Personal Life & Political Career
Daggubati Purandhareswari (born April 22, 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She represented the Visakhapatnam constituency of Andhra Pradesh as a member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha of India. Purandhareswari is also known as Southern Sushma Swaraj. On July 3, 2015, Daggubati Purandeswari was appointed head of BJP Mahila Morcha.
As a Member of Parliament
She has participated in debates on various bills such as the Domestic Violence Bill, the Succession Reform Bill, and the Special Courts for Women Bill. In recognition of her performance in Parliament, the Asian Age judged her as the best parliamentarian of 2004-2005.
Early life and education
She was educated at Sacred Heart Senior High School, Church Park, Chennai. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from South Indian Trust Education and Women's College (Bashir Ahmed Sayeed College for Women), followed by a gemology course at the Institute of Gemmology of India. Gem and jewels. She can read, write and speak five languages, English, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and French. She is versatile in the form of Indian dance Kuchipudi.