Amita Bhushan | |
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Bihar Vidhan Sabha 16th Bihar Assembly | |
In office 2015–2020 | |
Preceded by | Surendra Mehta |
Succeeded by | Kundan Kumar |
Constituency | Begusarai Assembly constituency |
President of Bihar Pradesh Mahila Congress | |
In office 2021-Current | |
Personal details | |
Born | Begusarai,Bihar,India | 5 February 1970
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Children | Two |
Residence(s) | c/o Late (Dr) Prof. Chandra Bhanu,Mussorie Public School,Harrakh,Begusarai,Bihar |
Candidate for Lok Sabha Elections 2009 from Begusarai | |
As of 4 April,2009 |
Amita Bhushan (born 5 February 1970) is an Indian politician,representing the Begusarai [1] constituency on a Congress ticket in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha since 2015,her first stint as MLA. She is a member of Indian National Congress. [2] Born and brought up in Begusarai,Bhushan is a social activist and fashion designer with an MA in Psychology. Her mother was an MP and her village is cheriya bariyarpur.
Moved by the plight of the common masses in the field of public health,illiteracy,sanitation,hygiene,etc.,she has floated a society in the name and style of CBRKC Foundation to make contributions to the extent its resources permit. The society runs without any aid or government support.
Details | 2004 | 2008 |
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Total population (in '000s) | 2,507 | 2,661 |
Sex ratio (females per 1000 males) | 915.4 | 920.1 |
Crime against women (% of total crime) | 2.7 | 5.4 |
Violent crime (% of total crime) | 17.9 | 24.9 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 54.1 | 49.4 |
Households with electricity (% of total households) | 10.7 | 4.7 |
Total literacy rate (% of total population) | 50.9 | 54.6 |
Below poverty line (% of total population) | 45 | 41.3 |
Work participation rate (% of total population) | 32.8 | 34.1 |
Urbanization (% of total population) | 3.6 | 2.7 |
As per The Times of India ,a section of Congress leaders from Bihar are questioning the party's decision to field candidates who have poor track records in elections. They have questioned the candidature of a relatively unknown face like Amita Bhushan from Begusarai from where it could have fielded former PCC chief Ram Jatan Sinha. "In several constituencies,we still look like vote-katwas," said a former Congress MLA. [4]
Her husband is a government servant in All-India Service.
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