Ashok Parashar Pappi

Indian politician from Punjab

Ashok Prashar Pappi
Ashok Prashar Pappi member of Punjab Legislative Assembly from Ludhiana Central constituency

Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 March 2022
Preceded by	Surinder Kumar Dawar
Constituency	Ludhiana Central

Personal details
Born	28 November 1964 Ludhiana
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Profession	Politician

Ashok Prashar (Pappi) (born November 28, 1964) is an Aam Aadmi Party politician from Punjab. Currently, he represents the Ludhiana Central Assembly constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Political career

In 2022, he won the Ludhiana Central on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket, he defeated Surinder Kumar Dawar of Congress and Gurdev Sharma Debi of BJP.^[4]^[5] The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.^[6]

Highlights

Pioneered the program to add a dose of vitamins, antioxidants, and proteins through fruits and cheese to 4000 midday meals. He further ensured to keep a regular check on the reform initiated and well-executed.^[7]^[8]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Member (2022–23) Committee on Petitions^[9]
Member (2022–23) Committee on Questions & References^[10]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Ludhiana Central Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Ludhiana Central^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AAP	Ashok Prashar (Pappi)	32789	33.32
	BJP	Gurdev Sharma Debi	27985	28.44
	INC	Surinder Kumar Dawar	26972	27.41
	SAD	Pritpal Singh Pali	8220	8.35
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority			4804	4.88
Turnout
Registered electors			158,945	^[12]

References

^ "Ludhiana Central Election Result 2022 : Ashok Prashar (Pappi ) of AAP Wins". news18.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Ashok Parashar Pappi Won". NDTV.
^ "Day after AAProoting, traditional parties go into introspection mode". Hindustan Times.
^ "Ludhiana Central Result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Ludhiana Central Result". CNBC TV18.
^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Ludhiana Central MLA volunteers to distribute fruits daily in 17 govt schools". Hindustan Times.
^ "MLA and friends add fruits, cheese to 4k midday meals". Times of India.
^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.