Ashok Bendalam
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Ichchapuram
| termstart = 2014
| predecessor = Piriya Sairaj
| successor =
| party = Telugu Desam Party
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Ashok Bendalam is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Ichchapuram Assembly constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since 2014. He won for a third time as an MLA, in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He was appointed whip on 12 November 2024.{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=AP CM Naidu Appoints Chief Whips, Whips|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-cm-naidu-appoints-chief-whips-whips-1837719|accessdate=13 November 2024|work=|date=13 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113173223/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-cm-naidu-appoints-chief-whips-whips-1837719|archivedate=13 November 2024|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=The Times of India|title=Andhra Pradesh govt names whips for assembly, council|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-government-appoints-new-whips-for-assembly-and-council/articleshow/115227312.cms|accessdate=13 November 2024|date=12 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113173158/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-government-appoints-new-whips-for-assembly-and-council/articleshow/115227312.cms|archivedate=13 November 2024}}
Career
Bendalam acted as the in-charge for TDP in Ichchapuram.{{Cite news|last=K.|first=Srinivasa Rao|date=14 April 2014|title=TDP cadres object allocation of Itchapuram seat to BJP|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-cadres-object-allocation-of-itchapuram-seat-to-bjp/article5910665.ece|access-date=24 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}} He won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and retained the seat in the 2019 election. He represented Telugu Desam Party from the Ichchapuram Assembly constituency.{{Cite news|date=14 June 2014|title=Kinjarapu family shows strength as Atchannaidu visits Srikakulam|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kinjarapu-family-shows-strength-as-atchannaidu-visits-srikakulam/article6112163.ece|access-date=24 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|date=24 May 2019|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-full-list-of-winners-mla/1585284/|url-status=live|access-date=24 December 2021|website=The Financial Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608201545/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-full-list-of-winners-mla/1585284/ |archive-date=8 June 2019 }}
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Category:People from Srikakulam district
Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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