Ashok Kumar ( hi, अशोक कुमार, born 27 October 1954) is an Indian

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. His political party is the

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. He is the current Working President of the

Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) is the political unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Bihar. Its head office is situated in Patna at the Sadaqat Ashram. The current working presidents are Shyam Sunder Singh Dhee ...

. He is a

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where he represents Rosera (Vidhan Sabha constituency), he has represented the constituency for six terms. Dr. Kumar has an

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from

Patna Medical College and Hospital Patna Medical College and Hospital (abbreviated as PMCH) was established in 1925 and originally known as Prince of Wales Medical College, is a medical college located in Patna, the state capital of Bihar, India. It is located on the southern b ...

Political career

Kumar entered politics in 1985, when he contested and won from Singhia constituency as an

candidate. In the year 1989, he was appointed Minister of Coal in the Jagannath Mishra led Bihar cabinet, since then he has held several key portfolios including Minister of Institutional Finance, Programme Implementation and Housing. He has also held the post of Congress

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in the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...

. He was the Leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the Bihar Assembly. He was a member of the Central Election Committee of the

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and a special invitee to the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Ashok Living people Indian National Congress politicians People from Samastipur district 1948 births Bihar MLAs 1985–1990 Bihar MLAs 1990–1995 Bihar MLAs 1995–2000 Bihar MLAs 2000–2005 Bihar MLAs 2015–2020 Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar

Political career

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