Ashok Tanwar
| Ashok Tanwar | |
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| President Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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In office February 2014 onward |
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| Preceded by | Phoolchand Mulana |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Atma Singh Gill |
| Succeeded by | Charanjeet Singh Rori |
| Constituency | Sirsa |
| President Indian Youth Congress | |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Randeep Surjewala |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Satav |
| President NSUI | |
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In office 2003–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Meenakshi Natarajan |
| Succeeded by | Nadeem Javed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1976 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Avantika Maken |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | ashoktanwar.com |
| As of 7 September, 2014 | |
Ashok Tanwar (born 12 February 1976) is an Indian politician, current President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, a former Member of Parliament from Sirsa and Secretary, All India Congress Committee. He is also a former president of Indian Youth Congress & NSUI. He was the youngest person to take over the prestigious position of president of Indian Youth Congress. He is valued as much for being a dalit as for his membership of the Jawaharlal Nehru University network.
He was born in village Chimni of Jhajjar district, Haryana in a Chamar family to Dilbag Singh and Krishna Rathi. He did his BA from the Kakatiya University, Warangal. He went to Jawaharlal Nehru University's centre for Historical studies and completed his M.A., M.Phil PhD(Medieval Indian History).
Dr. Ashok Tanwar started his career as an activist of the NSUI in JNU.
Tanwar is among the rising young leaders of Congress party.He is very close to Rahul Gandhi, Who is in charge of the Youth Congress. Tanwar's USP is the JNU connection at a time the Congress's student wing, the National Students Union of India, barely has a presence on the campus.Whenever he contested the president's post in JNU, he got more votes than anyone else (from the NSUI).Tanwar took over as the NSUI secretary in 1999 and became its president in 2003.With two major straight wins in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections since he took over in 2003 and a major improvement in the NSUI performance in the Left dominated JNU, Tanwar had stressed the need for more discipline among NSUI activists during his tenure as its president.
In Ashok Tanwar's term as president of Indian Youth Congress, the focus to strengthen the "IYC" had shifted to auditoriums, workshops and seminars. Stress on street plays and social work was put to highlight the problems faced by public. Under the leadership of Ashok Tanwar, several programmes highlighting social issues were taken up across the country. The concept of Aam Aadmi Ka Sipahi (AAKS) was implemented during his tenure. The programmes meant for empowering youth has been given special significance and as part of that Rahul ji's vision has been given shape through these programmes.Indian Youth Congress had progressed very much under his leadership.
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