Ritu Khanduri Bhushan

Ritu Khanduri Bhushan (born 29 January 1965)^[3][4][5][6] is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand.

Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
Khanduri in 2022
6th Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2022
Deputy	Vacant
CM	Pushkar Dhami
Preceded by	Premchand Aggarwal
Constituency	Kotdwar
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Harak Singh Rawat
Constituency	Kotdwar
In office 11 March 2017 – 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Vijaya Barthwal
Succeeded by	Renu Bisht
Constituency	Yamkeshwar
Personal details
Born	(1965-01-29) 29 January 1965 (age 60)[1] Nainital[2]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rajesh Bhushan
Parent	B. C. Khanduri (Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand) (father)
Profession	Politician

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

Year	Description
2017 - 2022	Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly Member - Committee on Information and Technology
2022 - Till Date	Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term) Speaker Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2022	Kotdwar		BJP	Won	41.58%	Surendra Singh Negi		INC	36.81%	[7]
2017	Yamkeshwar		BJP	Won	42.62%	Renu Bisht		Independent	23.16%	[8]