Purandeswari, Smt. Daggubati Constituency   : Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC)

Father’s Name Shri N.T. Rama Rao Mother’s Name Smt. N. Basava Rama Tarkam Date of Birth 22 Apr 1959 Place of Birth Chennai (Tamilnadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 09 May 1979 Spouse’s Name Shri D. Venkateswar Rao No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A. (Literature) and Graduate in Gemology Educated at South Indian Educational Trust and Women College, Chennai and Gemological Institute of India, Tamil Nadu Profession Social Worker Permanent Address 65, Road No. 13, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500 034, Andhra Pradesh Tel. (040) 23394959, (08594) 242434 Present Address B-201, M.S.Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23312810 (R) (011) 23062486,n23061194 (O) 9868180589 (M) Fax. (011) 23766467 (R), 23062166 (O) Positions Held

2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

Member, Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice

29 Jan. 2006 Union Minister State, Human Resource Development

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

2009 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development

28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry

Books Published `In Quest Of Utopia`

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