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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.

Contributions

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.

Begusarai development data

Table 1: Development data of Begusarai[3]
Details 2004 2008
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

Controversy

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]

Personal life

Her husband is a government servant in All-India Service.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Official Website of Begusarai District, Bihar". Begusarai.bih.nic.in. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ "All India Congress Committee". AICC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 8 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Mishra, Dipak (4 April 2009). "Everything not hunky-dory in Cong". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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