Pramod Madhwaraj

Pramod Madhwaraj
Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Government of Karnataka
In office
2016 – May 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Personal details
Born 1969
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Occupation Politician

Pramod Malpe Madhwaraj is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka. Madhwaraj is a first-term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. In June 2016 Madhwaraj was inducted into the Siddaramaiah led government of Karnataka as a cabinet minister with Independent Charge. Madhwaraj holds the Youth Services Department, Fisheries from Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department portfolio in the Government of Karnataka.Madhwaraj is the 10th richest minister in India to be sworn into the Karnataka Cabinet.[1][2][3][4]

Political life

Madhwaraj is from the Indian National Congress, Madhwaraj represents Udupi Assembly Constituency of Udupi district, Karnataka. Madhwaraj's mother Manorama Madhwaraj was a Politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party but switched sides to the Indian National Congress in 2009. She is a former minister and a three term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and a Member of Parliament of the 14th Lok Sabha. His father was also into politics. Mr. Pramod Madhwaraj is married to Mrs. Supriya Madhwaraj. They have a daughter named Prathyaksha. Pramod Madhwaraj unsuccessfully fought the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on a Indian National Congress ticket losing to K. Raghupati Bhat of the Bharatiya Janata Party by about 2500 votes. However, in the following 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election Madhwaraj won the seat defeating B. Sudhakar Shetty of the Bharatiya Janata Party by over 39000 votes.[5] In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Madhwaraj lost to K. Raghupati Bhat of the Bharatiya Janata Party by about 2000 votes and a margin of 5%.[6] Madhwaraj was educated in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College and National Institute of Technology, Karnataka. He completed his primary education at St. Cecily’s Convent, Udupi and Christian High School Udupi. Pramod Madhwaraj is the managing Trustee of M Madhwaraj Charitable Trust which is named after his late father M. Madhwaraj. The trust is very popular among the poor.[7]

Ministry

Besides holding the Youth Services Department, Fisheries from Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department portfolio Madhwaraj also Serves as the District In-Charge Minister for Udupi district.[8] As the Fisheries minister Madhwaraj has tried to regulate fishing in coastal areas due to the depletion of aquatic animals on the count of over fishing.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "4 of country's richest ministers are from Karnataka". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  2. ↑ "minister with Independent Charge". kla.kar.nic.in.
  3. ↑ "Pramod is the 10th richest state minister in India". megamedianews.com.
  4. ↑ "Madhwaraj praises Christian missionaries' role in education". thehindu.com.
  5. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Udupi Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
  6. ↑ "Udupi Elections 2018 Updates".
  7. ↑ "M Madhwaraj Charitable Trust". pramodmadhwaraj.com.
  8. ↑ "'Madhwaraj will do justice to any Ministry given to him'". thehindu.com.
  9. ↑ "Marine fishing needs to be regulated: Madhwaraj". thehindu.com.
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