Rita Bahuguna Joshi is an Indian politician and teacher. She has served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He served as the President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee from 2007 to 2012. Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was his father. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 20 October 2016. In 2019, he contested the general elections from Allahabad constituency on a BJP ticket and won.
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Rita Bahuguna Joshi was born on Sunday, 22 July 1949 (age 73 years; as in 2022) in Allahabad, United Province, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Soon after completing his schooling, he completed his MA and PhD degrees in History from Allahabad University in 1981. She grew up in a family of politicians in Allahabad, UP.
HN Bahuguna (standing) at the Janata Party convention in Shimla.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna and he was the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He served as the Finance Minister of India during the tenure of Indian Prime Minister Charan Singh.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s father
His mother’s name is Kamala Bahuguna and she was an MP from Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi with her mother
He has two brothers named Vijay Bahuguna and Shekhar Bahuguna.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s brother, Vijay Bahuguna
Vijay Bahuguna was the sixth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, and Shekhar Bahuguna tried his hand at politics in 2012 when he contested the assembly elections from Phaphamau constituency in Allahabad, UP; However, he lost.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s brother Shekhar Bahuguna
husband and children
On 25 November 1976, she was married to Puran Chandra Joshi. Puran Chandra is associated with logistics business. The couple has a son named Mayank Joshi.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi with her husband, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter
Caste
He belongs to Brahmin community.
Address
Its permanent address is 20, Minto Road, Prayagraj-211001, Uttar Pradesh.
signature/autograph
Signature of Rita Bahuguna Joshi
livelihood
From 1974 to 2008, Rita Bahuguna Joshi served as a member of the UNDP Advisory Board of Local Authorities in Uttar Pradesh. In 2004, he was appointed as a member of the Beijing +10 Draft Committee. From 1995 to 2000, she served as the mayor of Allahabad constituency. She started serving as the President of All India Mahila Congress in 2003. She is the former vice-president of the National Women’s Council. He was appointed as the President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee in 2007. She contested the Legislative Assembly elections from Lucknow constituency in 2012 but lost. He again faced failure in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow constituency. After serving the Indian National Congress for twenty-four years, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 20 October 2016.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi joined BJP in 2016
She served as the President of All India Mahila Congress from 2003 to 2008. As a woman politician, she often raises her voice in many women’s movements for their upliftment, and often organizes many seminars, campaigns and demonstrations for the welfare of women. She led a campaign called ‘Movement for Reservation for Women in Local Bodies’ in Uttar Pradesh in 1991–92.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi addressing a movement for the women of India
Teacher
Soon after completing his formal education, he started working as a Professor of Medieval and Modern History at Allahabad University.
literary work
Before entering politics, Rita Bahuguna Joshi wrote two history books. He wrote a book titled “Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna: A Political Crusader” on 23 May 2022. The book was based on the life story of his father and former Chief Minister of UP, late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. At the release of the book, Rita Joshi talked about the research and analysis done to write this book. He said,
I interviewed about 100 people and collected newspaper clippings and documents from my father’s cupboard, and the process took about 4-5 years. After that I started writing. As a daughter, I got the opportunity to see him closely.
