Ashok Choudhary

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Ashok Choudhary
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Minister of Rural Works
Government of Bihar
Assumed office
15 March 2024
Preceded byNitish Kumar
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 byMaheshwar Hazari
Succeeded byJayant Raj Kushwaha
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Assumed office
2014 (2014)
Minister of Education
Government of Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) – 26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)
Preceded byPrashant Kumar Sahi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2000 (2000) – 2005 (2005)
Preceded byMahavir Choudhary
Succeeded byRamsundar Ram Kanaujia
ConstituencyBarbigha
Personal details
Born
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
SpouseNeeta Keshkar Choudhary[citation needed]
Children3[citation needed] Shambhavi Choudhary, Mahika[citation needed] and Deshana[citation needed]
Parent

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 Working President of Janta Dal United, Bihar.[6]

Personal life

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His daughter Sambhavi Choudhary won the 2024 Indian General election from Samastipur loksabha constituency on the ticket of LJP-Ramvilas.[citation needed] 6200433683

Career

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File:Ashok Chaudhary with Nitish Kumar.jpg
Chaudhary with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, donating money in Chief Minister's relief fund.

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

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Controversies

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Prashant Kishor has alleged that Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary, a close aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, acquired land worth Rs 200 crore in the past two years.[1]

References

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