Ashok Choudhary
Indian politician
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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.[3] He also served as cabinet minister in the Department of Education.[4][5] He was appointed Working President of Janta Dal United, Bihar.[6]
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Ashok Choudhary | |
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| Minister of Food and Consumer Protection Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 07 May 2026 | |
| Chief Minister | Samrat Choudhary |
| Preceded by | Bijendra Prasad Yadav |
| Minister of Rural Works Government of Bihar | |
| In office 15 March 2024 – 15 April 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Bijendra Prasad Yadav |
| National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United) | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2024 | |
| Minister of Building Construction Government of Bihar | |
| In office 16 August 2022 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maheshwar Hazari |
| Succeeded by | Jayant Raj Kushwaha |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Minister of Education Government of 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 Choudhary |
| Succeeded by | Ramsundar Ram Kanaujia |
| Constituency | Barbigha |
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| Born | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Neeta Keshkar Choudhary[citation needed] |
| Children | 3[citation needed] Shambhavi Choudhary, Mahika[citation needed] and Deshana[citation needed] |
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Personal life
His daughter Sambhavi Choudhary won the 2024 Indian General election from Samastipur loksabha constituency on the ticket of LJP-Ramvilas.[citation needed] 6200433683
Career
In 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from Barbigha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as an Indian National Congress candidate.[7] Later in 2013, he was appointed Chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee.[8] In 2014, he was elected as Member of Bihar Legislative Council.[9] 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.[10][11]
In 2018, he left Indian National Congress and joined Janta Dal United.[12][13] He was appointed Minister of Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar on 2 June 2019.[14][15]
Literary works
- 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.