Ritu Khanduri Bhushan

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Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
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Khanduri in 2022
6th Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
26 March 2022
Profession Politician

Ritu Khanduri Bhushan (born 29 January 1965) [3] [4] [5] [6] is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand who is the 6th Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly since 2022. She represents Kotdwar in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly since 2022 and from Yamkeshwar Assembly constituency from 2017 to 2022. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the daughter of B. C. Khanduri, former chief minister of Uttarakhand.

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Positions held

YearDescription
2017 - 2022Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly
  • Member - Committee on Information and Technology
2022 - Till DateElected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)

Electoral performance

ElectionConstituencyPartyResultVotes %Opposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote %Ref
2022 Kotdwar BJP Won41.58% Surendra Singh Negi INC 36.81% [7]
2017 Yamkeshwar BJP Won42.62% Renu Bisht Independent 23.16% [8]

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