Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988) was an Indian politician, jurist and Ambedkarite activist.

He was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party, who was twice elected to Lok Sabha.

Ramchandra Bhandare was active in the trade unions and was secretary to the Kamgar Sangam of the Bombay Municipal Council from 1942 to 1945.

From 1949 to 1952, Babasaheb chaired a low-level Rural Servants Association, headed by Ambedkar.

He became president of the Bombay Pradesh Scheduled Castes Federation, a faction of the party.

When Mahatma Gandhi came to visit Bombay, he left a mehtar's house in Worli to express his friendliness to the Dalits.

In this confrontation, Bhandare stood firm and rose to prominence as a leader of the Bombay Scheduled Castes.

With the Bhandare initiative, Ambedkar's birthday began to be celebrated on a large scale.