Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar (right) with Suresh Prabhu
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2015–2020
ConstituencySasaram
In office
2000–2005
ConstituencySasaram
Personal details
BornMOHALLA-NAYKAGAON,P.O-SASARAM,P.S.-SASARAM TOWN,DISTRICT-ROHTAS,BIHAR-821115
ParentLACHHUMAN MAHATO (father)[1]

Ashok Kumar better known as Ashok Kushwaha is a former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Sasaram Assembly constituency. He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal, and was able to win from this constituency in 2000 Bihar assembly elections as well as 2015 Bihar assembly elections. Kumar shifted his allegiance to Janata Dal (United) (JDU) in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections and was made a candidate of JDU from Sasaram constituency against Rajesh Kumar Gupta of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was defeated in the polls of 2020.[2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2015 assembly elections, Kumar had defeated Jawahar Prasad of Bhartiya Janata Party; latter was a five term Member of Legislative Assembly from the Sasaram constituency.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Election Affidavit". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bihar Assembly election 2020: Sasaram headed for triangular contest due to shifting loyalties". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "सासाराम विधायक अशोक कुमार ने थामा जदयू का हाथ, राजद से निष्काषित". jagran.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sasaram assembly results 2020". one India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bihar Chunav 2020 : सासाराम सीट पर है 40 वर्षों से कुशवाहा का कब्जा". prabhat khabar. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "ASHOK KUMAR Winner 2015". National Election watch. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sasaram Election Result: RJD's Rajesh Kumar Gupta defeats JDU's Ashok Kumar by a margin of over 26,000 votes". India Tv. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "सासाराम विधानसभा सीट:पिछले चुनाव में RJD ने बिगाड़ा था भाजपा का खेल, इस बार वापसी पर नजर". Aajtak. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.


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