Daggubati Purandeswari Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	22/04/1959
Age	66 years
Birthplace	Madras, Madras State, India

Bio/Wiki

Known as	Sushma Swaraj of the South
Profession	Politician

Physical Stats & More

Height	167 cm
Weight	70 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Church Park, Chennai
College/University	South Indian Educational Trust and Women College, Chennai (now known as the Bashir Ahmed Sayeed College for Women) Gemmological Institute of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Arts degree in literature Diploma in gemmology

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	09/05/1979
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kamma community

Relationships & More

Husband	Dr Daggubati Venkateswara Rao

Family

Father

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR)

Mother

Basavatarakam Nandamuri

Siblings

Brother	Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr (deceased) Nandamuri Jayakrishna Nandamuri Saikrishna (deceased) Nandamuri Harikrishna (deceased) Nandamuri Mohanakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr Nandamuri Jayashankar
Sister	Nara Bhuvaneshwari Garapati Lokeswari Kantamaneni Uma Maheswari (deceased)

Children

Son	Hitesh Chenchuram
Daughter	Nivedita

Career

Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2014-present) Indian National Congress (INC) (2004-2014) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) (before 2004)
Political Journey	2004: Joined the Indian National Congress 2004: Emerged victorious in her debut Lok Sabha election from the Bapatla constituency in Andhra Pradesh 2009: Emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha election from the Visakhapatnam constituency in Andhra Pradesh 2009: Appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development 2012: Appointed as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 2014: Left INC and joined BJP 2014: First defeat in electoral politics as a BJP candidate in the Lok Sabha election. Later, she became a spokesperson for the BJP 2015: Appointed as the co-in-charge of the Karnataka BJP and the in-charge of BJP's Mahila Morcha 2019: Defeated in the Lok Sabha election as a BJP candidate 2020: Appointed as the BJP national general secretary 2023: The central leadership of the BJP announced her as the President of the Andhra Pradesh BJP
Honours, Achievements	2004-2005: Asian Age – Best Parliamentarian

Some Lesser Known Facts

Daggubati Purandeswari is an Indian politician.
She became the President of the Andhra Pradesh BJP on 4 July 2023.
Her father, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR), was a three-term Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
NTR was a respected actor in the Telugu film industry, winning multiple awards.
He was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1968.
Purandeswari has eight brothers and three sisters.
Her husband, Dr. Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, is a former minister and MLA in Andhra Pradesh.
She has a son named Hitesh Chenchuram and a daughter named Nivedita.
Purandeswari joined the Indian National Congress in 2004 before switching to the BJP in 2014.
She has held various roles in both parties due to her active involvement in politics.
In 2023, she was elected as the President of the Andhra Pradesh BJP.