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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = A.Asokan
|native_name = நாகை அ.அசோகன்
|native_name_lang = Tamil
|image = A. Asokan.jpg
|caption =
|birthname = Asokan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|1|07|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu]], India
|death_date =
|death_place =
|nationality = [[India|Indian]]
|party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|spouse = Sinduja Asokan
|children = {{ubl| • Anjugam NaveenKumar| • Aravindhan Asokan}}
|residence = "Anbagam" 55, Thendral Nagar, [[Thiruvarur]]
|alma_mater =
|signature =
|website =
|occupation = Social Worker
}}
'''A. Asokan''', also called '''Nagai Asokan''', is an Indian Tamil politician and was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) candidate from [[Tiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvarur constituency]] in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=9 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-06 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001 elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |title=2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=6 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006173934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was appointed as [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] [[Youth wing]] Deputy Secretary and Member of [[Executive committee]] [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) in 2000.

In April 2006, Asokan left the DMK to join the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK).<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title= Tiruvarur MLA quits DMK, joins AIADMK |date=2 April 2006 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/tiruvarur-mla-quits-dmk-joins-aiadmk/article3141601.ece |accessdate=2017-05-13}}</ref> The DMK had denied him the opportunity to stand as their candidate in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 elections]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Rediff |url=http://m.rediff.com/news/report/tn/20060402.htm |title=ADMK, DMK facing rebellion |date=2 April 2006 |accessdate=2017-05-13}}</ref> In 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2011/06/17/former-mla-asokan-appointed-as-delhi-spl-representative-aid0091.html|title=திமுகவிலிருந்து தாவிய அசோகனுக்கு டெல்லி சிறப்பு பிரநிதி பதவி|date=17 June 2011}}</ref> he was appointed as Special Representative Of Tamil Nadu Government at New Delhi by [[J.Jayalalitha]] party leader of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK). Later, In March 2019, Asokan quits [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) and met [[M. K. Stalin]] to join the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/24-by-7-news/thamizhagam/nagai-ashokan-joined-dmk/|title = திமுகவில் இணைந்தார் நாகை அசோகன்|date = 24 March 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006]]
[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:1959 births]]

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