Usha Choudhari
Usha Prakash Choudhari (born 1942) is an Indian National Congress politician and two-times MP from Amravati. Around hundred of her poems have been published.
Early life[edit]
Usha was born 22 February 1942 in Amravati and after completing her school education, attended the Shri Shivaji College of Education. She holds master's degrees in Arts and Education.[1]
Career[edit]
Choudhari became the chairperson of Amravati District Manila Cooperative Bank in 1975. She won the 1980 Indian general election from Amravati as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. During her first term in the Lok Sabha, she served on the Committee on Government Assurances (1980–82) and Committee of Estimates (1982–84).[1]
The World Development Parliament Institution in Kolkata honoured her with the title of Bharat Samaj Unnyan Ratna in 1984. The same year, she was re-elected to the Lok Sabha.[1] However, she lost to Sudam Deshmukh of the Communist Party of India in the 1989 elections.[2] Choudhari is also a poet and about hundred of her poems have been published in various periodicals.[1]
Personal life[edit]
In January 1959, she married Shri Prakash Choudhari from whom she has four children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Members Bioprofile: Choudhari, Shrimati Usha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Amravati Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.