Ashok Tanwar
Ashok Tanwar | |
|---|---|
National Students Union of India | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Meenakshi Natarajan |
| Succeeded by | Nadeem Javed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1976 Haryana, India |
| Political party | 
All India Trinamool Congress (2021) (till 2019)Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Avantika Maken (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Dilbag Singh |
| Residence | Haryana |
| Education | M.A.(History), M.Phil (History), Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Educated at Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi |
Ashok Tanwar (born 12 February 1976) is an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former President of
Early life
He was born in a
Political career
Tanwar started his career as an activist of the
Youth politics
Tanwar rose to prominence when he fought the election for the president of student union of JNU. He became NSUI's secretary in 1999 and its president in 2003. Under his leadership, the NSUI won two elections in the Delhi University Students' Union (
During Ashok Tanwar's term as president, the Indian Youth Congress tried to strengthen its network at block, district and state level through workshops, seminars, street plays and social work related to the public issues.
Lok Sabha elections
In 2009 he won the Lok Sabha elections from Sirsa in Haryana as a Congress party's candidate with a margin of 354999 votes.[6][7][8] However he lost the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as Congress Party's candidate to Charanjeet Singh Rori of Indian National Lok Dal.[9]
President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee
He became the president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee on 14 February 2014. He was succeeded by Selja Kumari as party president on 4 September 2019. He quit the Indian National Congress on 5 October 2019.[10]
Bharatiya Janata Party
On January 20, 2024, Tanwar joined the
Personal life
In June 2005, Ashok Tanwar married Avantika Maken, daughter of
References
- ^ Rahul’s backroom boys and a girl
- ^ Rift between Bhupinder Hooda and Ashok Tanwar worries Haryana Congress, newindianexpress.com, 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Ashok Tanwar attacked for being Dalit: Haryana min". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Ashok Tanwar: Keeping promises is the biggest task". gulfnews.com. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Tanwar New Youth Congress Chief[usurped]
- ^ Sirsa Constituency Result 2009 Lok sabha
- ^ Youth Congress chief gets Cong ticket from Sirsa
- ^ "Congress wins nine out of 10 seats in Haryana". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ Rori trounces Tanwar in Sirsa
- ^ "Congress now anti-thesis of democracy: Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar resigns". India Today. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Ashok Tanwar joins BJP: Ex-Congress star and Rahul aide makes another jump in Haryana, leaves AAP in lurch". Indian Exprees. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
