Eighth Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Early Life and Education

R D Bhandare or Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (b. April 11, 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.