Ajay Alok Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other name	Dr Ajay Alok [1]MyNeta
Nickname	Tuttu [2]Facebook - Jaya Kumra
Profession(s)	• Doctor • Politician
Famous for	Spokesperson of JDU & BJP
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	• Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) • Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) • Janata Dal (United) (JDU) • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• He entered politics in 2003. • He contested elections from Chainpur Assembly seat on the ticket of LJP in 2005; however, he could not win. • He contested elections from Chainpur Assembly seat on the ticket of BSP in 2010; however, he again lost. • He became Spokesperson and General Secretary of JDU in 2012. • He resigned from JDU in 2019. • His JDU membership was terminated in 2022. • He became a spokesperson of BJP in 2023.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year: 1985
Age (as of 2023)	48 Years
Birthplace	Patna, Bihar, India
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chainpur in Kaimur district, Bihar, India
School	• Loyola High School, Patna (till 8th) • CSKM Public School, New Delhi (till 12th)
College/University	Dr DY Patil Education Society's Medical College affiliated with Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Educational Qualification	He pursued MBBS at Dr DY Patil Education Society's Medical College affiliated with Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra from 1993 to 1997. [3]CEO Bihar
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kayastha [4]Twitter - Ajay Alok
Address	Boring Road, North Shrikrishanapuri, Thana - Shrikrishanapuri, Patna
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Geetika Kaushik Sinha (Doctor)
Children	Son- Kunal Sinha Daughter- Manya Sinha
Parents	Father- Gopal Prasad Sinha (Renowned physician and Padma Shri Awardee) Mother- Indira Sinha (Educationist)
Siblings	He has an elder sister named Jaya Sinha Kumra, who is a corporate lawyer and talk show host.
Other Relatives	• Nawab Lal (Grandfather) • Naresh Kumra (Brother-in-law) • Udayan (Nephew)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ajay Alok

• Ajay Alok is an Indian politician who is famous for his role as the spokesperson of JDU and BJP. He is often seen in political debates on Hindi and English News Channels.

• He spent his childhood in Patna, Bihar and was interested in the field of medicine since childhood.

• After graduating from Maharashtra in 1997, he worked as a doctor in Delhi and later in other countries before returning to Patna, Bihar in 1999. He later became a government doctor after clearing the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination.
  

  Ajay Alok (third from right, standing) is an MBBS

• In 2000, he founded the Indira Gopal Institute of Medical Services (IGIMS), and in 2013, he opened the Udayan Hospital in Patna, Bihar.
  

  Ajay Alok, and his father, Gopal Prasad Sinha look as Nitish Kumar cuts the ribbon at the inauguration of his Udayan Hospital in Patna

• Although he was active in student politics, he had no plans to enter electoral politics until 2003; however, when he and his father were given a death threat by a local gangster Bindu Singh who demanded Rs 25 lakh ransom from them, he approached the local gangster turned politician Suraj Bhan Singh who suggested him to join politics to fight the politics crime syndicate, and he decided to join politics.

• He tried to contest elections from his hometown Chainpur in 2003 from a major political party; however, he was denied the ticket on the basis of caste.

• In the 2005 Bihar Assembly Elections, he came fourth by getting 9683 votes from the Chainpur Assembly seat when he contested on the ticket of Ram Vilas Paswan‘s party, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). ^[5]ECI – 2005 Bihar Elections ^[6]MyNeta

• In the 2010 Bihar Assembly Elections, he came second by getting 32930 votes from the Chainpur Assembly seat when he contested on the ticket of Mayawati‘s party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). ^[7]ECI – 2010 Bihar Elections ^[8]MyNeta

• In March 2012, he joined Nitish Kumar‘s party, Janata Dal-United (JDU) as its spokesperson and General Secretary and became one of its most popular leaders all over India. He often spoke about different political issues in TV debates with clarity.
  

  Ajay Alok during his early debating days as JDU spokesperson

• He lodged an FIR for theft at his house on 19 February 2013 and stated that jewellery worth Rs 50 lakhs, Rs 12 lakhs cash, six passports, and six bank locker keys were stolen. Later, Police arrested his domestic helper Mani Kumari and her boyfriend Mohammed Amjad Khan for the theft and recovered the stolen valuables. ^[9]The Times of India

• His father also contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 against Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib constituency; however, he lost the elections.
  

  Ajay Alok’s father, Gopal Prasad Sinha campaigning during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections

• When JDU broke its alliance with BJP and made a coalition with RJD, he criticised Nitish Kumar and other JDU leaders. As a result, his political rivals with the party grew, and he resigned from the post of spokesperson on 13 June 2019 by sending a resignation letter to the then-party president.
  

  Ajay Alok’s resignation letter

• He remained active in politics as an independent political analyst and criticised the policies of the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government. When water entered his house during the 2019 Patna floods, he launched a scathing attack on the Nitish government on Twitter.
  

  Water entered Ajay Alok’s house during the Patna floods in 2019

  

  A photo of the waterlogged house of Ajay Alok

• His wife and two children tested positive for Covid-19 in July 2020 following which he quarantined himself as well. After a few days, they tested negative for Covid-19. ^[10]Hindustan
  

  Ajay Alok taking the Covid-19 vaccine

• JDU President Umesh Singh Kushwaha terminated his membership in JDU on 14 June 2022 for anti-party activities.
  

  Ajay Alok’s termination letter as a JDU member

• Ajay Alok joined BJP on 28 April 2023 in a function in New Delhi where Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia were also present. He said upon joining that he felt like he was joining his family. He said,
  

  By joining the BJP, I feel like I am joining my family. A family led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

  

  Ajay Alok joined BJP on 28 April 2023

  

  Ajay Alok with Vijay Kumar Sinha, opposition leader of BJP in Bihar Assembly

• A road in Shrikrishanapuri, Patna was named after his mother, Indira Sinha, a noted educationist, in April 2022.
  

  Ajay Alok during the naming ceremony of a road in Patna on his mother’s name

  

  A road was inaugurated in the name of Ajay Alok’s mother, Indira Sinha

• He is an animal lover and owns a pet dog.
  

  Ajay Alok with his pet dog

• His daughter completed her schooling in the USA in 2019.
  

  Ajay Alok’s daughter, Manya Sinha, (second from left) upon completion of her schooling in the USA

  

  Ajay Alok tweeted when his daughter completed her schooling in the USA