Ashok Kumar Kothari (born 1 September 1961)^[1] is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhilwara Assembly constituency in Bhilwara district. He won the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election as an independent politician.^[2][3]

Kothari was born in Bhilwara, Bhilwara district, Rajasthan. He is the son of late Mohan Lal Kothari. He married Sushila Devi on 12 July 1989.^[1] He completed his BCom in 1982 at MLV Government College, Bhilwara which is affiliated with the Rajasthan University, Jaipur. He runs his own business and his wife is also a director in the business.^[4]

Kothari won from Bhilwara Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. He polled 70,095 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Om Prakash Naraniwal of the Indian National Congress Party, by a margin of 10,778 votes.^[5][6][7] Kothari was denied a ticket^[8] by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which fielded Vithal Shanker Awasthi and he contested as a rebel candidate and defeated both the Congress and the BJP candidates.^[9]