Ashok Choudhary


Ashok Choudhary is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was a two time MLA from Barbigha Assembly constituency in Bihar. He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council since 2014. He also served as the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar. He also served as cabinet minister in the Department of Education. He was appointed Working President of Janta Dal United, Bihar.

Personal life

His daughter Sambhavi Choudhary won the 2024 Indian General election from Samastipur loksabha constituency on the ticket of LJP-Ramvilas. 6200433683

Career

In 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he won from Barbigha as an Indian National Congress candidate. Later in 2013, he was appointed Chief of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. In 2014, he was elected as Member of Bihar Legislative Council. 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.
In 2018, he left Indian National Congress and joined Janta Dal United. He was appointed Minister of Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar on 2 June 2019.

Literary works

  • Controversies

Prashant Kishor has alleged that Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary, a close aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, acquired land worth Rs 200 crore in the past two years.