1] (born 20 March 1951) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. She served as Leader of the Opposition[2][3] in the Karnataka Legislative Council between 2010 and 2012. She is the first woman to hold that position.[4] She also served as Minister for Women & Child Welfare in the government of Karnataka[5][6] as part of the Krishna ministry.
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^"Motamma will be first woman Opposition leader in Council". Deccan Herald. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^"Position of women in governance still weak". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^"SM Krishna's Ministers and their Portfolio in 2004 | 2004 Karnataka Cabinet". Karnataka.com. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
C. Motamma (born 20 March 1951) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. She served as Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative...
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Sringeri T. D. Rajegowda Indian National Congress 124 Mudigere (SC) Nayana Motamma Indian National Congress 125 Chikmagalur H. D. Thammaiah Indian National...
123 Sringeri Chikmagalur T. D. Rajegowda INC 124 Mudigere (SC) Nayana Motamma INC 125 Chikmagalur H. D. Thammaiah INC 126 Tarikere G. H. Srinivasa INC...
replace herself with Motamma. Betty, Bolt, Motamma, and Nando became the final nominees list. Therefore, Betty, Bolt, Elikem, Motamma, Nando, Natasha, and...
1978 Motamma 1983 P. Thippaiah Janata Party 1985 B. B. Ningaiah 1989 Motamma Indian National Congress 1994 B. B. Ningaiah Janata Dal 1999 Motamma Indian...
colleges including the College of Horticulture. Poornachandra Tejaswi Motamma V. G. Siddhartha India portal Mangalore Nellyadi Charmadi Kudremukh Dharmasthala...
Chandregowda INC 29042 18221 153 Mudigere (SC) M. P. Kumaraswamy BJP 27148 Motamma INC 25810 1338 154 Chikmagalur C. T. Ravi BJP 57165 C. R. Sageer Ahmed...
Congress Sringeri None U. K. Shamanna Indian National Congress Mudigere SC Motamma Indian National Congress Chikmagalur None C. R. Sageer Ahamed Indian National...
Karnataka In office 1998 - 1999 Preceded by B. T. Lalitha Naik Succeeded by Motamma Constituency Muddebihal Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly In office...
Jeevaraj BJP 60,791 1,989 124 Mudigere (SC) M. P. Kumaraswamy BJP 58,783 Motamma INC 46,271 12,512 125 Chikmagalur C. T. Ravi BJP 70,863 B. L. Shankar INC...
Congress Sringeri None B. Ramaiah Indian National Congress Mudigere SC Motamma Indian National Congress Chikmagalur None C. A. Chandre Gowda Indian National...
Sringeri T. D. Rajegowda Indian National Congress 124 Mudigere (SC) Nayana Motamma Indian National Congress 125 Chikmagalur H. D. Thammaiah Indian National...
Chandregowda INC 46579 D. N. Jeevaraj BJP 42008 4571 153 Mudigere (SC) Motamma INC 40574 M. P. Kumaraswamy BJP 24258 16316 154 Chikmagalur C. R. Sageer...
Tumakuru Local Authorities 8 April 2008 1 May 2010 2 years, 23 days 15 Motamma elected by MLA's 1 September 2010 17 June 2012 1 year, 290 days 16 S. R...
Amareshwara Naik Kalmala 2000 28 May 2004 INC 12. Women and Child Development Motamma Mudigere 11 October 1999 28 May 2004 INC 13. Housing & Labour Qamar ul...
Ramarao, Hanumantharaju, Raghavendra, Ashwin Kumar, Jayashree N Srinivas, Motamma Based on the stage play ‘Jagruthi’ Produced by Modern Films John Jani Janardhan...