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The [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]] resulted in his constituency being won by [[Vagai Chanderasekar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref> Ashok was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party, apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the [[2015 South Indian floods|recent flooding]]. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.<ref>{{cite news |work=Deccan Chronicle |title=MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets |first=C. S. |last=Kotteswaran |date=5 April 2016 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/050416/mlas-in-flood-hit-areas-denied-tickets.html |accessdate=2017-05-05}}</ref> | The [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elections of 2016]] resulted in his constituency being won by [[Vagai Chanderasekar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=15th Assembly Members |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/001_050.html |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref> Ashok was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party, apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the [[2015 South Indian floods|recent flooding]]. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.<ref>{{cite news |work=Deccan Chronicle |title=MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets |first=C. S. |last=Kotteswaran |date=5 April 2016 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/050416/mlas-in-flood-hit-areas-denied-tickets.html |accessdate=2017-05-05}}</ref> | ||
On 22 June 2015, Ashok, his wife and a relative were injured in a car accident at the village of [[Pudusukkampatti]], near [[Melur]], [[Madurai]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-Nadu-MLA-injured-in-road-accident-near-Madurai/articleshow/47781271.cms</ref> The three, along with a driver who escaped uninjured, were on their way to attend a funeral in [[Paramakudi]] when the accident occurred.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} | On 22 June 2015, Ashok, his wife and a relative were injured in a car accident at the village of [[Pudusukkampatti]], near [[Melur]], [[Madurai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-Nadu-MLA-injured-in-road-accident-near-Madurai/articleshow/47781271.cms|title = Tamil Nadu MLA injured in road accident near Madurai | Chennai News - Times of India}}</ref> The three, along with a driver who escaped uninjured, were on their way to attend a funeral in [[Paramakudi]] when the accident occurred.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} | ||
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M. K. Ashok | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Constituency | Velachery |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
M. K. Ashok is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Velachery constituency in Chennai District. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1]
The elections of 2016 resulted in his constituency being won by Vagai Chanderasekar.[2] Ashok was one of thirteen AIADMK MLAs in the Greater Chennai area who were deselected by the party, apparently in an attempt to thwart a potential anti-incumbency backlash from the electorate following the recent flooding. It was felt that fresh faces would put some distance between the past and the present.[3]
On 22 June 2015, Ashok, his wife and a relative were injured in a car accident at the village of Pudusukkampatti, near Melur, Madurai.[4] The three, along with a driver who escaped uninjured, were on their way to attend a funeral in Paramakudi when the accident occurred.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "15th Assembly Members". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ Kotteswaran, C. S. (5 April 2016). "MLAs in flood-hit areas denied tickets". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu MLA injured in road accident near Madurai | Chennai News - Times of India".
