Daggubati Purandeswari (born 22 April 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. The daughter of N.T. Rama Rao, actor and founder of the Telugu Desam political party, she is a member of the Indian National Congress. She represents the Visakhapatnamconstituency of Andhra Pradesh in 15th Lok Sabha of India. She had previously represented theBapatla constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha, during which period, she served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
She did Bachelor of Arts from South Indian Educational Trust and Women College (Chennai), followed by a short course in gemmology at the Gemmological Institute of India
As a Politician she could get appreciation from eminent politicians of India
'I'm proud of her. She is an asset to my Cabinet...
--- Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister
Parliament has found a good orator...
--- Mr. Somnath Chattarjee, Speaker of Lok Sabha
She's the Minister of State, yet I depend on her ...
--- Dr. Arjun Singh, Union Minister for HRD'
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She is the wife of politician Daggubati Venkateswara Rao.Daggubati Venkateswara Rao her husband is a Ex-Minister, Ex-Member of Cabinet and Current Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly repesenting Parchoor contituency in Prakasham District.He won the 2009 General Election by getting 73,691 votes and a majority of 2,776 votes.
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- ^ ‘Hinduism to me is a way of life’ Indian Express- January 11, 2009
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