C. Motamma (born 20 March 1951) is an Indian politician from the state of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. She served as Leader of the Opposition in the

Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council (formerly the Mysore Legislative Council) is the upper house of the state legislature of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of six Indian states with a bicameral legislature; the Legislative Assembly is the lower ho ...

between 2010 and 2012. She is the first woman to hold that position. She also served as Minister for Women & Child Welfare in the

government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GoKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka ...

as part of the Krishna ministry.

Early life and education

Motamma was born as fourth child and third daughter, She has one elder brother and two elder sisters, She wasn't named her name until she joined Primary School near Maggalamakki,

Mudigere Mudigere is a Town and Taluk in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 30 km from the district headquarters. Mudigere is known for its coffee and black pepper production. Geography and climate Mudigere town is loca ...

, which was started newly, her nickname ''Motu'' became her name as ''Motamma''. She did her high school in

Chikmagalur Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru, ), previously known as ''Kiriya-Muguli'' is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri, Mullayanagiri peak of the We ...

. PUC, B.A. in Maharani College Bangalore, and M.A. in the

Bangalore University Bangalore University (BU) is a public state university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The university is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by University Gra ...

and it was first Co-Ed College.

Political career

Motamma represented

in 1978, 1989 and 1999. She was Member of Legislative Council from 2006 to 2012. She again got elected to Member of Legislative Council on 18 June 2012.

Personal life

Motamma is married to Venkataraman. They have a daughter and two sons. Her daughter Nayana, who is a legislator from

References

{{Portal, Biography, Agriculture, Politics 1951 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council Leaders of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Karnataka MLAs 1978–1983 Karnataka MLAs 1989–1994 Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004