History News Desk !!! Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (English: Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare, born- 11 April, 1916; died- 5 September, 1988) was an Indian politician, jurist and Ambedkarite activist. He was a member of the Indian National Congress, elected twice to the Lok Sabha. He was elected to the fourth Lok Sabha from Mumbai Central constituency of Maharashtra in 1967. R. D. Bhandare was re-elected in 1971, but resigned in 1973 upon being appointed Governor of Bihar. He was an associate and follower of human rights leader B. R. Ambedkar.
R. D. Bhandare served as a member of the Bombay Municipality from 1948 to 1957. From 1960 to 1962 he was a member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly and was the Leader of the Opposition in that House. He was one of the founding members of the Republican Party of India. He also served as the president of the party from 1964 to 1966. Later R. D. Bhandare contested elections as a member of the Congress in 1967 and 1971 and was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Bombay Central seat. He was also the Governor of Bihar during 1973-1976 and Governor of Andhra Pradesh during 1976-1977.
