Ashok Kumar Chauhan

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Ashok Kumar Chauhan
MLA
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byCh Prem Singh
Succeeded by Ajay Dutt
Constituency Ambedkar Nagar
Personal details
Residence New Delhi

Ashok Kumar Chauhan (known as Ashok Kumar or Ashok Chauhan) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Previously a member of the Aam Admi Party (AAP), he was an MLA from Ambedkar Nagar constituency in the Delhi State Legislature. [1]

Political career

In the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, Chauhan was declared the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Ambedkar Nagar. He won the seat, defeating the Khushi Ram Chunar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 11670. [2]

In 2014, witnessing the autocratic and totalitarian rule of Arvind Kejriwal within AAP, he joined BJP. He believes in the idea of free-speech and constructive criticism and has vowed to change the life of lakhs of poor people living in the nethermost depths of the socio-economic status hierarchy. [3]

In 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he contested on BJP ticket from Ambedkar Nagar but lost to Aam Aadmi Party's candidate Ajay Dutt by a margin of 42460 votes. [4]

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References

  1. "Ambedkar Nagar - Ashok Kumar Chauhan, Candidates Delhi 2013". Aam Aadmi Party official website. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014.
  2. "NCT OF Delhi Result Status". Election Commission of India.
  3. Former AAP legislator Ashok Chauhan joins BJP
  4. "Delhi verdict: How ordinary trio became Aam Aadmi MLAs". The Times of India. 12 February 2015.