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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ashok Kumar Chauhan<br />
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| residence = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| constituency = [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]<br />
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| term_start = 2013<br />
| term_end = 2015 <br />
| predecessor = Ch Prem Singh <br />
| successor = [[Ajay Dutt]]<br />
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| source = [https://delhim.aamaadmiparty/Delhi-Elections-2013/AmbedkarNagar/AshokKumarChauhan|Ashok Kumar Chauhan - ]<br />
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'''Ashok Kumar Chauhan''' (known as Ashok Kumar or Ashok Chauhan) is an [[India]]n politician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). Previously a member of the [[Aam Admi Party]] (AAP), he was an MLA from [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]] constituency in the Delhi State Legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhi.aamaadmiparty.org/Delhi-Elections-2013/AmbedkarNagar/AshokKumarChauhan |title=Ambedkar Nagar - Ashok Kumar Chauhan, Candidates Delhi 2013 |publisher=Aam Aadmi Party official website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210131327/http://delhi.aamaadmiparty.org/Delhi-Elections-2013/AmbedkarNagar/AshokKumarChauhan |archivedate=2014-02-10 }}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
In the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]], Chauhan was declared the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]]. He won the seat, defeating the Khushi Ram Chunar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 11670.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://eciresults.nic.in/statewiseU05.htm?st=U05|title= NCT OF Delhi Result Status|publisher= Election Commission of India}}</ref><br />
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In 2014, witnessing the autocratic and totalitarian rule of Arvind Kejriwal within AAP, he joined BJP.<br />
He believes in the idea of free-speech and constructive criticism and has vowed to change the life of lakhs of poor people living in the nethermost depths of the socio-economic status hierarchy.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Former-AAP-legislator-Ashok-Chauhan-joins-BJP/articleshow/45395816.cms Former AAP legislator Ashok Chauhan joins BJP]</ref><br />
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In [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]], he contested on BJP ticket from [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]] but lost to Aam Aadmi Party's candidate [[Ajay Dutt]] by a margin of 42460 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delhi verdict: How ordinary trio became Aam Aadmi MLAs|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/delhi-elections-2015/top-stories/Delhi-verdict-How-ordinary-trio-became-Aam-Aadmi-MLAs/articleshow/46206310.cms|work=The Times of India|date=12 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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