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	\| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[British India]] ~~Present~~ [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]		\| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[British India]] (Now [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]])
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	\| residence =''Anand Nilayam'', Shivaji Nagar, [[Nanded]]		\| residence =''Anand Nilayam'', Shivaji Nagar, [[Nanded]]
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	\| parents = Kusum & [[Shankarrao Chavan]]		\| parents = Kusum & [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
	\| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry\|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]		\| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry\|Cabinet Minister]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]
	\| minister = * Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)		\| minister = *[[Ministry of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) (Maharashtra)\|Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)]]
	\| term_start = 30 December 2019		\| term_start = 30 December 2019
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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashok Chavan
| native_name =
| image =Ashok Chavan 2010 - still 114915 crop.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Ashok Chavan
| birth_name = Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|10|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[British India]] Present [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| resting_place_coordinates =
| residence =''Anand Nilayam'', Shivaji Nagar, [[Nanded]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = [[Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan|Amita Sharma-Chavan]]
| partner =
| children = Sujaya & Sreejaya
| parents = Kusum & [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister]] [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| minister = * Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
| term_start = 30 December 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Chandrakant Bacchu Patil]] [[BJP]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| governor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|office1 = Guardian minister of Nanded District
[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| constituency1 = [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
| term_start1 = 09 January 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =

| order2 = 16th
| office2 = Chief Minister of Maharashtra
| term_start2 = 8 December 2008
| term_end2 = 15 October 2009
| governor2 = [[S. C. Jamir]]
| deputy2 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| predecessor2 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| successor2 = [[Himself]]
| term_start3 = 7 November 2009
| term_end3 = 9 November 2010
| governor3 = [[S. C. Jamir]] [[K. Sankaranarayanan]]
| deputy3 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| predecessor3 = [[Himself]]
| successor3 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]

| office4 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh|Minister of Industries, Mines, Protocol and Cultural Affairs]] [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start4 = 1 November 2004
| term_end4 = 20 February 2009
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 = [[Narayan Rane]]
| constituency4 = [[Mudkhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mudkhed]]
| office5 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh|Minister of Revenue]] [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start5 = 19 October 1999
| term_end5 = 20 October 2004
| constituency5 = [[Mudkhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mudkhed]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Mudkhed-in-Maharashtra|title=Previous MLAs from Mudkhed Assembly Constituency}}</ref>

| office6 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start6 = 2014
| term_end6 = 2019
| predecessor6 = [[Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar]]
| successor6 = [[Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar]]
| constituency6 = [[Nanded (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nanded]]
| term_start7 = 1987
| term_end7 = 1989
| predecessor7 = [[Shankarrao Chavan]]
| successor7 = [[Venkatesh Kabde]]
| alma_mater = Hazarimal Jomani College ([[BSc]]) [[Bhikusa Yamasa Kshatriya College of Commerce|B.Y.K. College of Commerce]] ([[MBA]])
}}

'''Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan''' (born {{Birth date|1958|10|28|df=yes}})<ref name="punehitech">{{cite web|url=http://punevyaspeeth.org/chavan.pdf |title=Biodata - Ashok Chavan |publisher=Pune Hitech |access-date=2008-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304113659/http://punevyaspeeth.org/chavan.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> is an Indian [[politician]] from Maharashtra. He is one of the most influential leaders of [[Indian National Congress]] in Maharashtra and he is the current [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|PWD Minister of Maharashtra.]] He also served as the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. Also, he has served as Minister for Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol in the [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] government.

