Ashok Kumar Das | |
Birth Name: | Ashok Kumar Das |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1942 |
Residence: | Bahabalpur, Kodandapur, Jajpur district |
Office: | Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Constituency: | Korei |
Term Start: | 1974 |
Term End: | 1980 |
Predecessor: | n/a |
Successor: | Niranjan Jena |
Office1: | Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Constituency1: | Korei |
Term1: | 1990 |
Term End1: | 2000 |
Predecessor1: | Rama Chandra Khuntia |
Successor1: | Sanchita Mohanty |
Office2: | Leaders of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Constituency2: | Korei |
Term Start2: | 22/05/1996 |
Term End2: | 17/12/1997 |
Predecessor2: | Biju Patnaik |
Successor2: | Rama Krishna Patnaik |
Party: | Nationalist Congress Party |
Otherparty: | Swatantra Party Janata Dal Biju Janata Dal |
Spouse: | Sandhya Das |
Children: | two sons and two daughters |
Occupation: | Agriculturist Pisciculturist |
Alma Mater: | B.A(Hons.) (History) G.M. College Sambalpur |
Ashok Kumar Das was an Indian politician.[1] He joined the Bihar Movement in 1974 led by Jayaprakash Narayan 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 born in a Hindu Karan family,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]