Amita Bhushan (born 5 February 1970) is an Indian politician, representing the Begusarai 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. 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 She runs a society in the name of CBRKC Foundation and runs without any aid or government support.
Begusarai development data + Table 1: Development data of Begusarai Details20042008Total population (in '000s)2,5072,661Sex ratio (females per 1000 males)915.4920.1Crime against women (% of total crime)2.75.4Violent crime (% of total crime)17.924.9Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)54.149.4Households with electricity (% of total households)10.74.7Total literacy rate (% of total population)50.954.6Below poverty line (% of total population)4541.3Work participation rate (% of total population)32.834.1Urbanization (% of total population)3.62.7
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.
Personal life Her husband is a government servant in All-India Service.
See also Indian National Congress Begusarai Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)
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