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| {{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| | name = Pushpam Priya Choudhary
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| | office = President of [[The Plurals Party]]
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| | term_start = 2019
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| | caption = Pushpam Priya Choudhary in April 2020
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| | birth_date = 1987
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| | country = [[India]]
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| | state = [[Bihar]] | |
| | birth_place = [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], India
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| | nationality = [[India]]n
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| | alma_mater = [[London_School_of_Economics|The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)]] (2017-2019), [[Institute_of_Development_Studies|Institute of Development Studies (IDS)]], [[University of Sussex]] (2015-2016) and [[Symbiosis International University]] (2007-2011)
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| | party = [[The Plurals Party]]
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| | website = {{URL|pushpampc.com}}
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| | native_name = पुष्पम प्रिया चौधरी
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| | education = Master of Public Administration and Master of Development Studies
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| | nickname = PPC
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| '''Pushpam Priya Choudhary''' (born 13th June 1987) is an [[Politics_of_India|Indian politician]] and the president of [[Plurals Party|The Plurals Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/patna/bihar-elections-confident-of-winning-all-the-seats-says-pushpam-priya-choudhary-plurals-party-chief/videoshow/78857741.cms|title=Bihar elections: Confident of winning all the seats, says Pushpam Priya Choudhary, Plurals Party chief|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=25 October 2020|access-date=2021-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plurals.org/president.aspx|title=PUSHPAM PRIYA CHOUDHARY|website=www.plurals.org|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-19}}</ref> She became popular mainly of her declaration as a [[Chief_minister|Chief Minister]] candidate of [[2020_Bihar_Legislative_Assembly_election|2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/political-system-is-messy-in-bihar-im-going-to-stay-here/articleshow/78974227.cms|title=Political system is messy in Bihar, I’m going to stay here: Pushpam Priya Choudhary|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-21}}</ref>
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| == Early life ==
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| Pushpam was born to Professor Saroj Choudhary and Professor Binod Kumar Choudhary, the former [[Bihar_Legislative_Council|MLC]] of [[Bihar_Legislative_Council|Bihar Legislative Council]]<ref name = "Father">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pushpam-priya-choudhary-bihar-elections-nitish-kumar-6306432/|title=JD(U) leader’s daughter creates flutter by launching party, declares self as Bihar CM candidate|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref> on 13 June 1987 in [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. She has earned a double master degree in [[Master_of_Public_Administration|Master of Public Administration (MPA)]] from [[London_School_of_Economics|The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)]] and [[Development_studies|Master of Development Studies]] from [[Institute of Development Studies|Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex,UK]]. Earlier she has also worked with the [[Government_of_Bihar|Government of Bihar]] as a consultant in Tourism and Health Departments. Pushpam has an elder sister who is a [[Civil_Service_(United_Kingdom)|British Civil Servant]] settled in [[London]].<ref name="personal" />
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| While launching herself into politics on 8th March 2020 by forming a new party, Pushpam declared herself as the Chief Ministerial candidate of Bihar state in India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 October 2020|title=Bihar polls: Pushpam Priya Choudhary, the LSE graduate who is eyeing CM's chair|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/election-2020/bihar-polls-pushpam-priya-choudhary-the-lse-graduate-who-is-eyeing-cms-chair-905255.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=7 November 2020|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> Her party named [[The Plurals Party]] contested 2020 [[2020_Bihar_Legislative_Assembly_election|Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] on 148 seats without much success including her twin loss from [[Bankipore|Bankipur]] and [[Bisfi]] seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-london-based-woman-pushpam-priya-choudhary-to-contest-bihar-assembly-elections-2020-cm-candidate-596484|title=London-based woman to contest Bihar Assembly elections as 'CM candidate'|website=[[India TV]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-pushpam-priya-choudhary-bihar-can-move-forward-only-if-it-gets-rid-of-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-663071|title=Bihar can move forward only if it gets rid of Nitish, Lalu: Pushpam Priya Choudhary|website=[[India TV]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref>
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| Her grandfather Professor Umakant Choudhary was with [[Nitish Kumar]] when the latter co-founded the [[Samta Party|Samata Party]] in 1994 and also contested Assembly elections four times as [[Samta_Party|Samta Party]] and [[Janata Dal (United)]] candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=2020-03-09|title=Bihar like Europe by 2030? London-returned CM 'candidate' promises, but no one's buying it|url=https://theprint.in/politics/bihar-like-europe-by-2030-london-returned-cm-candidate-promises-but-no-ones-buying-it/378136/|access-date=2020-11-11|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Later, her father Professor Binod Kumar Choudhary became [[Bihar_Legislative_Council|Member of Legislative council (MLC)]] during 2008-2014 as [[Janata_Dal_(United)|Janta Dal (United)]] candidate from Darbhanga Graduate Constituency.<ref name = "Father" /> At present, her uncle Professor [[Binay_Kumar_Choudhary|Binay Kumar Choudhary]] is an incumbent [[Bihar_Legislative_Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] of [[Janata_Dal_(United)|Janta Dal (United)]] from [[Benipur_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=11054|title=BINAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY|website=myneta.info|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref>
