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{{Short description|Indian politician and former Mayor of Jaipur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashok Lahoty
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|03|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| office1 = Member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Sanganer Assembly constituency|Sanganer]]
| term_start1 = 2018
| term_end1 = 2023
| predecessor1 = [[Ghanshyam Tiwari (politician, born 1947)|Ghanshyam Tiwari]]
| successor1 = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| office2 = Mayor of [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]]
| term_start2 = 2016
| term_end2 = 2018
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Leena Lahoty
| children = 1 son and 1 daughter
| education = Ph.D., M.Com in Economics and Finance<ref name=myneta2008>{{Cite web |url=https://www.myneta.info/rj2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=198 |title=Ashok Lahoty - Affidavit Information |website=MyNeta.info |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=myneta2018>{{Cite web |title=Ashok (BJP) – Sanganer (Jaipur) Constituency Affidavit Information |url=https://www.myneta.info/rajasthan2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=3768 |website=MyNeta.info |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[University of Rajasthan]]
| profession = Agriculture
}}

'''Ashok Lahoty''' (born 31 March 1976) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan affiliated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He was elected to the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sanganer Assembly constituency|Sanganer]] in the 2018 elections and served until 2023.<ref name=aajtak>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/rajasthan/story/rajasthan-assembly-election-sanganer-seat-results-2018-576163-2018-12-11 |title=Sanganer Election Result 2018 |website=Aaj Tak |date=11 December 2018 |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref> Prior to this, he held the position of Mayor of the [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]] from 2016 to 2018.<ref name=toi>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/city-mayor-lahoty-steps-down/articleshow/67237833.cms |title=City mayor Lahoty steps down |website=The Times of India |date=25 December 2018 |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.naidunia.com/rajasthan-ashok-lahoti-became-new-mayor-of-jaipur-875506 |title=Ashok Lahoty became new Mayor of Jaipur |website=Nai Dunia |date=21 December 2016 |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.khaskhabar.com/picture-news/news-chief-minister-also-congratulated-the-mayor-ashok-lahoti-other-delegations-expressed-gratitude-1-140093-KKN.html |title=CM congratulates Mayor Ashok Lahoty |website=Khas Khabar |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-10-ashok-lahoti-political-equation-what-are-the-possibilities-nor.html |title=Political prospects for Ashok Lahoty |website=Dainik Bhaskar |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Lahoty was born in [[Bikaner]], Rajasthan, to Om Prakash Lahoty and Kamla Devi. He holds a Master of Commerce in Economics and Finance and completed his Ph.D. from the [[University of Rajasthan]] in 2015.<ref name=myneta2008/><ref name=myneta2018/>

==Personal life==
He married Leena Lahoty on 27 April 2001. The couple has two children.

==Political career==
* 1996–1997 - Vice President, Student Union, [[University of Rajasthan]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rajasthanlink.com/VanuDetails/jaipur/assembly-15/1238/ashok-lahoty-mla-sanganer |title=Ashok Lahoty - Rajasthan Link Profile |website=RajasthanLink.com |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=rajasthangov/>
* 2000–2001 - President, Student Union, [[University of Rajasthan]]<ref name=rajasthangov/><ref>{{Cite web |title=जानें RU के इन छात्रसंघ अध्यक्षों के बारे में, जो बने राजनीति के दिग्गज खिलाड़ी |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/jaipur-know-about-all-student-president-of-rajasthan-university-1091915.html |website=News18 हिंदी |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
* 2002–2003 - State Vice President, Nehru Yuva Kendra (NRC)
* 2014–2018 - Councillor, [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]]
* 2016–2018 – Mayor, [[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]]<ref name=toi /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/jaipur-rajasthan-bjp-young-face-ashok-lahoti-elected-new-mayor-of-jaipur-928674.html |title=BJP's Ashok Lahoty elected new Mayor of Jaipur |website=News18 Hindi |access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref>
* 2018–2023 - Member, 15th [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]<ref name=aajtak/>
* 2019– - Member, Home Committee, [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
* 2019– - Member, Questions and References Committee

===Party positions===
* State President, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Rajasthan <ref name=rajasthangov>{{Cite web |title=डॉ. अशोक लाहोटी – सदस्य, राजस्थान राज्य वित्त आयोग |url=https://sfc.rajasthan.gov.in/writereaddata/FilesManagement/PDF/06092022115855AMmember_profile_ashok_lahoti.pdf |website=राजस्थान राज्य वित्त आयोग |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
* State Spokesperson, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Rajasthan <ref name=rajasthangov/>

==Electoral performance==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election 2018 – Sanganer Constituency <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanganer Assembly Election Results 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan/constituency-show/sanganer |website=The Times of India |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |title=सांगानेर विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2023 |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/rajasthan/sanganer-assembly-result-20055 |website=Aaj Tak |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>

! Year / Assembly !! Constituency !! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote % !! Nearest Rival !! Rival Party !! Rival Votes !! Vote % !! Margin
|-
| 2018 (15th) || [[Sanganer Assembly constituency|Sanganer]] || Ashok Lahoty || {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 107,947 || 51.51 || Pushpendra Bhardwaj || {{flagicon image|Indian_National_Congress_Flag.svg}} [[Indian National Congress]] || 72,542 || 34.61 || 35,405
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mayors of Jaipur}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:University of Rajasthan alumni]]

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