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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[Honourable]] [[Physician|Dr.]]
| name = Ashok Kumar Walia
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| constituency = [[Laxmi Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar]]
| office = [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Urban Development, [[New Delhi]]
| term_start = October 2008
| term_end = November 2013
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| office2 =[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi|04th Legislative Assembly, Delhi]]
| term_start2 = October 2008
| term_end2 = November 2013
| predecessor2 = Ashok Kumar Walia
| successor2 = [[Vinod Kumar Binny]]
| constituency2 = [[Geeta Colony (Assembly constituency)|Geeta Colony]]
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi|03rd Legislative Assembly, Delhi]]
| term3 = December 2003 – October 2008
| predecessor3 = Ashok Kumar Walia
| successor3 = Ashok Kumar Walia
| constituency3 = [[Geeta Colony (Assembly constituency)|Geeta Colony]]
| office4 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi|02nd Legislative Assembly, Delhi]]
| term4 = November 1998 – November 2003
| predecessor4 = Ashok Kumar Walia
| successor4 = Ashok Kumar Walia
| constituency4 = [[Geeta Colony (Assembly constituency)|Geeta Colony]]
| office5 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[First Legislative Assembly of Delhi|01st Legislative Assembly, Delhi]]
| term5 = November 1993 – November 1998
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| successor5 = Ashok Kumar Walia

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1948|12|08}}
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
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'''Ashok Kumar Walia''' (8 December 1948 – 22 April 2021) was an Indian politician and was member of the [[First Legislative Assembly of Delhi|1st]], [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi|2nd]], [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi|3rd]] and [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi|4th Legislative Assemblies of Delhi]]. He was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party and represented [[Laxmi Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Laxmi Nagar (Assembly constituency)]] of Delhi in his 4th term. From 1st to 3rd term, he represented [[Geeta Colony (Assembly constituency)|Geeta Colony]], which after ''Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008'' ceased to exist as an assembly constituency.<ref name=" Member profile ">{{cite news|title=Member profile|publisher=[[Government of Delhi]] official website|accessdate=6 February 2015|url=http://delhigovt.nic.in/newdelhi/biowalia.asp#top|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022734/http://delhigovt.nic.in/newdelhi/biowalia.asp#top|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=" Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 ">{{cite news|title= Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] official website|accessdate=6 February 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Walia was born in [[New Delhi]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree from MGM Medical College Indore in 1972 and was a [[physician]] by profession.<ref name=" Member profile"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Ashok Kumar Walia (Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KRISHNA NAGAR(EAST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=http://myneta.info/delhi2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=9034 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

==Political career==
Walia was [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for four consecutive terms. He has served as a State Minister in [[Sheila Dikshit]]'s government and held Health, Urban Development, Land & Building portfolios. He was also the Chairman of Trans Yamuna Area Development Board.<ref name=" Member profile"/><ref name=" Member List ">{{cite news|title= Member List|publisher=[[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] website|accessdate=6 February 2015|url= http://delhiassembly.nic.in/MemberSearch.htm}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results ">{{cite news|title= Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=6 February 2015|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ElectionStatistics.aspx}}</ref>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 1993 || 1998 || Member, [[First Legislative Assembly of Delhi|01st Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 02 || 1998 || 2003 || Member, [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi|02nd Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 03 || 2003 || 2008 || Member, [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi|03rd Legislative Assembly]] ||
|-
| 04 || 2008 || 2013 || Member, [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi|04th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 04 || 2008 || 2013 || Minister for Health, Urban Development, Land & Building ||
|-

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==Death==
Senior Leader Ashok Kumar Walia died due to [[COVID-19]] in the [[Apollo Hospital, Indraprastha|Delhi Apollo Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Senior Leader Ashok Kumar Walia passed away due to corona in Delhi|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/delhi-ncr/senior-leader-ashok-kumar-walia-passed-away-due-to-corona-in-delhi-626753.html|access-date=22 April 2021|work=TV9|date=22 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/congress-leader-and-former-delhi-minister-ak-walia-dies-of-covid-19-report-2419287|title=Congress Leader And Former Delhi Minister AK Walia Dies Of COVID-19: Report|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[First Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Third Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
* [[Fourth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]
*[[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Government of India]]
*[[Politics of India]]
*[[Indian National Congress]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Delhi politicians]]
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians]]
[[Category:People from New Delhi]]
[[Category:People from East Delhi district]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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