C. Motamma

C. Motamma
Vice-President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
14 July 2017
PresidentG. Parameshwara
Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
9 January 2010  17 June 2012
Chief minister
Preceded byUgrappa
Succeeded byS. R. Patil
Minister for Women & Welfare of Karnataka
In office
11 October 1999  28 May 2004
Chief MinisterS. M. Krishna
Preceded byVimalabai Deshmukh
Succeeded byBhagirathi M. Gouda
Personal details
Born (1951-03-20) 20 March 1951
Acharadi, Hanbal, Sakleshpur, Hassan, Mysore State (now in Karnataka)
Political partyIndian National Congress (1978–present)
SpouseVenkataraman S.
Children3, including Nayana
Alma materBangalore University
Profession
  • Politician
  • agriculturist

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 Council 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 as part of the Krishna ministry.