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| == Political career ==
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| Pushpam Priya Choudhary founded [[The Plurals Party]] on 8 March 2020 and contested [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] from two constituencies [[Bankipore|Bankipur]] in [[Patna]] and [[Bisfi]] in [[Madhubani,_India|Madhubani]] where she lost both the seats.<ref name="election">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bankipir-election-result-2020-pushpam-priya-chaudhary-vs-luv-sinha-nitin-naveen/articleshow/79143795.cms|title=Bihar elections: Plurals Party's Pushpam Priya Chaudhary fails to make impact|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref><ref name=indiatvnews1>{{Cite web|last=Ranjan|first=Abhinav|date=2020-10-15|title=Who is Pushpam Priya Choudhary? The UK return girl who aspires to become Chief Minister of Bihar|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/who-is-pushpam-priya-choudhary-who-announced-herself-to-be-a-cm-candidate-in-bihar-election-2020-657248|access-date=2021-09-02|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Pushpam Priya Choudhary of Plurals party gets just 5189 votes in Bihar elections 2020|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pushpam-priya-choudhary-of-plurals-party-bags-only-121-votes-in-early-rounds-of-counting/2125256/|access-date=2021-09-02|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-18|title=The Plurals Has Arrived, But Will it Survive the Rough and Tumble of Bihar's Caste-Ridden Politics?|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/the-plurals-has-arrived-but-will-it-survive-the-rough-and-tumble-of-bihars-caste-ridden-politics-2534229.html|access-date=2020-11-11|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
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| == Ideology ==
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| [[File:Pushpam_Priya_Choudhary_during_her_“30_Years_Lockdown”_campaign.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=Pushpam Priya Choudhary at the closed factory of famous Morton chocolate during her “30 Years Lockdown” campaign showing economic destruction of Bihar|Pushpam Priya Choudhary at the closed factory of famous Morton chocolate during her “30 Years Lockdown” campaign showing economic destruction of Bihar.]] [[File:Pushpam_Priya_Choudhary_during_her_Lets_Open_Bihar_campaign.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|alt=Pushpam Priya Choudhary at the ruined sugar industry of Saran during her “Let’s Open Bihar” campaign|Pushpam Priya Choudhary at the ruined sugar industry of Saran during her “Let’s Open Bihar” campaign.]]
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| Pushpam believes in [[Pluralism_(political_philosophy)|pluralism]], [[Progressivism|progressive]] and positive politics as she has adopted mission of turning [[Bihar]] into a developed [[State_of_India|state of India]] by 2030 if she becomes the [[Chief_Minister_of_Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=2020-03-09|title=Bihar like Europe by 2030? London-returned CM 'candidate' promises, but no one's buying it|url=https://theprint.in/politics/bihar-like-europe-by-2030-london-returned-cm-candidate-promises-but-no-ones-buying-it/378136/|access-date=2020-11-11|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-18|title=The Plurals Has Arrived, But Will it Survive the Rough and Tumble of Bihar's Caste-Ridden Politics?|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/the-plurals-has-arrived-but-will-it-survive-the-rough-and-tumble-of-bihars-caste-ridden-politics-2534229.html|access-date=2020-11-11|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> She launched her campaign through slogans "Let's open Bihar" and “30 Years Lockdown” signifying the unsatisfactory socio-economic performance of the state in the post-globalisation era synchronised with the Lalu-Nitish regime, and propagating the idea of massive industrialisation, new economic zones, new mega cities, employment to youth, social security and improved agricultural productivity. She has famously claimed that "Bihar deserves better, and better is possible". Pushpam also publicly said that "I have to change Bihar because I do not believe that the people of the world's oldest republic are accursed to merely sing praises of their glorious past. I believe that Bihar too can have a future. What is that future? How can it be achieved? I and [[The Plurals Party]] are the consolidated answer to these questions; we consider every person a goal in oneself, not just a means to attain those goals."<ref name="personal">{{Cite web|title=Who Is Pushpam Priya Choudhary, Who Announced Herself to Be a CM Candidate in Bihar?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/who-is-pushpam-priya-choudhary-who-announced-herself-to-be-a-cm-candidate-in-bihar|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Wire}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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| == External links ==
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| * {{Official website|http://www.pushpampc.com/|name=Official Website}}
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| *{{Twitter|pushpampc13}}
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| *{{facebook|pushpampc13}}
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| *{{instagram|pushpampc13}}
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| [[Category:1987 births]]
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| [[Category:Living people]]
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| [[Category:People from Darbhanga]]
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| [[Category:People from Darbhanga district]]
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| [[Category:Women in Bihar politics]]
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| [[Category:Bihari politicians]]
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| [[Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics]]
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