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Daggubati Purandhareswari (Telugu: దగ్గుబాటి పురంధరేశ్వరి; born (1959-04-22)22 April 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She represents the Visakhapatnam constituency of Andhra Pradesh as a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha of India. She had previously represented the Bapatla constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha, during which period she served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. She is currently the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries.[1] She joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 7th March 2014.[2]
She participated in debate on various bills such as 'Domestic Violence Bill, Hindu Succession [Amendment] Bill, and the bill on the establishment of special courts exclusively for trying cases of women to name a few' and made meaningful contributions. In appreciation of her performance in Parliament, the Asian Age adjudged her as the best Parliamentarian for 2004-'05.[3] She has been defeated in the 2014 election even though BJP Wave
She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Church Park, Chennai. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the South Indian Educational Trust and Women College (Chennai) (renamed as the Bashir Ahmed Sayeed College for Women), followed by a short course in gemmology at the Gemmological Institute of India.[4] Later she established Hyderabad Institute of Gem and Jewellery.
She can read, write and speak five languages, English, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and French. Her versatility in Indian dance form 'Kuchipudi' mirrors 13 years of practice under the guidance of the 'Kuchipudi' exponent, Dr. Vempati China Satyam.
She is the daughter of Andhra Pradesh's former chief minister and Telugu Desam Party founder N. T. Rama Rao and is married to Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, an ex-Minister, ex-Member of Cabinet and current Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Parchoor constituency in Prakasam District. She is the sister of Telugu film actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Nandamuri Harikrishna and the aunt of Telugu film actors Jr. NTR, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and Taraka Ratna.[3]
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