Amita Bhushan

Amita Bhushan (born 5 February 1970) is an Indian politician, representing the Begusarai constituency on a Congress ticket in the 15th Lok Sabha elections for the first time. She is a member of Indian National Congress. Born and brought up in Begusarai, Bhushan is a social activist and fashion designer with a MA in Psychology.

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

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.

Personal life

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

See also

• Indian National Congress
• Begusarai
• Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)

External links

• Indian National Congress

• [1] Archived April 8, 2009 at the Wayback Machine