Ritu Khanduri

Politician

Indian Nainital, Uttarakhand

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth29/01/1965
Age61 years
BirthplaceNainital, Uttarakhand

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameRitu Khanduri Bhushan

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

BA Honors from Raghunath Girls College, Meerut University
Post-graduationRajasthan University
DiplomaJournalism from Delhi
10thLoreto Convent School, New Delhi
12thSophia Inter College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Personal Life

College/University
  • Raghunath Girls College, Meerut University
  • Rajasthan University

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
HusbandRajesh Bhushan (IAS officer)
ChildrenTwo children
Parents
FatherMajor General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand)
MotherAruna Khanduri
SiblingsManish Khanduri

Family

FatherMajor General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri
MotherAruna Khanduri
SiblingsManish Khanduri
SpouseRajesh Bhushan (IAS officer)
ChildrenTwo children

Career

Political PartyBharatiya Janta Party
Political Journey
  • 2017: MLA from the Yamkeshwar constituency of Uttarakhand
  • 2022: MLA from the Kotdwar constituency of Uttarakhand
  • 2006-2017: Faculty at Amity University, Noida
  • 2017: Elected MLA from Yamkeshwar constituency, Uttarakhand
  • 2022: Elected MLA from Kotdwar constituency, Uttarakhand
  • 2022-present: Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (6th Speaker, first woman)
Committee Memberships
  • Committee on Information Technology (2017-2022)
  • Committee on Sustainable Development (2021-2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Ritu Khanduri leads the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttarakhand Mahila Morcha unit.
2. She taught at Amity University in Noida from 2006 to 2017 before entering politics on her father's encouragement.
3. In 2017, Ritu Khanduri won the assembly elections from the Yamkeshwar seat by defeating former minister Surendra Singh Negi.
4. Although denied a party ticket from Yamkeshwar in 2022, she secured victory in the MLA elections from Kotdwar.
5. Her brother, Manish Khanduri, is associated with the Indian National Congress.
6. In 2022, Ritu Khanduri was appointed as the sixth speaker of the Uttarakhand Assembly.
7. She is the first woman Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
8. She authored three books: Indian History (History of Ancient India), Indian History (History of Medieval India), and Indian History (History of Modern India).
9. She established 'Jai Durga Social Welfare Sansthan' in Delhi in 2000, which provides daily food to patients and their families at AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital.
10. She served as a member of the Committee on Information and Technology (2017–2022).
11. She was appointed as the President of the Pradesh Mahila Morcha in 2020.
12. She served as a member of the Committee on Sustainable Development (2021-2022).
13. In 2022, Ritu Khanduri was unanimously elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
14. Her father, Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, served as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007-2009 and 2011-2012, and was a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee government.
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