Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Ritu Khanduri was elected as the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on Saturday, becoming the first woman Speaker of the state Assembly.
Bharatiya Janata Party s (BJP) Ritu Khanduri was elected as the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on Saturday, becoming the first woman Speaker of the state Assembly.
In 2017, Ritu won an election from the Yamkeshwar assembly seat in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district. She had defeated independent candidate Renu Bisht.