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	'''Renuka Chowdhury ''' (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], she ~~represents~~ the political party in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] and [[Ministry of Tourism (India)\|Tourism]] in the [[Government of India]].		'''Renuka Chowdhury ''' (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], she represented the political party in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] and [[Ministry of Tourism (India)\|Tourism]] in the [[Government of India]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Born to Air Commodore Suryanarayana Rao and Vasundhara on 13 August 1954 in [[Vishakhapatnam]] (Andhra Pradesh).<ref name="Career">{{cite web \|title=Members Bioprofile \|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=100&lastls=14 \|publisher=Lok Sabha \|accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref> Renuka is the eldest of three daughters. She studied at the [[Welham Girls' School]], [[Dehradun]] and received her B.A. in Industrial Psychology from [[Bangalore University]]. Renuka was married to Sreedhar Chowdhury in 1973.<ref name="Career"/>		Born to Air Commodore Suryanarayana Rao and Vasundhara (Born in Madanapalle) on 13 August 1954 in [[Vishakhapatnam]] (Andhra Pradesh).<ref name="Career">{{cite web \|title=Members Bioprofile \|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=100&lastls=14 \|publisher=Lok Sabha \|accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref> Renuka is the eldest of three daughters. She studied at the [[Welham Girls' School]], [[Dehradun]] and received her B.A. in Industrial Psychology from [[Bangalore University]]. Renuka was married to Sreedhar Chowdhury in 1973.<ref name="Career"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	In May 2004 she became the Minister of State for Tourism in the [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA I]] government. She was the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] in the [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA I]] government from January 2006 to May 2009. In the May 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Renuka Chowdary was defeated by Nama Nageswara Rao of [[Telugu Desam Party\|TDP]] from [[Khammam (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Khammam]] by 1,24,448 votes.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)]</ref>		In May 2004 she became the Minister of State for Tourism in the [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA I]] government. She was the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] in the [[United Progressive Alliance\|UPA I]] government from January 2006 to May 2009. In the May 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Renuka Chowdary was defeated by Nama Nageswara Rao of [[Telugu Desam Party\|TDP]] from [[Khammam (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Khammam]] by 1,24,448 votes.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)]</ref>
	The [[Mumbai]] newspaper, ''Mid Day'', reported in 2009 that, in response to "Sri Ram Sena's Valentine's Day threat" Chowdary said that youth should "swarm" pubs and make a point to the "moral police brigade".<ref>(June 2009)[http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/feb/060209-pub-bharo-renuka-choudhury-sri-ram-sene-valentine-day-bangalore.htm After jail bharo, it's pub bharo] Mid Day, retrieved 30 March 2012</ref> After the [[2009 Mangalore pub attack]] by the [[Sri Ram Sena]] Chouwdary commented that Mangalore had been "talibanized". This resulted in a case being filed against her by the town's mayor, accusing her of glorifying isolated incidents and making generalized comments about the city.<ref>(17 February 2009)[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083808 Mangalore Mayor drags Renuka to court] NDTV</ref><ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Talibanisation-is-happening-in-Karnataka-Renuka/420503/ Talibanization is happening in Karnataka - Renuka Chowdary]</ref> The "Pub Bharo" campaign was actually being headed by her younger daughter Tejaswini.<ref>[https://indiarun.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/hasan-ali-stayed-with-renuka-chaudhary/]</ref>		The [[Mumbai]] newspaper, ''Mid Day'', reported in 2009 that, in response to "Sri Ram Sena's Valentine's Day threat" Chowdary said that youth should "swarm" pubs and make a point to the "moral police brigade".<ref>(June 2009)[http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/feb/060209-pub-bharo-renuka-choudhury-sri-ram-sene-valentine-day-bangalore.htm After jail bharo, it's pub bharo] Mid Day, retrieved 30 March 2012</ref> After the [[2009 Mangalore pub attack]] by the [[Sri Ram Sena]] Chouwdary commented that Mangalore had been "talibanized". This resulted in a case being filed against her by the town's mayor, accusing her of glorifying isolated incidents and making generalized comments about the city.<ref>(17 February 2009)[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083808 Mangalore Mayor drags Renuka to court] NDTV</ref><ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Talibanisation-is-happening-in-Karnataka-Renuka/420503/ Talibanization is happening in Karnataka - Renuka Chowdary]</ref> The "Pub Bharo" campaign was actually being headed by her younger daughter Tejaswini.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indiarun.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/hasan-ali-stayed-with-renuka-chaudhary/\|title = Hasan Ali Stayed with Renuka Chaudhary\|date = 29 May 2011}}</ref>

	Chowdary became a spokesperson for the Congress and was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>(25 March 2012) [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3220774.ece 55 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha] the Hindu, retrieved 30 March 2012</ref>		Chowdary became a spokesperson for the Congress and was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>(25 March 2012) [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3220774.ece 55 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha] the Hindu, retrieved 30 March 2012</ref>

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Renuka Chowdhury
| image = The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women & Child Development, Smt. Renuka Chowdhury briefing the media persons about forthcoming East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meet, in New Delhi on December 04, 2007.jpg
| caption = Renuka Chowdhury during a press meet in [[New Delhi]] in December 2007.
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of the Rajya Sabha]] for [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 3 April 2012
| term_end1 = 2 April 2018
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = [[Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar]], [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| term_start2 = 3 April 1986
| term_end2 = 2 April 1998
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Minister of Women and Child Development]]
| term_start3 = 29 January 2006
| term_end3 = 22 May 2009
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = [[Krishna Tirath]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism]]
| term_start4 = 23 May 2004
| term_end4 = 28 January 2006
| predecessor4 = [[Jagmohan]]
| successor4 = [[Ambika Soni]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]] from<br /> [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam]]
| term_start5 = 10 October 1999
| term_end5 = 18 May 2009
| predecessor5 = Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
| successor5 = [[Nama Nageswara Rao]]
| office6 = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of State for the Health and Family Welfare]]
| term_start6 = 1997
| term_end6 = 1998
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|8|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br/>{{small|(1998–present)}}
| otherparty = [[Telugu Desam Party]]<br/>{{small|(1984–1998)}}
| spouse = Sreedhar Chowdhury
| alma_mater = [[Karnatak University]]
| children = 2
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[social Worker]]
}}

'''Renuka Chowdhury ''' (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], she represents the political party in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] and [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Tourism]] in the [[Government of India]].

