Ashok Choudhary | |
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Minister of Building Construction Department, Bihar | |
Assumed office 2 June 2019 | |
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 Barbigha Sheikhpura in Bihar, India. He has been a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council since 2014.[1][2] Since June 2019, he is the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar.[3] He previously was also Cabinet Minister for the Department of Education.[4][5]
His daughter Sambhavi Choudhary won the 2024 Indian General election from Samastipur loksabha constituency on the ticket of LJP-Ramvilas.
He was appointed to the position of Working President of Janta Dal United, Bihar.[6]
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]