On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party asked him to resign from office over corruption allegations relating to [[Adarsh Housing Society scam]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article875911.ece "Cong axes Chavan and Kalmadi over corruption allegations"] ''The Hindu'', 9 November 2010</ref> In the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]], despite the allegations and anti-incumbency wave, he won the Lok Sabha election from his [[Nanded]] constituency with a comfortable margin. 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.
<ref>{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha elections: Ashok Chavan lost Nanded to 15-year jinks...say party workers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ashok-chavan-lost-nanded-to-15-year-jinx-say-party-workers/articleshow/69471375.cms |access-date=29 May 2019 |agency=TNN |issue=May 23, 2019 |publisher=Times of India |date=2019}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Profile: Ashok Chavan, in father's footsteps" /><ref name="mah.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/govCouncilShow.php|title=Government|work=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2008-12-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080715080029/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/govCouncilShow.php |archive-date = 2008-07-15}}</ref> His brother-in-law [[Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil]] was a three-time [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] and a three-time MP, and Chavan's wife, [[Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan|Amita]] is MLA from [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]] constituency in Nanded for year 2014-19.

== Personal life ==
Chavan did his schooling at the [[St. Xavier's High School, Fort]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vibhute |first1=Kranti |title=St Xavier's alumni recall golden moments at reunion |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-st-xavier-s-alumni-recall-golden-moments-at-reunion-2573477 |work=DNA India |date=2018-01-07 |language=en}}</ref> He graduated in Science and has obtained his Master's in Business Management from [[Hazarimal Jomani College]] and [[Bhikusa Yamasa Kshatriya College of Commerce|B.Y.K. College of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id%3DNEWEN20080075368%26ch%3D12%2F5%2F2008+5%3A48%3A00+PM |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209101020/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080075368 |archive-date=9 December 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Chavan belongs to a political dynasty that includes his father and wife.<ref name="Chandra2016">{{cite book|author=Kanchan Chandra|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tesIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PAPR10|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-12344-1|page=1}}</ref>
Chavan's father, [[Shankarrao Chavan]] had a long career as a minister and twice, the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]. He had also served as a senior minister in the national government under various Congress governments. Ashok Chavan is married to [[Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan|Ameeta (née Sharma)]]. Ameeta is current member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar constituency]] which has previously been represented by both Shankarrao Chavan and Chavan himself. The couple has twin daughters Srijaya and Sujaya.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 December 2008 |title= Twin daughters, Punjabi wife make up home for Ashok Chavan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Twin-daughters-Punjabi-wife-make-up-home-for-Ashok-Chavan/articleshow/3798803.cms |work=Times of India |access-date=2 October 2017 }}</ref>

== Political career ==
===Organisational===
He started carrier as student leader of [[University of Pune]] occupying post of University Representative (UR).

He started his political career in [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] as General Secretary, [[Maharashtra]] [[Pradesh Congress Committee]] from 1995 to 1999.

President: [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]] from 2014 to 2019.

===Electoral politics===
In 1987–89, he held post of Member of Parliament from [[Nanded (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nanded Lok Sabha constituency]].

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.

In 2003, [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] appointed Chavan as Minister for Transport, Ports, Cultural Affairs and Protocol.

In November 2004, he was given the portfolio of Industries, Mining, Cultural Affairs & Protocol in Maharashtra cabinet.<ref name="Profile: Ashok Chavan, in father's footsteps">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/profile-ashok-chavan-in-fathers-footsteps/79794-3.html|title=Profile: Ashok Chavan, in father's footsteps|date=5 December 2008|work=Press Trust Of India|publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBN]] Live (CNN-IBN)|access-date=2008-12-05| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081206062848/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/profile-ashok-chavan-in-fathers-footsteps/79794-3.html| archive-date= 6 December 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

== As a cabinet minister ==
* 2003: Transport Minister.
* 2019: Sworn as Cabinet Minister in [[Uddhav Thackeray]]'s Ministry.

