Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot is the Indian National Congress candidate from Sardarpura (General) constituency in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan in the 2023 Assembly elections. His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Presently Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and Chief Minister, Rajasthan. Ashok Gehlot's educational qualifications are: Post Graduate and is of 72 years of age. His total declared assets are Rs 11.7 crore which includes Rs 2.8 crore in moveable assets and Rs 8.9 crore as immovable assets. The total declared income is Rs 25.7 lakh of which Rs 25.7 lakh is self income. Ashok Gehlot has total liabilities of Rs 0. This INC candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 4 criminal cases registered against him.

The incumbent chief minister is the top face of the Congress in Rajasthan. He is contesting from Sardarpura assembly constituency, which is in the Jodhpur area. This is a Congress stronghold where the party has not lost a single election since 1998. The same year, Gehlot was elected from here in a bypoll and has not lost since. The BJP won here last in 1993 when another Gehlot – Rajendra Gehlot – won. In 2018, Ashok Gehlot received more than 63% of the votes polled and defeated BJP candidate Sambhu Singh by a margin of over 45,000.