Nayana Motamma
Nayana Motamma | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | M. P. Kumaraswamy |
| Constituency | Mudigere |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nayana Motamma, née Jhawar, (1980) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a member of the Indian National Congress. She became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from Mudigere Assembly constituency which is reserved for SC community in Chikmagalur district in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Motamma is from Mudigere, Chikmagalur district. She belongs to Dalit community. She completed her graduate in law in 2003 at National Law School of India University. Bangalore. Later, she did her LLM in 2004 at University of Pennsylvania, US. She worked as a corporate lawyer at Luthra & Luthra[3][4] and with ICICI. She has been an entrepreneur. She married Bikash Jhawar, also an advocate.[5] They have a daughter, Aarya.[6] Before she was elected as an MLA, she was a practicing lawyer at the High Court of Karnataka. She played basketball at college level. He mother Motamma, was a Minister of Women and Child Welfare in Karnataka.[7]
Career
[edit]Motamma is a first time MLA. She shifted from her profession as a corporate lawyer to enter politics and to avenge the defeat of her mother by BJP.[6] She won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Mudigere Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress. She polled 50,843 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Deepak Doddaiah of Bharatiya Janata Party by a narrow margin of 722 votes.[8] She has no cases against her and she declared assets worth Rs.10.7 crore in her affidavit to Election Commission of India. "Politics has been a great channel for me to own my identity (as Dalit) and to be able to wear it on my sleeve. Politics made me take a lot of pride in my identity," she told a popular Indian news outlet, The Wire.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ T.R, Jahnavi (13 May 2023). "10 women candidates emerge victorious". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Mudigere Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate Nayana Motamma Wins From Mudigere". news.abplive.com. 13 May 2023.
- ^ Bench, Bar & (14 May 2023). "Karnataka Election Results: NLSIU alumna and former Luthra lawyer Nayana Motamma wins from Mudigere". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news.
- ^ ""Took up law because I eventually wanted to get into politics": An interview with debutante Karnataka MLA, former corporate lawyer and NLSIU–UPenn alumna Nayana Motamma – The Leaflet". theleaflet.in. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Nayana Motamma(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MUDIGERE (SC)(CHIKMAGALUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b Ramani, Priya (22 June 2023). "Nayana Motamma: why this first-time Dalit MLA switched from corporate law to politics". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "NLSIU Alumna Ms. Nayana Motamma Wins Legislative Assembly Seat in Karnataka Elections 2023!". National Law School of India University. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Nayana Motamma in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "'Politics Made Me Take a Lot of Pride in My Identity': New Karnataka MLA Nayana Motamma". The Wire. Retrieved 2 July 2024.