Ashok Choudhary is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was a two time MLA from Barbigha Assembly constituency in Bihar. He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council since 2014.[1][2] He also served as the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar.[3] He also served as cabinet minister in the Department of Education.[4][5] He was appointed as Working President of Janta Dal United, Bihar.[6]
Ashok Choudhary | |
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| National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United) | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2024 | |
| Minister of Building Construction Department, Bihar | |
| In office 16 August 2022 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maheshwar Hazari |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Minister of Education Department, Bihar | |
| In office 20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Prashant Kumar Sahi |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Mahavir Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Ramsundar Ram Kanaujia |
| Constituency | Barbigha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbigha, Sheikhpura district, Bihar |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
Personal life
editChaudhary is a member of Pasi caste, which is a Dalit community of India. His daughter Shambhavi is married to son of former Indian Police Service officer Kishor Kunal. Kunal comes from Forward Caste Bhumihar family.[7]
His daughter Sambhavi Choudhary won the 2024 Indian General election from Samastipur loksabha constituency on the ticket of LJP-Ramvilas.
Career
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In 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from Barbigha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an Indian National Congress candidate.[8] Later in 2013, he was appointed Chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee.[9] In 2014, he was elected as Member of Bihar Legislative Council.[10] He held the position as Minister of Department of Education and Department of Information Technology in Government of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and 2020 to present.[11][12]
In 2018, he left Indian National Congress and joined Janta Dal United.[13][14] He was appointed Minister of Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar on 2 June 2019.[15][16]
Literary works
edit- Choudhary, Ashok; Choudhary, Shambhavi (22 August 2024). Bihar Ke Gandhi Nitish Kumar: Ashok Choudhary [Author]; Shambhavi Choudhary's Bestseller & Famous Book. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5562-216-7.
References
edit- ^ "उपेंद्र कुशवाहा, अशोक चौधरी समेत 12 नेता बनेंगे राज्यपाल के कोटे से बिहार विधान परिषद के सदस्य". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "बिहार: JDU में आए कुशवाहा बने MLC, मंत्री अशोक चौधरी भी मनोनीत". Quint (in Hindi). 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "नीतीश सरकार में मंत्री बने अशोक चौधरी के बारे में जानें ये खास बातें". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "अशोक चौधरी को मिला शिक्षा मंत्री का अतिरिक्त प्रभार, अब संभालेंगे तीन विभागों का काम". News18 (in Hindi). 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "बिहार: मेवालाल चौधरी के इस्तीफे के बाद अशोक चौधरी को मिली शिक्षा विभाग की जिम्मेदारी". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "अशोक चौधरी बने JDU के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष, दो साल पहले कांग्रेस छोड़ पार्टी में हुए थे शामिल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Shambhavi-Sayan Love Story : दलित की बेटी और सवर्ण का बेटा, सगाई में पहुंचे सीएम नीतीश, अशोक चौधरी और किशोर कुणाल बने समधी". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "🗳️ Ashok Chaudhary winner in Barbigha, Bihar Assembly Elections 2000: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". LatestLY. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Madan (1 April 2013). "Ashok Choudhary is new Bihar Cong chief". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Members List". Bihar Vidhan Parishad. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "मुख्यमंत्री एंव मंत्रियों को सरकार के विभागो का कार्य का आवंटन" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Dept. 20 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "राज्य के मंत्री तथा मंत्रिपरिषद के सदस्य नहीं रहने के सम्बन्ध में।" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Dept. 27 July 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Anuja (1 March 2018). "Former Bihar Congress chief Ashok Chaudhary joins JDU". Livemint. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "कांग्रेस से की थी राजनीति की शुरुआत, अब जदयू में मंत्री बने अशोक चौधरी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "मंत्रिपरिषद के सदस्य नियुक्त करने के संबंध में" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Department, Bihar. 2 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "मंत्रियों को सरकार के विभागों का आवंटन" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Department, Bihar. 2 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.