Rita Bahuguna Joshi is an Indian politician and educationist. She served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. She served as the chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee from 2007 to 2012. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna is her father. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on October 20, 2016. In 2019, she represented the PPP in the general election in the Allahabad constituency and won.
Wiki/Biography
Rita Bahuguna Joshi was born on Sunday, July 22, 1949, in Allahabad, United Provinces, India (age 73; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Cancer. Soon after completing her schooling, she obtained her MA and PhD in history from Allahabad University in 1981.She grew up in a family of politicians in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
HN Bahuguna (standing) at PPP meeting in Shimla
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, was the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. He served as India’s Finance Minister during Prime Minister Charan Singh’s tenure.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s father
Her mother’s name is Kamala Bahuguna and she is the MP from Pulpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi and her mother
She has two brothers named Vijay Bahuguna and Shekhar Bahuguna.
Vijay Bahuguna, brother of Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Vijay Bahuguna was the sixth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Shekhar Bahuguna tried his hand at politics in 2012 when he contested from the Phaphamau constituency of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh parliamentary elections. However, he lost.
Shekhar Bahuguna, brother of Rita Bahuguna Joshi
husband and children
She married Puran Chandra Joshi on November 25, 1976. Puran Chandra is in the logistics business. The couple has a son named Mayank Joshi.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi with her husband, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter
caste
She belongs to the Brahmin community.
address
Her permanent address is 20, Minto Road, Prayagraj-211001, Uttar Pradesh.
Signature/Autograph
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s signature
Profession
Rita Bahuguna Joshi served as a member of the United Nations Development Programme’s Uttar Pradesh Local Authority Advisory Committee from 1974 to 2008. In 2004, she was appointed as a member of the Beijing +10 Drafting Committee. She served as mayor of Allahabad constituency from 1995 to 2000. She started serving as the President of All India Mahila Congress in 2003. She is a former Vice-President of the National Council for Women. In 2007, she was appointed president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. In 2012, she contested the Legislative Assembly elections from Lucknow constituency but failed. In 2014, she suffered another defeat in the Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow constituency. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on October 20, 2016, after serving the Indian National Congress for twenty-four years.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi joined the BJP in 2016
She served as the president of the All India Mahila Congress from 2003 to 2008. As a female politician, she often speaks for the advancement of women in many women’s movements and often organizes seminars, campaigns and demonstrations to promote the welfare of women. In 1991-92, she led a movement called “Movement for Women’s Reservation in Local Bodies” in Uttar Pradesh.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi speaks on women’s movement in India
educator
Soon after completing her formal education, she started working as a professor of medieval and modern history at Allahabad University.
literature
Rita Bahuguna Joshi wrote two history books before venturing into politics. She has written a book titled “Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna: A Political Crusade” on May 23, 2022. The book is based on the life story of her father, the late former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. At the book’s launch, Rita Joshi spoke about the research and analysis she conducted to write the book. she says,
I interviewed about 100 people and collected clippings and documents from my father’s closet, a process that took about 4 to 5 years. After that, I started writing. As a daughter, I had the opportunity to observe him up close. “
Rita Bahuguna Joshi released a book titled “Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna” under the banner of Vani Prakashan at a bookstore in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Monday – Book of Political Crusaders
dispute
pending cases
- 2 counts of intentionally causing hurt to deter public servant from discharge of his duties (Section 332 IPC)
- 1 charge of intentionally causing grievous hurt to prevent a public servant from discharging his duties (Section 333 IPC)
- 1 count of inciting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and committing conduct prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony (IPC Section 153A)
- 1 charge of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (Section 420 IPC)
convicted cases
- 1 charge related to forgery of securities, wills, etc. (Section 467 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery with intent to cheat (Section 468 IPC)
- 1 charge related to attempt to murder (Section 307 IPC)
- 3 charges related to disobeying an order duly issued by a public servant (Section 188 IPC)
