Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok

Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok is an Indian politician of the Union Territory of Puducherry. He was elected to state legislative assembly from Yanam constituency as independent candidate during 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election.^[2]

Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok
Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 May 2021
Preceded by	Malladi Krishna Rao
Constituency	Yanam
Personal details
Born	(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 32)[1] Yanam, Puducherry
Political party	INDEPENDENT
Residence	Yanam
Education	PG Diploma in Business Administration
Profession	Social worker

After winning the assembly elections as independent candidate, he pledged his support to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.^[3]

Family and educational background

Ashok is a son of Late Gollapalli Gangadhara Prathap, a BJP politician in Yanam during the late 1990s and early 2000s. His father contested unsuccessfully from Yanam in 2000 (By-election) and 2001 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election. Ashok pursued PG Diploma in Business Administration.^[4]

Elections contested and results

Year	Constituency	Result	vote	opponent	vote	margin
2021	Yanam[2][5][6]	Y Won	17131	N. Rangasamy	16475	655

Thiru.N.Rangasamy has served as Puducherry Chief Minister three times. Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok won the election against Chief Minister. It is a record in Union Territory of Puducherry.

Titles held

Preceded by Malladi Krishna Rao

MLA of Yanam 2021–2026

Succeeded by Incumbent

See also

• Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)
• 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election