A. Asokan
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A. Asokan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu
. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
candidate from Tiruvarur constituency
in 1996
and 2001 elections
.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
candidate from Tiruvarur constituency
Tiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruvarur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...
in 1996
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996
The eleventh legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 2 May 1996. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led front won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the chief minister.This was his fourth term in office. The incumbent Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government was...
and 2001 elections
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001
The twelfth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on May 10, 2001. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led front won the elections and its leader, J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister, even though she could not legally run as MLA in this election. She was unanimously...
.