Daggubati Purandeswari

Daggubati Purandhareswari దగ్గుబాటి పురంధరేశ్వరి
Minister of State, HRD
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2006
Constituency	Visakhapatnam
Personal details
Born	22 April 1959 (1959-04-22) (age 52) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	D. Venkateswara Rao
Children	1 son Hiteshchenchuram and 1 daughter Nivedita
Residence	Hyderabad
Religion	Hindu
Website	http://www.daggubati.in/
As of 17 May, 2009 Source: [1]

Daggubati Purandhareswari (Telugu: దగ్గుబాటి పురంధరేశ్వరి; born 22 April 1959(1959-04-22)) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She is a member of the Indian National Congress where she represents the Visakhapatnam constituency of Andhra Pradesh in 15th Lok Sabha of India. She had previously represented the Bapatla constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha, during which period she served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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.^[1]

Purandhareswari is married with Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, an Ex-Minister, Ex-Member of Cabinet and Current Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Parchoor constituency in Prakasham District. She is the daughter of Late N.T. Ramarao and sister of Telugu film actor Balakrishna

References

1. ^ ‘Hinduism to me is a way of life’ Indian Express- January 11, 2009

External links

• Biographical sketch, Parliament of India
• Official Website of D. Purandeswari
• Youtube profile page of Purandeswari.