Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Indian politician and Member of Parliament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rita Bahuguna Joshi (born 22 July 1949) is an Indian politician and was cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She was the president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee from 2007 to 2012. She is the daughter of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a former chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 20 October 2016. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
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Rita Bahuguna Joshi | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Shyama Charan Gupta |
Constituency | Prayagraj |
Minister of Women Welfare, Family Welfare, Maternity and Child Welfare and Tourism Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 16 May 2017 – 23 May 2019 | |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 7 March 2012 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Suresh Chandra Tiwari |
Succeeded by | Suresh Chandra Tiwari |
Constituency | Lucknow Cantt. |
President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 12 September 2007 – 29 August 2012 | |
Succeeded by | Nirmal Khatri |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-07-22) 22 July 1949 (age 74) Allahabad, United Provinces, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2016– ) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1992-2016) |
Spouse | Puran Chandra Joshi (m. 1976) |
Relations | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna (Father) Kamala Bahuguna (Mother) Vijay Bahuguna (Brother) |
Children | Mayank Joshi |
Residence | Lucknow |
Website | ritabjoshi |
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