Ashok_Chandna

Ashok Chandna

Ashok Chandna

Indian politician (born 1984)


Ashok Chandna (born 13 January 1984) is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, representing the Hindoli constituency.[1] He previously served as a member of the 14th and 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, representing the same constituency. Chandna is a member of the Indian National Congress party. He served as the Minister of State for the Youth Affairs & Sports Department (Independent Charge), Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Transport, and Soldier Welfare in the Government of Rajasthan from 2018 to 2023.[2][3][4]

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Education and early life

Ashok Chandna was born on 13 January 1984 in a Gurjar family at Nainwa, Bundi. He completed his schooling from Birla Senior Secondary School, Pilani and Graduate from University of Pune.[citation needed]

Political journey

Ashok Chandna joined the Indian National Congress party in 2009 as a general congress worker. In the same year, he was elected as a member of the Ajmer Zila Parishad and became the General Secretary of the Rajasthan Youth Congress. Later, in 2013, he became the president of the Rajasthan Youth Congress[5] and was elected as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Hindoli constituency in October 2013. On 11 December 2018, he was re-elected and included as a Minister of State in the Third Gehlot ministry.[citation needed]

Following the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he was re-elected as MLA from the Hindoli constituency, defeating Prabhu Lal Saini, the candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by a margin of 45,004 votes.[1]

Sports

Ashok Chandna conceptualised the Rajasthan Gramin Olympics. The rural games were scheduled from 29 August 29 to 5 October 2022. Where more than 30 lakhs people registered and Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games termed as pivotal moment that will help in creating a sports culture in Rajasthan followed by other states.[6]

Controversies

He landed in controversy when an audio clip of phone conversation of him went viral on social media in which he was allegedly heard using a casteist slur against Congress worker over the ticket for the panchayat polls.[7]


References

  1. "Hindoli, Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Hindoli सीट पर Ashok ने Prabhu Lal Saini कोहराया". आज तक (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. "Cm Hails Rural Games As Pivotal Step In Building Sports Culture | Jaipur News". The Times of India. TNN. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. "BJP seeks probe into Rajasthan minister's audio clip". The Indian express. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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