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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashok Katariya
| image = Ashok Katariya.jpg
| caption =
| office = Minister of Transport<br/>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 21 August 2019
| term_end = 28 March 2022
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| predecessor = [[Swatantra Dev Singh]]
| successor = [[Daya Shankar Singh]]
| office1 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| term_start1 = 6 May 2018
| constituency1 = ''elected by Legislative Assembly members''
| birth_place = [[Bijnor district|Bijnor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|12|18}}
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| children = 1 son and 1 daughter
| profession = Politician
| website = www.ashokkatariya.info
}}'''Ashok Katariya''' is an Indian politician from the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]] and he has served as Transport Minister with Independent Charge and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of Uttar Pradesh till March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=अशोक कटारिया-परिवहन मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), संसदीय कार्य राज्यमंत्री उ.प्र. सरकार एवम प्रदेश महामंत्री, भाजपा उ.प्र., Ashok Katariya, Transport Minister (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State, Govt. of UP & BJP General Secretary - UP|url=http://www.ashokkatariya.com/introduction.php|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.ashokkatariya.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=अशोक कटारिया के जरिए गुर्जरों को साधने की कोशिश|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad/ashok-kataria|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=परिवहन मंत्री अशोक कटारिया पहुंचे तो मरीज को मिली ऑक्सीजन |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/transport-minister-ashok-kataria-reached-oxygen-bijnor-news-mrt536513215 |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

== Political career ==
He was from the start a notable leader of [[Gurjar]] community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=कटारिया के सहारे वेस्ट यूपी में गुर्जर राजनीति साधने की कवायद|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/story-gujjar-politics-practice-in-west-up-with-the-help-of-kataria-2702039.html|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=अशोक कटारिया को मंत्री बनाकर साधी गुर्जर सियासत|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bijnor-manage-of-gurjar-politics-by-making-ashok-ktariya-minister-19507476.html|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> Katariya's political journey began with the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]]. Katariya was the organisational secretary of ABVP Moradabad Vibhag in 1994. In 1996, he was given responsibilities of Meerut Vibhag after that State secretary of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] in 2001. In 2004, Katariya was selected as President of BJYM Uttar Pradesh. In 2007 he was selected State secretary of BJP U.P. and served for consecutive terms till 2013. In 2013 he was given the responsibility of State vice president of BJP U.P. During the 2014 General elections, he was appointed Star campaigner of BJP in U.P. In 2016 he was given responsibility of General Secretary of BJP U.P. till 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=अशोक कटारिया-परिवहन मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), संसदीय कार्य राज्यमंत्री उ.प्र. सरकार एवम प्रदेश महामंत्री, भाजपा उ.प्र., Ashok Katariya , Transport Minister (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State, Govt. of UP & BJP General Secretary - UP|url=http://www.ashokkatariya.com/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.ashokkatariya.com}}</ref>

He has been appointed Transport Minister of State (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State in [[First Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath ministry]] on 21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-first-cabinet-expansion-up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-18-ministers-promotes-5-2278361.html |work=News18}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut-city-up-panchayat-chunav-father-of-transport-minister-ashok-kataria-became-head-of-village-unopposed-in-bijnor-21542493.html

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajasthan-made-us-pay-for-kota-students-ride-home-up-govt-to-congress/story-bcqoI4kjDY3mtUH4GagpZM.html

https://english.newstracklive.com/news/up-transport-corporation-will-fill-the-vacant-posts-by-june-30-minister-ashok-kataria-gave-instructions-mc23-nu764-ta272-1101497-1.html<nowiki/>{{Yogi ministry|Transport=Ashok Katariya}}

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