Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok is an Indian politician of the
Union Territory of
Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to:
* Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India
** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry tal ...
. He was elected to state legislative assembly from
Yanam
Yanam (Telugu: ''యానాం'') is a town located in the Yanam district in Puducherry. It has a population of 35,000 and is entirely surrounded by Andhra Pradesh. It was formerly a French colony for nearly 200 years, and, though united wi ...
constituency as independent candidate during
2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
The fifteenth legislative assembly election was held on 6 April 2021 to elect members from 30 constituencies of the 15th Puducherry Assembly in the union territory of Puducherry in India. The National democratic alliance has won a simple majo ...
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After winning the assembly elections as independent candidate, he pledged his support to the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
Family and educational background
Ashok is a son of Late Gollapalli Gangadhara Prathap, a BJP politician in Yanam during the late 1990s and early 2000s. His father contested unsuccessfully from Yanam in 2000 (By-election) and 2001 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election. Ashok pursued PG Diploma in Business Administration.
Elections contested and results
Thiru.N.Rangasamy has served as Puducherry Chief Minister three times. Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok won the election against Chief Minister. It is a record in Union Territory of Puducherry.
Titles held
See also
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Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)
Yanam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Yanam. Yanam assembly constituency was part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).
Member of the Assembly Member of Representa ...
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2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
The fifteenth legislative assembly election was held on 6 April 2021 to elect members from 30 constituencies of the 15th Puducherry Assembly in the union territory of Puducherry in India. The National democratic alliance has won a simple majo ...
References
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People from Yanam
Puducherry politicians
Telugu politicians
Living people
1992 births
Puducherry MLAs 2021–2026
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Puducherry