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Date of birth29 January 1965
Age57 Years (as of 2022)
BirthplacePauri, Uttarakhand
ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Marital statusMarried
SpouseRajesh Bhushan (IAS officer)
FamilyFather: Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri; Mother: Aruna Khanduri; Brother: Manish Khanduri
Net worthRs. 3.37 crores (approx., as of 2017)
Ritu Khanduri Biography
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. A former university teacher, she entered electoral politics in 2017, has represented two Jh
Early life and backgroundRitu Khanduri Bhushan was born on 29 January 1965 in Pauri, Uttarakhand. She completed a BA (Hons) in 1986 from Raghunath Girls College, affiliated with Meerut University, and went on to finish postgraduate studies at Rajasthan University. Ritu comes from a family with a long record of public service: her father, Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, is a retired Major General who served twice as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand; her mother is Aruna Khanduri. Her grandfather Jai Ballabh Khanduri worked as a journalist and her grandmother Durga Devi Khanduri was active in social work. She has two siblings, including a brother, Manish Khanduri, who is also active in politics.
Career
Before entering electoral politics, Ritu Khanduri worked in academia. From 2006 until 2017 she taught at Amity University in Noida. Her move into electoral public life began in 2017 when she contested the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election from the Yamkeshwar constituency and won, defeating a former minister.
When party leadership asked her to shift constituencies ahead of the 2022 elections, she stood from Kotdwar and won that seat. Shortly after the 2022 election victory she was chosen as the speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold that office in the state’s history. Her appointment marked a continuation of her family’s political involvement in Kotdwar: her father had contested from there a decade earlier.
Public profile
Ritu is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has served within its state-level organizational structure, including leadership roles in the party’s women’s wing in Uttarakhand. Her public remarks after the 2022 election thanked local voters and the party leadership, and emphasized her focus on development and addressing local issues.
Personal life
Ritu Khanduri is married to Rajesh Bhushan, an Indian Administrative Service officer. The couple has two children. She is based originally in Pauri and lists an address in New Delhi. Her listed physical attributes include black hair and black eyes. She is an Indian national and her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Latest updates
In 2022 Ritu Khanduri completed a second term as an MLA from a different constituency and moved into the speakership of the Uttarakhand assembly, becoming the sixth person and the first woman to serve as speaker in the state's legislative history. Her shift from Yamkeshwar to Kotdwar in 2022 and subsequent elevation to speaker were pivotal developments in her political trajectory.
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Recent Work
Appointed as the first woman speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly after winning the Kotdwar seat in 2022.
2022Elected MLA from Kotdwar constituency in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly elections.
2022Elected MLA from Yamkeshwar constituency in the 2017 Uttarakhand assembly elections.
2017Career Highlights
- First woman speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (2022)
- Elected MLA from Yamkeshwar (2017) and Kotdwar (2022)
- Former university teacher at Amity University (2006–2017)
Net Worth
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