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| education  = Graduation from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]. Masters in Journalism from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]].
| education  = Graduation from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]. Masters in Journalism from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]].
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== Education ==
== Education ==
After graduating from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], Ashwini obtained a master's degree in Journalism from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]]. In his quest for in depth study of journalism, he opted for a master's degree in Journalism from [[University of California, Berkeley]] and thereafter under the guidance of his grandfather and father stepped into journalism and while being in USA Ashwini worked for the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] for about 6 months and later he worked with [[The Times Group]] in Delhi, India
After graduating from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], Ashwini obtained a master's degree in Journalism from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]]. In his quest for in depth study of journalism, he opted for a master's degree in Journalism from [[University of California, Berkeley]] and thereafter under the guidance of his grandfather and father stepped into journalism and while being in USA Ashwini worked for the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] for about 6 months and later he worked with [[The Times Group]] in Delhi, India.


==Cricketing career==
==Cricketing career==
Prior to entering journalism full-time, he played under the name of Ashwini Minna for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy and played a total of 25 first class matches between 1975–76 and 1979-80.<ref>https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39846/39846.html</ref> He was a leg-spinner and was being considered for the Indian team from 1975 to 1977, but could not do much against the MCC touring team of 1976-77. His maiden first-class wicket was that of Sunil Gavaskar in the Irani Cup match of 1975-76.<ref>https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35671.html</ref>
Prior to entering journalism full-time, he played under the name of Ashwini Minna for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy and played a total of 25 first class matches between 1975–76 and 1979-80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39846/39846.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref> He was a leg-spinner and was being considered for the Indian team from 1975 to 1977, but could not do much against the MCC touring team of 1976-77. His maiden first-class wicket was that of Sunil Gavaskar in the Irani Cup match of 1975-76.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35671.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Latest revision as of 06:22, 16 August 2022


Ashwini Kumar Chopra
Ashwini Kumar.jpg
Director, Editor : Punjab Kesari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byArvind Kumar Sharma
Succeeded bySanjay Bhatia
ConstituencyKarnal
Personal details
Born(1956-06-11)11 June 1956
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Died18 January 2020(2020-01-18) (aged 63)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Spouse(s)Kiran Chopra
Children3
EducationGraduation from Guru Nanak Dev University. Masters in Journalism from Punjab University.
OccupationCricketer, Journalist, Politician

Ashwini Kumar Chopra (11 June 1956 – 18 January 2020), was a senior journalist and resident editor of the Punjab Kesari,[1] in Delhi. He got elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Karnal as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and was the eldest son of the third generation from the journalists' family who own the Hindsamachar group of newspapers. During the days of terrorism in Punjab, his grandfather Lala Jagat Narain and father Romesh Chander were assassinated in 1981 and 1984 respectively. In their collective bid to curb terrorism through a drive by the journalists and activists, Punjab Kesari is commonly called the newspaper of martyr journalists.[2][3]

Punjab Kesari, Delhi with daily Special Editorial at page one

Education[edit]

After graduating from Guru Nanak Dev University, Ashwini obtained a master's degree in Journalism from Punjab University. In his quest for in depth study of journalism, he opted for a master's degree in Journalism from University of California, Berkeley and thereafter under the guidance of his grandfather and father stepped into journalism and while being in USA Ashwini worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for about 6 months and later he worked with The Times Group in Delhi, India.

Cricketing career[edit]

Prior to entering journalism full-time, he played under the name of Ashwini Minna for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy and played a total of 25 first class matches between 1975–76 and 1979-80.[4] He was a leg-spinner and was being considered for the Indian team from 1975 to 1977, but could not do much against the MCC touring team of 1976-77. His maiden first-class wicket was that of Sunil Gavaskar in the Irani Cup match of 1975-76.[5]

Career[edit]

Ashwini is well known for his daily page one, Special Editorial with bold and popular wording.[6] He was given Lok Sabha ticket by BJP for 2014 from Karnal. He was the New MP from Karnal.[7] He won by a huge margin.

General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashwini Kumar Chopra 594,817 49.84% +26.98%
INC Dr. Arvind Kumar Sharma 234,670 19.66% -17.91%
[[Indian National Lok Dal|Template:Indian National Lok Dal/meta/shortname]] Jaswinder Singh Sandhu 187,902 15.74% +15.74%
BSP Virender Maratha 102,628 8.60% -19.56%
NOTA None of the above 2,929 0.25% ---
Majority 360,147 30.18% +15.47%
Turnout 1,193,500
BJP gain from INC Swing

References[edit]

  1. ↑ e-paper : Punjab Keari
  2. ↑ Road from Delhi to New Delhi : 14 April 2013 The Sunday Standard
  3. ↑ India's Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics and the Indian-language, Page 95, ISBN 1850654344, [1]
  4. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  5. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  6. ↑ The Transformation for a Change : Media Coverage on Mar23,2014
  7. ↑ Narendra Modi's : Haryana Rally on Mar29,2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Arvind Kumar Sharma 		Member of Parliament
for Karnal
2014 – 2019 		Succeeded by
Sanjay Bhatia
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