==Tenure as Chief Minister of Maharashtra==
[[File:Manmohan Singh along with the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ashok Chavan and the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources.jpg|thumb|The [[Prime Minister]] , [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] along with the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]] , Shri [[Narendra Modi]] , the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] , Shri '''Ashok Chavan''' and the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Shri [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]] at the signing ceremony of a tripartite MoU for preparation of DPR of Damanganga-Pinjal Link Project and Par-Tapi-Narmada Link Project, in [[New Delhi]] on May 03, 2010.|300px]]
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]].<ref>{{cite news |date=5 December 2008 |title= Ashok Chavan named Maharashtra CM |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/mumterror-ashok-chavan-new-maharashtra-cm/20081205.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=2 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 December 2008 |title= Ashok Chavan sworn in as Maharashtra CM |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ashok-chavan-heads-39-member-ministry-in-maharashtra/20081208.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=2 October 2017 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 2009 |title= Congress retains all three CMs; Khandu, Hooda sworn in|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/congress-retains-all-three-cms-khandu-sworn-in/20091025.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=2 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 2009 |title= Ashok Chavan frontrunner for CM's post |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ashok-chavan-frontrunner-for-cm-post/20091022.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=2 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 October 2009 |title= Chavan is Cong's first choice as Maha CM |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chavan-is-cong-first-choice-as-maha-cm/20091022.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=2 October 2017 }}</ref>

Congress had clearly plumped for a [[Maratha]] to lead the party in the state, and had ignored the NCP view that a non-Maratha should be selected for the position to set right the social combination.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020|reason=Your explanation here}}

As a result, NCP chose a non-Maratha, [[Chhagan Bhujbal]] to occupy the deputy Chief Minister's post and gave the home ministry to [[Jayant Patil]]. The latter being a Maratha balanced the NCP's own bid to remain the community's first choice.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020|reason=Your explanation here}}
Chavan was asked to resign as Chief Minister during a meeting with Congress president, [[Sonia Gandhi]], after it emerged that three of his relatives owned apartments in the [[Adarsh Housing Society scam|Adarsh Housing Society]] which was created specifically to house Indian war veterans in the upmarket [[Colaba]] area of Mumbai.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_maharashtra]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Prithviraj Chavan]].

== Post Chief Minister ==
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.

In 2015, he took over as the chief of the [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/no-power-on-earth-can-finish-congress-says-new-mpcc-chief-ashok-chavan/03141848|title=Ashok Chavan new MPCC chief |publisher=nagpurtoday.in }}</ref>

Chavan contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Nanded Constituency but 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://atrendhub.com/politics/heavyweight-who-lost-in-bjp-and-modi-tsunami|title=Ashok Chavan the heavyweight who lost Lok Sabha 2019 election|publisher=atrendhub.com}}</ref>

==Controversy, scams and allegations==
Apart from the much discussed [[Adarsh Housing Society Scam]], Chavan was accused of using his office to fund his relatives' bank.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Ashok-Chavan-used-his-office-to-fund-kins-bank-CAG/article14692968.ece | title=Ashok Chavan used his office to fund kins' bank: CAG | date=23 April 2011 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=6 April 2018 }}</ref>
Recently High court of Maharashtra state denied permission to the agency investigating the Adarsh scam to question Chavan.

In [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009 Assembly Elections]], he was accused of hiding expenses on a paid supplement titled ''Ashok Parva'' in a leading Marathi daily.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashok Chavan faces disqualification in paid news case of 2009|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/ashok-chavan-faces-disqualification-in-paid-news-case-of-2009/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> However, he denied the allegation by the [[Election Commission of India]] of having inserted favourable [[Paid News]] in newspapers.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100725015914/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/21/stories/2010072162131500.htm "Maharashtra CM Chavan Challenges EC on Paid News"] ''The Hindu'', 21 July 2010.</ref>

==Legislative assembly election's record==
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|-
! SI No.
! Year
! Legislative Assembly
! Constituency
! Margin
! Party
! Post
|-
|1.
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|12th
|[[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|1,07,503
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress]]
|'''[[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]'''
|-
|2.
|[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|14th
|[[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|97,445
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress]]
|'''[[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|PWD Minister of Maharashtra]]'''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090304113659/http://punevyaspeeth.org/chavan.pdf Biodata]
* Official Website - [https://web.archive.org/web/20160602102419/http://ashokraochavan.com/ Ashok Chavan]
* [https://ourneta.com/neta/ashok-shankarrao-chavan/ Biodata On Ourneta.com]

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