Ritu Jaiswal

Ritu Jaiswal (born 1977) is an Indian politician who is the State Spokesperson of Rashtriya Janata Dal. She had been the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Singhwahini, Sonbarsha, Sitamarhi, Bihar.

Early life
Ritu was born to Bhola Prashad Choudhary and Asha Jaiswal in 1977 in Hajipur, Bihar. She received a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Vaishali Mahila College. She is also a Bharat Natyam and Kathak dancer.

Political career
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. She joined Rashtriya Janata Dal and contested the 2020 Bihar election from Parihar constituency.

Awards and recognition
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.

Personal life
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. They have a son and a daughter.