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Ashok Chavan is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Bhokar in Nanded district.
Born on 28 October 1958 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shankarrao Chavan. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mumbai and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Pune.
Ashok Chavan began his political career in 1991 when he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Bhokar. He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2004 and 2009. He served as the Minister of State for Home in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government from 1999 to 2003. He was appointed as the Minister of Revenue and Rehabilitation in the Sushilkumar Shinde government in 2003.
In 2008, Ashok Chavan was appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He held the post until 2010 when he resigned following allegations of corruption in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.
In 2014, Ashok Chavan was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nanded. He was re-elected in 2019.
As of 2021, Ashok Chavan's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
| Popular As |
Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
28 October 1958 |
| Birthday |
28 October |
| Birthplace |
Bombay, Bombay State, India |
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Ashok Chavan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Ashok Chavan's Wife?
His wife is Amita Sharma-Chavan (m. 1982)
| Family |
| Parents |
Kusum & Shankarrao Chavan |
| Wife |
Amita Sharma-Chavan (m. 1982) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Sujaya & Sreejaya Chavan |
Ashok Chavan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ashok Chavan worth at the age of 66 years old? Ashok Chavan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from . We have estimated
Ashok Chavan's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Politician |
Ashok Chavan Social Network
Timeline
Ashok Chavan contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Nanded Constituency. Former Maharastra CM lost the election to BJP's Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar. He is one of the 9 former Chief Ministers of Congress who lost in Lok Sabha 2019 Election.
In 2015, he took over as the chief of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Despite the corruption allegations, the Congress party put him up as a party candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. He won the election by a huge margin. In Maharashtra, Rajiv Satav and Chavan were the only Congress candidates elected.
Chavan belongs to an influential political family based in Nanded district of Maharashtra state. He is the son of Shankarrao Chavan, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra himself; they are the first father–son duo in the state's history to become chief ministers. His brother-in-law Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil was a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and a three-time MP, and Chavan's wife, Amita is MLA from Bhokar constituency in Nanded for year 2014-19.
On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party asked him to resign from office over corruption allegations relating to Adarsh Housing Society scam. In the 2014 general elections, despite the allegations and anti-incumbency wave, he won the Lok Sabha election from his Nanded constituency with a comfortable margin .Often considered as one of the best leaders in Maharastra who depends on experience and intellect. He also helped Rajiv Satav to win from the neighbouring Hingoli constituency. In 2015, he was appointed as the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.Chavan lost his Nanded seat in the 2019 Lok sabha election to Pratap Patil Chikhalikar of the BJP.
After winning assembly elections in 2009, Congress President Sonia Gandhi once again nominated Chavan as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar, the leader of rival coalition partner NCP party, had been lukewarm towards Chavan, after his first choice of union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was ignored well before the race began.
In 2009 Assembly Elections, he was accused of hiding expenses on a paid supplement titled Ashok Parva in a leading Marathi daily. However, he denied the allegation by the Election Commission of India of having inserted favourable Paid News in newspapers.
In the aftermath of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Vilasrao Deshmukh took the moral responsibility and offered to resign, which was then accepted by the party and Chavan was elected as Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
In November 2004, he was given the portfolio of Industries, Mining, Cultural Affairs & Protocol in Maharashtra cabinet.
In 2003, Vilasrao Deshmukh appointed Chavan as Minister for Transport, Ports, Cultural Affairs and Protocol.
In 1992, he was elected as M.L.C to the Maharashtra Legislative Council and later joined as Minister of State for Public works, Urban Development and Home in March 1993. He was the General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from 1995 to 1999.
In 1987–89, he was elected as Member of Parliament from Nanded Lok Sabha constituency.
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan(Marathi: अशोक शंकरराव चव्हाण ; (born (1958-10-28 ) 28 October 1958) is an Indian politician from Nanded. He is one of the biggest face of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra and he is the current PWD Minister of Maharashtra. He also served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. He earlier also served as Minister for Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government.
