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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name = Ashok Kumar<br />
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|caption = Ashok Kumar portrait <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|10|27}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
| residence = Patna<br />
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| constituency = Rosera<br />
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]]<br />
| term = Sixth<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| successor = Incumbent<br />
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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|date= 04 March |<br />
| year = 2018 | <br />
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'''Dr. Ashok Kumar''' ({{lang-hi|अशोक कुमार}}, born 27 October 1954) is an Indian [[politician]]. His political party is the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher = Hindustan Times|title = Short by eleven seats, UPA confident to form new Govt |url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/election09/storypage.aspx?id=a03bcb6f-dd4c-4b17-8797-a8a8bd70f182&category=Chunk-HT-UI-Elections-SectionPage-TopStories|date = 17 May 2009|accessdate = 2009-05-29| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090520125013/http://www.hindustantimes.com/election09/storypage.aspx?id=a03bcb6f-dd4c-4b17-8797-a8a8bd70f182&category=Chunk-HT-UI-Elections-SectionPage-TopStories| archivedate= 20 May 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref> He is the current Working President of the [[Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee]]. He is a [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] where he represents [[Rosera (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]], he has represented the constituency for six terms.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite news|title = Samastipur constituency: Candidates locked in fierce battle |url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-21/patna/28038219_1_rosera-samastipur-union-minister|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005715/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-21/patna/28038219_1_rosera-samastipur-union-minister|url-status = dead|archive-date = 24 October 2012|date = 21 April 2009|work = [[The Times of India]] |accessdate = 2009-05-29}}</ref> Dr. Kumar has an [[MBBS#India|MBBS]] from [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]].<ref name="Times of India" /><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Dr. Ashok Kumar entered politics in 1985, when he contested and won from Singhia constituency as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate. In the year 1989, he was appointed Minister of Coal in the [[Jagannath Mishra]] led Bihar cabinet, since then he has held several key portfolios including Minister of Institutional Finance, Programme Implementation and Housing. He has also held the post of Congress [[Party whip#India|party whip]] in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]. He was the Leader of the [[Legislative Party|Congress Legislative Party]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher = The Telegraph|title = Opp readies for fight |url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090626/jsp/nation/story_11158040.jsp|date = 26 June 2009|accessdate = 2009-06-26}}</ref> in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org.in/congress-in-states.php |title=Congress in States |publisher=Indian National Congress |accessdate=2009-05-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417061604/http://www.congress.org.in/congress-in-states.php |archivedate=17 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a member of the [[All India Congress Committee|Central Election Committee]] of the [[All India Congress Committee]]<ref name="Times of India" /> and a special invitee to the [[Congress Working Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org.in/cwc.php |title=Congress Working Committee, The Highest Decision-Making Body of the Congress Party |publisher=Indian National Congress |accessdate=2009-05-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417061859/http://www.congress.org.in/cwc.php |archivedate=17 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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