Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician
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About Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare
- R D Bhandare or Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (born 11 April 1916, d 5 Sept 1988) was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha of India from the Mumbai North Central constituency of Maharashtra and a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was also a member of 4th Lok Sabha from there in 1967.
- He was an Advocate and Professor of Law. He completed his education from Elphiston College, Government Law College and the Khalsa College, Bombay.
- He was married to Shakuntalabai and had 3 sons and 1 daughter and resided at Wadala Mumbai. He was earlier a Member of Bombay Municipal Corporation during 1948-57.
- He was a Member of Bombay Legislative Assembly during 1960-1962 and also acted as the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly during 1960-62.
- He was a Founder Member of Republican Party of India and remained its President from 1964 to 1966. Later he was also Governor of Bihar during 1973-1976 and Governor of Andhra Pradesh during 1976-77.He died on 5 September 1988 at his Mumbai residence.
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