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He won the seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election with 66,607 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Ashok Kumar Rai?\n\nAshok Kumar Rai represents the Puttur Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-05-13).\n\n## Rate Ashok Kumar Rai: Neta Trust Score\n\n Ashok Kumar Rai has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Puttur election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Ashok Kumar Rai (INC) – 66,607 votes (38.75% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Arun Kumar Puthila (IND) – 62,458 votes\n- Margin: 4,149 votes\n- Total electors: 2,12,848\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Puttur, Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 66,607 votes (38.75%), margin 4,149 over Arun Kumar Puthila (IND) [ECI]\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Ashok Kumar Rai's education and profession\n\nEducation: Post Graduate (MA Politics from Karnataka State and University Mysore In 2009), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Farming and Industry (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Ashok Kumar Rai's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 70,69,38,294 (about Rs 70.7 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 56,35,73,624 (about Rs 56.4 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 1\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Ashok Kumar Rai\n\nAshok Kumar Rai has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Ashok Kumar Rai or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election), official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2023). 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