Ashok Tanwar is a very successful Indian politician from the Haryana state and he has worked as the President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. He is a member of Parliament from Sirsa, and Secretary, of the All India Congress Committee. The early life of this politician started in Chimni, Jhajjar district, Haryana, where he was born on 12 February 1976. He belongs to a Chamar family of farmers where his father Dilbag Singh is head of the family and Krishna Rathi is the housemaker of the family.
He has completed his B.A from the Kakatiya University, Warangal. After that, Ashok Tanwar also went to the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre to obtain a degree in Historical Studies and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. (Medieval Indian History). He was the youngest member of the Indian Youth Congress to be elected president. In the presence of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, he rejoined the Indian National Congress on October 3, 2024.
Ashok Tanwar Phone, Email ID & Office Contact Details
The political journey of Ashok Tanwar started in the year of 1999 when he became an active member of the NSUI at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). During this time, he was a contestant in the JNU election and became NSUI’s secretary in 1999 and its president in 2003. Just five years later, he appeared as a contestant in the Lok Sabha elections as a member of Congress from the Sisra, Haryana constituency and won by 354,999 votes. In the year 2014, Ashok Tanwar became the president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee.
Although, On October 5, 2019, Tanwar resigned from the Indian National Congress. Ashok Tanwar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 20, 2024, at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. He was defeated by Indian National Congress candidate Kumari Selja by almost 250,000 votes in the 2024 Indian General Election, where he ran from Sirsa. But on the date of October 3, 2024, he re-joined the congress party which can be a shock for everyone.
Name of Politician | Shri Ashok Tanwar |
Position | Former MP Lok Sabha, Former President Haryana PCC, AICC National Secretary, Former National President |
Party Affiliations | Congress Party |
Date of Birth | 12-Feb-1976 |
Birth Place | Vill. Chimni, Distt. Jhajjar (Haryana) |
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Wife Name | Smt. Avantika Maken Tanwar |
Constituency | Sirsa (SC), Haryana |
Occupation | Agriculturist & Social Worker |
Phone Number | 09466933333 |
Telephone Number | (01666) 247533, 247534 |
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Residential Address | 01, Sector 20, HUDA, Sirsa, Haryana |
Office Contact Number | 9810559115 |
Office Fax | (011) 23092045 |
WhatsApp Number | +91-9013180222 |
Office Address | 59, North Avenue, New Delhi – 110 001 |
Social Media Handles of Shri Ashok Tanwar (Former MP)
Avantika Maken, the granddaughter of former Indian President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma and daughter of Lalit Maken, was married to Ashok Tanwar in June 2005. Adikarta, their son, and Abhistada, their daughter, are their two children. Reports state that he currently has a net worth of about INR 7 Cr. To know more about his lifestyle you can follow him on his social media accounts.
Facebook Page | facebook.com/AshokTanwar |
Instagram ID | instagram.com/ashoktanwar_official |
X Account Twitter | x.com/tanwar_indian |
Youtube Channel | NA |