C. Motamma (born 20 March 1951) better known by name Motamma, is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. She was a Leader ''of the Opposition'' ''in

Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in South Western India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Le ...

'' from 2010 to 2012. She's the ''first woman to be Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council'' & She also served as ''Minister for Women & Child Welfare'' in

S. M. Krishna Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (born 1 May 1932) is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 16th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Mahara ...

Cabinet.

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 Panchayath and Taluk in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 30 km from the district headquarters. Nearest airport is at Mangalore which is at a distance of . Mudigere is known for coffee and b ...

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

Chikmagalur Chikmagalur, known officially as Chikkamagaluru, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists fro ...

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

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

and it was first Co-Ed College.

Political career

She 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

She married Venkataraman. It was Love-cum-Arrange Marriage, they have a daughter and two sons. Her marriage was attended by then Prime Minister of India

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

References

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