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Bandaru Dattatreya
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| 18th Governor of Haryana | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 21 July 2025 |
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| Chief Minister | Manohar Lal Khattar Nayab Singh Saini |
| Preceded by | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
| Succeeded by | Ashim Kumar Ghosh |
| 20th Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 11 September 2019 – 6 July 2021 |
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| Chief Minister | Jai Ram Thakur |
| Preceded by | Kalraj Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Arlekar |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 1 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Santosh Gangwar |
| 10th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh |
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| In office 2007 - 2010 |
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| National President | Rajnath Singh Nitin Gadkari |
| Preceded by | N. Indrasena Reddy |
| Succeeded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Anjan Kumar Yadav |
| Succeeded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
| Constituency | Secunderabad |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 16 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | P.V. Rajeshwar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Anjan Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency | Secunderabad |
| In office 20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996 |
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| Preceded by | T. Manemma |
| Succeeded by | P. V. Rajeshwar Rao |
| Constituency | Secunderabad |
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| Born | 12 June 1947 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (present-day Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Vasantha (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residences | Ramnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Alma mater | Osmania University (B.Sc) |
| Profession | Social worker |
| Cabinet | Second Vajpayee ministry Third Vajpayee ministry Modi ministry |
Bandaru Dattatreya (born 12 June 1947) is an Indian politician. He is currently the Governor of the State of Haryana, a role he has held since 2021. Before this, he was the 20th Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Secunderabad from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Born in Hyderabad, Dattatreya earned a science degree. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1965. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Secunderabad for the first time in 1991. He later served as a Union Minister of State in different government departments. In 2014, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha and became the Minister of State for Labour and Employment.
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Early Life and Education
Bandaru Dattatreya was born on 12 June 1947. His parents were Bandaru Anjaiah and Eswaramma. He was born in the city of Hyderabad, which was then part of Hyderabad State. Today, Hyderabad is in Telangana, India.
He belongs to the Kuruba community. Dattatreya studied at Osmania University. He earned a B.Sc. degree from there.
Political Journey
Starting in Politics
Dattatreya began his political journey in 1965. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a social organization. He worked as a pracharak, which means a propagator or someone who spreads the organization's ideas, from 1965 to 1968.
In the 1970s, he was involved in the Loka Sangarsha Samiti. This group was part of the Jayaprakash Narayan-led Total Revolution Movement. He was even put in prison during a period known as the Emergency.
Joining the BJP and First Elections
In 1980, Dattatreya officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He became the general secretary for the BJP's unit in Andhra Pradesh. He held this important position until 1989.
In the 1991 election, Dattatreya was elected to the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha is one of the two houses of the Indian Parliament. He won from the Secunderabad constituency. He was the only BJP candidate to win from Andhra Pradesh in that election. In 1997, he became the president of the BJP's Andhra Pradesh unit.
Serving as a Minister
Dattatreya was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from Secunderabad in the 1998 election. He then served as the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Urban Development. This was part of the second Vajpayee ministry, which was led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He held this role from 1998 to 1999.
In the 1999 election, Dattatreya was elected to the Lok Sabha for the third time. He continued to serve as Union MoS for Urban Development from 1999 to 2001. This was during the third Vajpayee ministry. From 2001 to 2003, he became the Union MoS for Railways. In 2003, he was again given the Urban Development role.
Later Political Roles
After losing the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and 2009, Dattatreya continued to be active in the BJP. He was appointed as the national vice-president of the party in 2013.
In May 2014, Dattatreya was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for the fourth time. He won from his old constituency of Secunderabad. On 9 November 2014, he was made a Minister of State for Labour and Employment. He was the only minister from Telangana in the Modi ministry at that time. He resigned from this post on 1 September 2017. After that, he became a member of the standing committee on Finance.
In 2019, the BJP chose a different candidate for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha elections. However, Dattatreya was appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in the same year.
Governor Roles
On 18 July 2021, Bandaru Dattatreya was appointed the 18th Governor of Haryana. He continues to serve in this important position. As Governor, he represents the President of India in the state and plays a key role in its administration.
Personal Life
Bandaru Dattatreya married Vasantha on 17 May 1989. He has also worked as a joint secretary for the A. P. Cyclone Committee. He served as a general secretary for Voluntary Organisations, India, showing his interest in social work.
