Daggubati Purandeswari (born 22 April 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She is the president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh.[1] She is currently serving as a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha representing the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Daggubati Purandeswari | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2023 | |
| National President | J. P. Nadda |
| Preceded by | Somu Veerraju |
| Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 11 March 2014 served along with S. Jagathrakshakan (2012-2013) E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan (2013-2014) | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Anand Sharma |
| Preceded by | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman (Mos, I/C) (2014-2017) C. R. Chaudhary (2017-2019) |
| 37th Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
| In office 29 January 2006 – 28 October 2012 served along with E. Ahmed (2011-2012) | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister | Arjun Singh Kapil Sibal |
| Preceded by | Kanti Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jitin Prasada |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Margani Bharat |
| Constituency | Rajahmundry |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 28 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
| Constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| In office 29 May 2004 – 31 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | D. Ramanaidu |
| Succeeded by | Panabaka Lakshmi |
| Constituency | Bapatla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nandamuri Purandeswari 22 April 1959 Madras, Madras State, (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu) India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2004-2014) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | N. T. Rama Rao (father) |
| Education | B.A. (Literature) and Graduate in Gemology |
| Alma mater | South Indian Educational Trust Women College (Chennai) Gemmological Institute of India Profession Political & Social Worker |
As of 17 May, 2009 Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
editShe was born 22 April 1959 to N. T. Rama Rao and Basavatarakam. She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Church Park, Chennai.[3] She is their second daughter and has 7 brothers and 3 sisters. 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) in literature in 1979, followed by a Diploma in gemmology at the Gemmological Institute of India in 1996.[4][3] Later she established Hyderabad Institute of Gem and Jewellery in 1997. She can read, write and speak five languages, English, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and French. She is versatile in the Indian dance form Kuchipudi.[5] She married Daggubati Venkateswara Rao on 9 May 1979 and they have a daughter, Nivedita and son, Hitesh Chenchuram.[6]
Political career
editPurandeswari is the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh since 2023.[7] She had served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2009 and MoS in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in 2012.[8]
She represented the Visakhapatnam constituency of Andhra Pradesh as a Member of Parliament for Indian National Congress in the 15th Lok Sabha.[9] She had previously represented the Bapatla constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha from the Indian National Congress.[10] She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 7 March 2014 after resigning from the Indian National Congress, as a mark of protest against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh that was favoured by the then United Progressive Alliance government.[11]
In 2014, Purandareswari fought the Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket from Rajampet and lost.[12] She was appointed the BJP Mahila Morcha Prabhari.[13][14] On July 4, 2023, she was appointed as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh.[15]
She has been elected as a Member of Parliament from Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 Indian General elections.[16]
Her eloquence, articulation and impassioned speeches have earned her the title of the "Sushma Swaraj of the South".[17]
References
edit- ^ "Rajahmundry braces for 3-way contest between Congress' Raju, BJP's Purandeswari and YSRCP's Srinivas". The Economic Times. 14 May 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Check the results of all 25 seats of Andhra Pradesh here". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Daggubati Purandeswari Educational Qualifications". India.com. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ ‘Hinduism to me is a way of life’ Indian Express- 11 January 2009
- ^ "Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari". Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "NTR's grandson Hitesh Chenchuram joins YSR Congress". Business Standard India. 27 February 2019.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (4 July 2023). "BJP appoints Daggubati Purandeswari as A.P. unit president". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Desk, India TV News (6 March 2014). "Purandeswari likely to join BJP". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Correspondent, D. C. (16 April 2014). "BJP shifts Daggubati Purandeswari from Visakhapatnam to Rajampeta". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Service, Express News (5 July 2023). "BJP finetunes AP strategy by appointing Daggubati Purandeswari as state president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "NTR's daughter D Purandareswari joins BJP". NDTV. 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Rajampet Lok Sabha Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of Rajampet Lok Sabha Constituency for General Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election".
- ^ "With an eye on Bihar, UP polls, BJP forms OBC Morcha to boost electoral fortunes". 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Daggubati Purandeswari appointed as new BJP Andhra Pradesh unit president". The Hindu. 4 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Daggubati Purandheshwari of BJP Secures Comfortable Lead with 726515 Votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Southern Sushma Swaraj Sets the Pace". Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.