Ashok Bhatt
Ashok Chandulal Bhatt was an Indian politician from Gujarat state, affiliated with Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party. He was Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly when he died.
He entered public life in 1956 through Mahagujarat Movement and joined the Jansangh in 1960. He was very vocal in favour of banning gutka and other tobacco products altogether in the state. He also took part in Nav Nirman Movement. He was BJP's losing candidate from Ahmedabad in 1984. But he was elected from Khadia seat to Gujarat Vidhan Sabha 8 times in a row. In 1975, as Jana Sangh candidate, and then 8 times in a row from1980 to 2007 as member of BJP. He was Minister for Health, Law and Justice for the Government of Gujarat when Keshubhai Patel was CM. Later he was speaker of the assembly at the time of his death.
Ashok Bhatt died due to multiple organ failure in SAL Hospital, Ahmedabad on 29 September 2010 at 10:45pm where he was undergoing treatment of heart problem for nearly 3 weeks.
