Daggubati Purandeswari

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{{Given name hatnote|Purandeswari|Nandamuri|her|lang=Telugu}}{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nandamuri Purandeswari
| image = The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Dr. (Smt.) D. Purandeswari addressing at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), in New Delhi on May 02, 2013.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Madras State]], [[India]]
| constituency =
| office = General Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_start = 26 September 2020
| president = [[J. P. Nadda]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Textiles (India)]]
| term_start1 = 1 November 2012
| term_end1 = 16 May 2014
| office2 = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State Commerce and Industry]]
| term_start2 = 28 October 2012
| term_end2 = 1 November 2012
| office3 = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of State for Human Resource Development]]
| term_start3 = 29 January 2006
| term_end3 = 28 October 2012
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (before March 2014)
| spouse = {{marriage| [[Daggubati Venkateswara Rao]] | 1979}}
| children = 2
| education = B.A. (Literature) and Graduate in Gemology
| alma_mater = South Indian Educational Trust Women College (Chennai) <br> [[Gemmological Institute of India]]
Profession Political & Social Worker
| website =
| footnotes =
| parents = [[N. T. Rama Rao]] (father)
| date = 17 May
| year = 2009|
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4022
| relations = See [[Political families of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana|Nandamuri–Nara family]]
}}

'''Nandamuri Purandareswari''' (born {{birth date|1959|4|22|df=y}}) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She represented the [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Visakhapatnam]] constituency of [[Andhra Pradesh]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] in the 15th [[Lok Sabha]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Southern-Sushma-Swaraj-Sets-the-Pace/2015/03/22/article2724213.ece|title=Southern Sushma Swaraj Sets the Pace}}</ref> She had previously represented the [[Bapatla (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bapatla]] constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha, during which period she served as the [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/new-railway-zone-now-a-political-decision-says-purandeswari/article5500718.ece New railway zone now a political decision, says Purandeswari]. Retrieved from The Hindu 12/25/2013. (article dated "Updated: December 25, 2013 13:32 IST")</ref> She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 7 March 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/ntr-s-daughter-d-purandeswari-joins-bjp-492958 |title=NTR's daughter D Purandareswari joins BJP |publisher=NDTV |date= 7 March 2014 }}</ref> In 2014, she fought the Lok Sabha election on a BJP ticket from [[Rajampet]] and lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsbharati.com//Encyc/2019/1/17/Former-Union-Minister-Daggubati-Purandeswari-to-head-AP-BJP-s-manifesto-Committee.html|title=Former Union Minister Daggubati Purandeswari to head AP BJP's manifesto Committee|website=www.newsbharati.com}}</ref> Purandareswari was appointed BJP Mahila Morcha Prabhari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-creates-obc-morcha-ahead-of-bihar-election-2101564|title=BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/eye-on-bihar-up-polls-bjp-forms-obc-morcha-to-boost-poll-fortunes/|title=With an eye on Bihar, UP polls, BJP forms OBC Morcha to boost electoral fortunes}}</ref>

== As a Member of Parliament ==
Purandeswari participated in debate on various bills such as 'Domestic Violence Bill, [[Hindu Succession Act, 1956#Amendments|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.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

== Early life and education ==
Born to [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and Basavatarakam, 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]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hinduism-to-me-is-a-way-of-life/408764/ ‘Hinduism to me is a way of life’] Indian Express- 11 January 2009</ref> Later she established Hyderabad Institute of Gem and Jewellery.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} She can read, write and speak five languages, [[English language|English]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]] and [[French language|French]].{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} She is versatile in the Indian dance form [[Kuchipudi]].{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071220093047/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4022 Biographical sketch], [[Parliament of India]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100617101239/http://www.daggubati.in/ Official Website of D. Purandeswari]

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