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| name = Ashwini Kumar Chopra<br />
| image = Ashwini Kumar.jpg<br />
| caption = Director, Editor : [[Punjab Kesari]]<br />
| term_start = 16 May 2014<br />
| term_end = 23 May 2019<br />
| predecessor = [[Arvind Kumar Sharma]]<br />
| successor = [[Sanjay Bhatia]]<br />
| constituency = [[Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karnal]]<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1956|06|11}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|01|18| 1956|06|11}}<br />
| death_place = [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]<br />
| education = Graduation from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]. Masters in Journalism from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]].<br />
| alias = Minna<br />
| occupation = [[Cricketer]], [[Journalist]], [[Politician]]<br />
| status = <br />
| title = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| spouse = Kiran Chopra<br />
| children = 3<br />
| website =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ashwini Kumar Chopra''' (11 June 1956 – 18 January 2020), was a senior journalist and resident editor of the [[Punjab Kesari]],<ref>e-paper : [http://www.punjabkesari.com Punjab Keari]</ref> in [[Delhi]]. He got elected to 16th Lok Sabha from [[Karnal]] as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and was the eldest son of the third generation from the journalists' family who own the Hindsamachar group of newspapers. During the days of [[Punjab insurgency|terrorism in Punjab]], his grandfather Lala [[Jagat Narain]] and father Romesh Chander were assassinated in 1981 and 1984 respectively. In their collective bid to curb terrorism through a drive by the journalists and activists, [[Punjab Kesari]] is commonly called the newspaper of martyr journalists.<ref>Road from Delhi to New Delhi : 14 April 2013 [http://newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Road-from-Delhi-to-New-Delhi/2013/04/14/article1544020.ece The Sunday Standard]</ref><ref>India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics and the Indian-language, Page 95, {{ISBN|1850654344}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=D2H7ByahsJ0C&pg=PA95&dq=ashwini+kumar+chopra+punjab+kesari&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y-VqUrK8D8iErAfNlICIDw#v=onepage&q=ashwini%20kumar%20chopra%20punjab%20kesari&f=true]</ref> <br /><br />
[[File:PKD1.jpg|thumb|left|200x200px|Punjab Kesari, [[Delhi]] with daily ''Special Editorial'' at page one]]<br />
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== Education ==<br />
After graduating from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], Ashwini obtained a master's degree in Journalism from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]]. In his quest for in depth study of journalism, he opted for a master's degree in Journalism from [[University of California, Berkeley]] and thereafter under the guidance of his grandfather and father stepped into journalism and while being in USA Ashwini worked for the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] for about 6 months and later he worked with [[The Times Group]] in Delhi, India.<br />
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==Cricketing career==<br />
Prior to entering journalism full-time, he played under the name of Ashwini Minna for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy and played a total of 25 first class matches between 1975–76 and 1979-80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39846/39846.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref> He was a leg-spinner and was being considered for the Indian team from 1975 to 1977, but could not do much against the MCC touring team of 1976-77. His maiden first-class wicket was that of Sunil Gavaskar in the Irani Cup match of 1975-76.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35671.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Ashwini is well known for his daily page one, ''Special Editorial'' with bold and popular wording.<ref>The Transformation for a Change : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3suGDbQkk Media Coverage on Mar23,2014]</ref> He was given [[Lok Sabha]] ticket by [[BJP]] for 2014 from [[Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karnal]]. He was the New MP from Karnal.<ref>Narendra Modi's : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2g3oIKd2mM Haryana Rally on Mar29,2014]</ref> He won by a huge margin.<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Ashwini Kumar Chopra<br />
|votes = 594,817 <br />
|percentage = 49.84%<br />
|change = +26.98%<br />
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Dr. [[Arvind Kumar Sharma]]<br />
|votes = 234,670 <br />
|percentage = 19.66%<br />
|change = -17.91%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Lok Dal <br />
|candidate = Jaswinder Singh Sandhu <br />
|votes = 187,902 <br />
|percentage = 15.74%<br />
|change = +15.74%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Virender Maratha <br />
|votes = 102,628 <br />
|percentage = 8.60%<br />
|change = -19.56%<br />
}}<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 2,929<br />
|percentage = 0.25%<br />
|change = ---<br />
}}<br />
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{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 360,147 <br />
|percentage = 30.18%<br />
|change = +15.47%<br />
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|votes = 1,193,500 <br />
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|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
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