Amita Bhushan (born 5 February 1970) is an Indian politician, representing the Begusarai[1] constituency on a Congress ticket in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha since 2015, her first stint as MLA.
[2] Born and brought up in Begusarai, Bhushan is a social activist and fashion designer with an MA in Psychology.
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.
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.