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'''Renuka Chowdhury ''' (born 13 August 1954) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], she | '''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> | 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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Renuka Chowdhury | |
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_for_Women_%26_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) Renuka Chowdhury during a press meet in New Delhi in December 2007. | |
| Member of the Rajya Sabha for Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, TDP |
| In office 3 April 1986 – 2 April 1998 | |
| Minister of Women and Child Development | |
| In office 29 January 2006 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Tirath |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 28 January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jagmohan |
| Succeeded by | Ambika Soni |
| Member of Parliament from Khammam | |
| In office 10 October 1999 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Nadendla Bhaskar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Nama Nageswara Rao |
| Minister of State for the Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1954 Visakhapatnam, Andhra State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (1984–1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Sreedhar Chowdhury |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Karnatak University |
| Occupation | Politician, social Worker |
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 Tourism in the Government of India.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born to Air Commodore Suryanarayana Rao and Vasundhara (Born in Madanapalle) on 13 August 1954 in Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).[1] 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.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
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Chowdhury entered politics in 1984 as a member of Telugu Desam Party.[2] She was a member of the Rajya Sabha for two consecutive terms and Chief Whip of Telugu Desam Parliamentary party from 1986 to 1998.[3][4] 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 Congress party in 1998.[5] In 1999 and 2004, she was elected to the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha respectively representing Khammam. Other positions include memberships on the Committee on Finance (1999–2000) and Committee on the Empowerment of Women (2000–2001).[1]
In May 2004 she became the Minister of State for Tourism in the UPA I government. She was the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development in the 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 TDP from Khammam by 1,24,448 votes.[6] 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".[7] 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.[8][9] The "Pub Bharo" campaign was actually being headed by her younger daughter Tejaswini.[10]
Chowdary became a spokesperson for the Congress and was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2012.[11]
Parliamentary Committees[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Phadnis, Aditi (12 February 2018). "Renuka Chowdhury, 'Rajini of Rajya Sabha' unlikely to make a return". Business Standard. Business Standard. Business Standard Private Limited. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "Untitled - Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "Political Complexion of Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Ghosh, Barun (11 April 1999). "RENUKA RUSH TO OPEN MAMATA FLANK IN ANDHRA PRADESH". The Telegraph (Kolkata). ABP Group. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)
- ↑ (June 2009)After jail bharo, it's pub bharo Mid Day, retrieved 30 March 2012
- ↑ (17 February 2009)Mangalore Mayor drags Renuka to court NDTV
- ↑ Talibanization is happening in Karnataka - Renuka Chowdary
- ↑ "Hasan Ali Stayed with Renuka Chaudhary". 29 May 2011.
- ↑ (25 March 2012) 55 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha the Hindu, retrieved 30 March 2012