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.

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Political career

She 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.

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]

References

  1. "अध्यक्ष: उत्तराखण्ड विधान सभा".
  2. "अध्यक्ष: उत्तराखण्ड विधान सभा".
  3. "शपथ ग्रहण समारोह: भाजपा ने उत्तराखंड के राजनैतिक इतिहास में जोड़ा नया अध्याय, रितु खंडूरी को बनाया पहली महिला स्पीकर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  4. "Pushkar Dhami Oath: CM की शपथ लेने से पूर्व शहीद स्थल पर आशीर्वाद लेने पहुंचे पुष्कर धामी". Navbharat Times.
  5. "ritu-khanduri-bhushan in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022". News18.
  6. "Ritu Khanduri Bhushan Election Result Kotdwar Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2022 Ritu Khanduri Bhushan Kotdwar Seat | CNBCTV18 Himanshu semwal". www.cnbctv18.com.
  7. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  8. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.