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 |
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]
Chaudhary 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.
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]
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