On Monday, under the banner of Vani Prakashan, Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s book “Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna – A Political Crusader” was released in a book shop located in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
controversies
pending cases
- 2 charges relating to voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section 332)
- 1 charge relating to voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section 333)
- 1 Charge relating to promoting enmity and doing acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language etc. (IPC Section 153A)
- 1 charge related to inducing delivery of property by fraud and dishonestly (IPC section 420)
Cases where convicted
- 1 charge related to forgery of valuable security, will etc. (IPC section 467)
- 1 charge related to forgery for the purpose of cheating (IPC section 468)
- 1 charge related to attempt to murder (IPC section 307)
- 3 charges relating to disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC section 188)
- 2 charges relating to act endangering life or personal safety of others (IPC Section 336)
- 2 charges related to punishment for wrongful restraint (IPC section 341)
- 2 charges relating to punishment for rioting (IPC Section 147)
- 1 Charge relating to every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in prosecution of a common object (IPC Section 149)
- 1 Charge relating to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section 323)
- 1 charge related to causing hurt by endangering the life or personal safety of others (IPC Section 337)
- 1 charge related to causing grievous hurt by endangering the life or personal safety of others (IPC Section 338)
- 1 Charge relating to assault or criminal force to prevent public servant from discharging his duty (IPC Section 353)
- 1 charge related to deliberate provocation with intent to cause riot – If riot is committed – If not (IPC Section 153)
- 1 charge related to intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace (IPC Section 504)
- 1 charge relating to word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section 509)
- 1 charge related to conviction of criminal conspiracy (IPC section 120B)
- 1 Charge relating to making false record or writing by public servant with intent to save any person from punishment or to prevent property from being confiscated (IPC Section-218)
- 1 charge relating to using as genuine a forged document or electronic record (IPC Section 471)
- 1 charge related to rioting while armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section 148)
Detained for hate speech against Mayawati
On 16 July 2009, he was sent to Moradabad jail for 14 days in judicial custody. He was detained for making derogatory remarks about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Pointing towards Mayawati in one of her speeches, Rita said that Mayawati is responsible for the failed law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and increasing rape cases in the state. He said the rape victims were given a compensation of Rs 25,000 to keep them away from filing an FIR against the accused. rita remake,
Simply compensating the women with money was not enough. Women who are raped should “throw money on Mayawati’s face and tell her ‘You should also be raped and I will give you Rs 10 million.'”
Rita, Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh were arrested by the Meerut Police on 11 May 2011 from Bhatta Parsaul village in western Uttar Pradesh, when they were participating in an agitation rally of local farmers.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi with Rahul Gandhi addressing a political rally
violation of model code of conduct
An arrest warrant was issued against Rita Bahuguna Joshi on October 21, 2022 in the case of violation of the model code of conduct during the 2012 assembly elections. In 2012, she joined the Indian National Congress. He was found guilty of campaigning after the conclusion of the 2012 assembly elections. Static Magistrate Mukesh Chaturvedi registered a case against him at Krishna Nagar police station on 17 February 2012. The election investigating officer, Ramshay Dwivedi, filed a charge sheet against him in March 2012.
property/property
movable property
- Deposits in banks: Rs 74,70,656
- Bonds, debentures and shares: Rs 14,82,927
- NSS, Postal Savings: Rs 4,00,000
Immovable property
- Commercial Building: Rs 20,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs 1,50,00,000
Liabilities
- Loan from banks: Rs 16,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2019. This does not include property owned by her husband and dependents.
net worth
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s net worth for the financial year 2020-2021 was estimated to be Rs. 2.5 crores.
Note: This does not include the net worth of her husband and dependents.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Rita Bahuguna Joshi had won the election from Prayagraj constituency on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket before contesting and winning from Allahabad constituency in the 2019 general election.
- On 20 October 2020, Rita Bahuguna Joshi was honored with the United Nations Excellence Award for being among the “Most Distinguished Women Mayors of South Asia”. In June 2001, he was awarded the same honor in Phitsanulok, Thailand.
- During the Diwali festival in 2020, Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s granddaughter suffered sixty percent burns while playing with lamps. Six-year-old Kia Joshi died in Prayagraj after her dress caught fire on the terrace of her house.
Rita Bahuguna’s old Diwali celebration picture with her husband and granddaughter
- In January 2022, Rita Bahuguna Joshi sought an assembly ticket from the Lucknow constituency for her son from the Bharatiya Janata Party. She said in a media conference that she would give up her seat if BJP offered her son an election ticket. he demanded,
If BJP is giving tickets on the principle that only one person from a family will get the ticket, then I am ready to give up the post of Lok Sabha MP for my son.
However, before the last phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, BJP did not give ticket to Mayank Joshi and he became a part of Samajwadi Party (SP) in March 2022. BJP did not accept Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s offer to step down from her post under BJP’s one family-one ticket rule.
- Once while talking to the media, Rita Bahuguna had revealed that she likes to read books and travel to far-flung places in her free time. He said that listening to light music and watching movies were his favorite pastime activities.
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