Ashok Chandna
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Born | University of Pune | 13 January 1984
Profession | Politician and businessman |
Ashok Chandna (born 13 January 1984) is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the
Education and early life
Ashok Chandna was born on 13 January 1984 in a
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
- ^ a b "Hindoli, Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Hindoli सीट पर Ashok ने Prabhu Lal Saini कोहराया". आज तक (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Ashok Chandna(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BHILWARA(RAJASTHAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". MyNeta. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Rajasthan ministers allocated portfolios; Gehlot keeps 9, including home and finance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "100 nursery sports academics to open in Rajasthan: Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Ashok Chandna". India Today. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Will next Youth Congress chief hail from Rajasthan?". DNA India. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BJP seeks probe into Rajasthan minister's audio clip". The Indian express. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.