title: Manorama Madhwaraj
text: # Manorama Madhwaraj
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  Her son, Pramod Madhwaraj was a minister in Siddaramaiah's Congress Government between 2013-18.
  
  ## Positions held
  
  * 1972 - 1994, Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  * 1974 - 83, Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
  * 1989 - 94, Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
  * 2001 - 2003, Chairperson (Cabinet Rank) of State Tourism Development Corporation
  * 2004, Elected as Member of 14th Lok Sabha
  * 2004, Member of Committee on Water Resources
  * 16 August 2006 to present, Member of Committee on Empowerment of Women
  * 5 August 2007 to present, Member of Committee on Water Resources
  