Ashok Kumar Das

Ashok Kumar Das
Ashok Kumar Das
Odisha Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1974–1980
Preceded by	n/a
Succeeded by	Niranjan Jena
Constituency	Korei
Odisha Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1990
Preceded by	Rama Chandra Khuntia
Succeeded by	Sanchita Mohanty
Constituency	Korei
Leaders of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly
	In office; 22/05/1996–17/12/1997
Preceded by	Biju Patnaik
Succeeded by	Rama Krishna Patnaik
Constituency	Korei
Personal details
Born	Ashok Kumar Das; 15 March 1942
Died	30 December 2008 (aged 66)
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party
Other political; affiliations	Swatantra Party; Janata Dal ; Biju Janata Dal
Spouse	Sandhya Das
Children	two sons and two daughters
Residence(s)	Bahabalpur, Kodandapur, Jajpur district
Alma mater	B.A(Hons.) (History) G.M. College Sambalpur
Occupation	Agriculturist Pisciculturist

Ashok Kumar Das was an Indian politician.^[1] He joined the Jay Prakash Movement in 1974 and was political Prisoner under MISA. He was member of Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress, Janata Party (Secular), Janata Party (Secular), Janata Dal, Biju Janata Dal then Janata Dal (Secular).^[2]

He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Korei in the 1974, 1977, 1990, 1995 and 2000.^[3]^[4]

He was Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1997 post death of Biju Patnaik.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Veteran JD(S) leader Ashok Das passes away". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2008.
^ Ashok Kumar Das | MLA Profile
^ "Rediff On The NeT: Biju's son splits JD in Orissa". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ Member Profile
^ "Ashok Das passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ Bhubaneswar. "Sons rise in Orissa politics". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "Ashok Das' son Pranab Prakash joins BJD". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 January 2022.