Ritu Jaiswal | |
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State Spokesperson of Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Singhwahini, Sitamarhi, Bihar | |
In office 2016–2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Hajipur, Bihar, India |
Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Spouse | Arun Kumar (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Vaishali Mahila College |
Website | ritujaiswal.com |
Ritu Jaiswal (born 1977) is an Indian politician who is the State Spokesperson of Rashtriya Janata Dal. [1] [2] She had been the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Singhwahini, Sonbarsha, Sitamarhi, Bihar. [3]
Ritu was born to Bhola Prashad Choudhary and Asha Jaiswal in 1977 in Hajipur, Bihar.[ citation needed] She received a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Vaishali Mahila College. She is also a Bharat Natyam and Kathak dancer. [4][ better source needed]
Ritu contested and won the election for the position of Mukhiya from Gram Panchayat Raj Singwahini in 2016. She won by a margin of 1784 votes in a constituency of fourteen thousand residents. [5] She joined Rashtriya Janata Dal and contested the 2020 Bihar election from Parihar constituency. [6]
Jaiswal was given the Champions of Change (award) 2018 by Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 26 December 2018. [7] [8] [9]
Ritu married Arun Kumar on 7 December 1996. Arun Kumar is a 1995 batch Indian Civil Service (Allied) officer who has served as the Director, Central Vigilance Commission. [10] They have a son and a daughter. [11] [12]