==Early life==
Born to Air Commodore Suryanarayana Rao and Vasundhara on 13 August 1954 in [[Vishakhapatnam]] (Andhra Pradesh).<ref name="Career">{{cite web |title=Members Bioprofile |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=100&lastls=14 |publisher=Lok Sabha |accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref> Renuka is the eldest of three daughters. She studied at the [[Welham Girls' School]], [[Dehradun]] and received her B.A. in Industrial Psychology from [[Bangalore University]]. Renuka was married to Sreedhar Chowdhury in 1973.<ref name="Career"/>

==Career==

[[File:Smt. Renuka Choudhury in her office after assuming the charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|thumb|Renuka Chowdhury in her office as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism in New Delhi on May 24, 2004|left]]

Chowdhury entered politics in 1984 as a member of Telugu Desam Party.<ref name="Debut">{{cite news |last1=Phadnis |first1=Aditi |title=Renuka Chowdhury, 'Rajini of Rajya Sabha' unlikely to make a return |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/renuka-chowdhury-rajini-of-rajya-sabha-unlikely-to-make-a-return-118021100647_1.html |accessdate=26 May 2020 |work=Business Standard |agency=Business Standard Private Limited |publisher=Business Standard |date=12 February 2018}}</ref> She was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] for two consecutive terms and Chief Whip of Telugu Desam Parliamentary party from 1986 to 1998.<ref name="RS">{{cite web |title=Untitled - Rajya Sabha |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/larrdis/Page_98_193.pdf |publisher=Rajya Sabha |accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Telugu Desam">{{cite web |title=Political Complexion of Rajya Sabha |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/rsat_work/CHAPTER%E2%80%9410.pdf |publisher=Rajya Sabha |accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref> She was also the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare from 1997 to 1998 in the cabinet of [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]. She left [[Telugu Desam Party]] to join [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] in 1998.<ref name="Joining">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Barun |title=RENUKA RUSH TO OPEN MAMATA FLANK IN ANDHRA PRADESH |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/renuka-rush-to-open-mamata-flank-in-andhra-pradesh/cid/925953 |accessdate=26 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph (Kolkata) |agency=ABP Group |date=11 April 1999}}</ref> In 1999 and 2004, she was elected to the [[13th Lok Sabha|13th]] and [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]] [[Lok Sabha]] respectively representing [[Khammam (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Khammam]]. Other positions include memberships on the Committee on Finance (1999–2000) and Committee on the Empowerment of Women (2000–2001).<ref name="Career"/>

In May 2004 she became the Minister of State for Tourism in the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA I]] government. She was the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]] in the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA I]] government from January 2006 to May 2009. In the May 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Renuka Chowdary was defeated by Nama Nageswara Rao of [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] from [[Khammam (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Khammam]] by 1,24,448 votes.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)]</ref>
The [[Mumbai]] newspaper, ''Mid Day'', reported in 2009 that, in response to "Sri Ram Sena's Valentine's Day threat" Chowdary said that youth should "swarm" pubs and make a point to the "moral police brigade".<ref>(June 2009)[http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/feb/060209-pub-bharo-renuka-choudhury-sri-ram-sene-valentine-day-bangalore.htm After jail bharo, it's pub bharo] Mid Day, retrieved 30 March 2012</ref> After the [[2009 Mangalore pub attack]] by the [[Sri Ram Sena]] Chouwdary commented that Mangalore had been "talibanized". This resulted in a case being filed against her by the town's mayor, accusing her of glorifying isolated incidents and making generalized comments about the city.<ref>(17 February 2009)[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083808 Mangalore Mayor drags Renuka to court] NDTV</ref><ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Talibanisation-is-happening-in-Karnataka-Renuka/420503/ Talibanization is happening in Karnataka - Renuka Chowdary]</ref> The "Pub Bharo" campaign was actually being headed by her younger daughter Tejaswini.<ref>[https://indiarun.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/hasan-ali-stayed-with-renuka-chaudhary/]</ref>

Chowdary became a spokesperson for the Congress and was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>(25 March 2012) [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3220774.ece 55 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha] the Hindu, retrieved 30 March 2012</ref>

===Parliamentary Committees===

* Member, Committee on Finance (1999-2000)
* Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women (2000-2001)
* Member, Committee on Government Assurances (May 2012 – Sept. 2014)
* Member, Committee on Finance (May 2012 – May 2014)
* Member, Business Advisory Committee (May 2013 – Sept. 2014)
* Member, Committee on Agriculture (Sept. 2014–Present)
* Member, House Committee (Sept. 2014–Present)
* Member, General Purposes Committee (April 2016 – Present)
* Chairperson, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests (April 2016 – Present)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/renuka-chowdhury Renuka Chowdhury profile] at [[India.gov.in]]

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