- 2 charges related to conduct endangering the life or personal safety of others (Section 336 IPC)
- 2 charges related to punishment of undue restraint (Section 341 IPC)
- 2 charges related to rioting penalty (Section 147 IPC)
- 1 count in relation to each member of the unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in the prosecution of a common object (Section 149 IPC)
- 1 charge related to penalty for voluntarily causing hurt (Section 323 IPC)
- 1 charge of causing hurt by conduct endangering the life or personal safety of others (Section 337 IPC)
- 1 charge of causing grievous hurt by conduct endangering the life or personal safety of others (Section 338 IPC)
- 1 charge of deterring a public servant from discharging his duties by assault or criminal force (Section 353 IPC)
- 1 charge of wanton provocation with intent to incite riot – if riot occurs – if not (Section 153 IPC)
- 1 charge related to intentional insult with intent to incite breach of peace (Section 504 IPC)
- 1 charge related to words, gestures or conduct intended to outrage the modesty of a woman (Section 509 IPC)
- 1 charge under penalty of criminal conspiracy (Section 120B IPC)
- 1 charge relating to falsification of incorrect records or writings by a public servant with a view to saving persons from punishment or property from confiscation (Section 218 IPC)
- 1 charge related to using forged document or electronic record as genuine document (Section 471 IPC)
- 1 charge related to rioting with deadly weapon (Section 148 IPC)
Detained for hate speech against Mayawati
On July 16, 2009, she was sent to judicial custody in Moradabad jail for 14 days. She was detained for making derogatory remarks about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. In a speech, Rita pointed to Mayawati and said that Mayawati was responsible for the failed policing system in Uttar Pradesh and the rising number of rape cases in the state. She said the rape victim was given a compensation of Rs 25,000 to stay away from the FIR against the accused. Rita remake,
Simply compensating women with money is not enough. Women who are raped should “throw money in Mayawati’s face and tell her ‘You should be raped too, I will give you 10 million rupees.'”
On May 11, 2011, Rita, Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh were arrested by the Meerut police while participating in a local farmers’ agitation rally in Bhatta Parsol village in western Uttar Pradesh.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Rahul Gandhi address political rally
Violation of model code of conduct
On October 21, 2022, an arrest warrant was issued against Rita Bahuguna Joshi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during the 2012 Assembly elections. In 2012, she was associated with the Indian National Congress. She was found guilty of campaigning after the 2012 parliamentary elections. Static Magistrate Mukesh Chaturvedi registered a case against her on February 17, 2012 at Krishna Nagar police station. Election investigation officer Ramsahai Dwivedi filed charges against her in March 2012. She was sentenced to six months imprisonment by a Lucknow court on February 2, 2024. She was also fined Rs. 1,100.
assets/property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs 74,70,656
- Bonds, Debentures and Equity: Rs 14,82,927
- NSS, Postal Savings: Rs 4,00,000
real estate
- Commercial Building: Rs 20,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs 1,50,00,000
Liabilities
- Bank Loan: Rs 16,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2019. Excludes assets owned by her husband and his dependents.
net worth
Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s net worth in 2020-2021 is estimated to be Rs. 2.5 Crores.
Note: Does not include net worth of her husband and dependents.
Facts/Trivia
- Rita Bahuguna Joshi won the Prayagraj constituency election on the BJP ticket before contesting and winning the 2019 general election from Allahabad constituency.
- On October 20, 2020, Rita Bahuguna Joshi was awarded the United Nations Award of Excellence for being the “most outstanding female mayor in South Asia”. In June 2001, she received the same honor at the 2001 Phitsanulok, Thailand.
- During Diwali 2020, Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s granddaughter suffered 60% burn injuries while playing with Diyas. Six-year-old girl Kiya Joshi died after her clothes caught fire on the terrace of her house in Prayagraj.
Rita Bahuguna’s old Diwali photos with her husband and granddaughter
- In January 2022, Rita Bahuguna Joshi asked her son from Lucknow constituency for a Bhartiya Janata Party assembly ticket. She told a media conference that she would leave her seat if the BJP offers electoral votes to her son. she asked,
If the BJP distributes tickets on the principle that only one person in a family can get a ticket, then I am ready to give up my position as a Lok Sabha member for my son. “
However, the BJP denied Mayank Joshi’s candidacy ahead of the final phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections and in March 2022, he became a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP). The BJP did not consider Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s surrender plea under the BJP’s “one household, one vote” rule.
- Once, Rita Bahuguna revealed in an interview with the media that she likes to read and travel to distant places in her spare time. She added that listening to soft music and watching movies were her favorite pastimes.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education