Ashok Tanwar

Ashok Tanwar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byAtma Singh Gill
Succeeded byCharanjeet Singh Rori
ConstituencySirsa
President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
14 February 2014 – 4 September 2019
Preceded byPhool Chand Mullana
Succeeded bySelja Kumari
President of the Indian Youth Congress
In office
February 2005 – February 2010
Preceded byRandeep Surjewala
Succeeded byRajeev Satav
President of the National Students Union of India
In office
2003–2005
Preceded byMeenakshi Natarajan
Succeeded byNadeem Javed
Personal details
Born (1976-02-12) 12 February 1976 (age 48)
Haryana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (till 2019, 2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party (2024)
Aam Aadmi Party (2022–2024)
Trinamool Congress (2021–2022)
Spouse
Avantika Maken
(m. 2005)
Children2
ParentDilbag Singh
ResidenceHaryana
EducationM.A.(History), M.Phil (History), Ph.D.
Alma materJawahar Lal Nehru University

Ashok Tanwar (born 12 February 1976) is an Indian politician who has served as the President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Member of Parliament from Sirsa and Secretary, All India Congress Committee. He is a former President of Indian Youth Congress and NSUI. He was the youngest person to become the president of Indian Youth Congress.[1] On 3 October 2024, he rejoined Indian National Congress in the presence of Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi.[2]

  1. ^ Rahul’s backroom boys and a girl
  2. ^ "BJP leader Ashok Tanwar joins Congress at Rahul Gandhi's rally in Haryana's Mahendragarh". The Times of India. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.