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{{short description|Indian politician from Bihar}}
{{Distinguish|Ashok Kumar Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Ashok Kumar Singh}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashok Kumar
| image = Dr. Ashok Kumar.jpg
| caption = Ashok Kumar
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| birth_place = [[Sasaram]], [[Bihar]], India
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| office = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Sasaram Assembly constituency|Sasaram]]
| term_start = 2015
| term_end = 2020
| constituency1 = [[Sasaram Assembly constituency|Sasaram]]
| term_start1 = 2000
| term_end1 = 2005
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| parents = Lachhuman Mahato (father)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6InJ6WW9tT0ZQMWh0RmtrTnZFNit0WEE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoidVcxS3ZJMnRJNU1sOUtscVkyUldLdz09IiwibWFjIjoiZjg4MTY3Nzc0NzdmMGNkN2Q1N2YyNGE1N2I0NDkyMzhiN2IwOTgyYzZiNWUxMTFlOGU0NThiZTRjNGM2Mzc1MiJ9/MTM=/OQ==/Mw==/QUM=|title=Election Affidavit|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=4 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304183020/https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6InJ6WW9tT0ZQMWh0RmtrTnZFNit0WEE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoidVcxS3ZJMnRJNU1sOUtscVkyUldLdz09IiwibWFjIjoiZjg4MTY3Nzc0NzdmMGNkN2Q1N2YyNGE1N2I0NDkyMzhiN2IwOTgyYzZiNWUxMTFlOGU0NThiZTRjNGM2Mzc1MiJ9/MTM=/OQ==/Mw==/QUM=|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| other_party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
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'''Ashok Kumar''' better known as '''Ashok Kushwaha''' is a former Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Sasaram Assembly constituency]]. He was a member of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], and was elected in the [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000 Bihar assembly elections]] as well as the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015 Bihar assembly elections]]. Kumar shifted his allegiance to [[Janata Dal (United)]] (JDU) prior to [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] and was made a candidate of JDU from Sasaram constituency against Rajesh Kumar Gupta of Rashtriya Janata Dal. However, he was defeated in the 2020 elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/triangular-contest-due-to-shifting-loyalties/articleshow/78607774.cms|title=Bihar Assembly election 2020: Sasaram headed for triangular contest due to shifting loyalties|website=Economic Times|access-date=4 March 2023|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026070818/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/triangular-contest-due-to-shifting-loyalties/articleshow/78607774.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/rohtas-sasaram-mla-ashok-kumar-hands-jdu-expelled-from-rjd-20635392.html|title=सासाराम विधायक अशोक कुमार ने थामा जदयू का हाथ, राजद से निष्काषित|website=jagran.com|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=4 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304180250/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/rohtas-sasaram-mla-ashok-kumar-hands-jdu-expelled-from-rjd-20635392.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/sasaram-assembly-elections-br-208/|title=Sasaram assembly results 2020|website=one India|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102203642/https://www.oneindia.com/sasaram-assembly-elections-br-208/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/sasaram/bihar-chunav-2020-kushwaha-occupies-sasaram-seat-for-40-years-kushwaha-11-times-in-16-elections-kayastha-candidate-four-times-asj|title=Bihar Chunav 2020 : सासाराम सीट पर है 40 वर्षों से कुशवाहा का कब्जा|website=prabhat khabar|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025142849/https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/sasaram/bihar-chunav-2020-kushwaha-occupies-sasaram-seat-for-40-years-kushwaha-11-times-in-16-elections-kayastha-candidate-four-times-asj|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=664|title=ASHOK KUMAR Winner 2015|website=National Election watch|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622081617/https://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=664|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-sasaram-assembly-election-result-2020-ashok-kumar-rajesh-kumar-gupta-jdu-rjd-rameshwar-chaurasiya-ljp-bihar-polls-2020-662888|title=Sasaram Election Result: RJD's Rajesh Kumar Gupta defeats JDU's Ashok Kumar by a margin of over 26,000 votes|website=India Tv|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110063355/https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-sasaram-assembly-election-result-2020-ashok-kumar-rajesh-kumar-gupta-jdu-rjd-rameshwar-chaurasiya-ljp-bihar-polls-2020-662888|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 assembly elections, Kumar had defeated [[Jawahar Prasad]] of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/sasaram-assembly-seat-bihar-vidhan-sabha-election-2020-bihar-election-sasaram-seat-rjd-ashok-kumar-jdu-congress-nda-lbs-1138276-2020-09-30|title=सासाराम विधानसभा सीट:पिछले चुनाव में RJD ने बिगाड़ा था भाजपा का खेल, इस बार वापसी पर नजर|website=Aajtak|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=2022-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425183740/https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/sasaram-assembly-seat-bihar-vidhan-sabha-election-2020-bihar-election-sasaram-seat-rjd-ashok-kumar-jdu-congress-nda-lbs-1138276-2020-09-30|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2015–2020]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:People from Sasaram]]

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