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Ashoka Herath was born at the Kandy General Hospital on the 2nd August in 1971 and his 1st resident place was Niyamgamdora in Kothmale Electorate Division of Nuwara Eliya district. His loving father late Mr. H.M.K.B. Herath was the chairman of Udapane Korale Gamsabha and post master of Niyamgamdora, then he retired. Late Mrs. U.D.M.U. Menike the loving wife of late Mr. Herath used to be the post master later. But UPFA government which was in power in 1975 grabbed her job as a political revenge.

Ashoka Herath entered Kothmale Maldeniya Maha Vidyalaya for his primary education in 1977 and Kothmale Hedunuwewa Madya Maha Vidyalaya (1982-1988) and then at the Ginigathhena Maddya Maha Vidyalya and again at the Kothmale Hedunuwewa Maddya Maha Vidyalaya (1988-1990) he did his advanced level studies.

Ashoka Herath (1989) got the UNP membership while he was a student from late Mr. Gamini Dissanayaka and he established the Youth Society of Kothmale (UNP) and he was a member of that and he has proved to be an active member who never quitted the party in its wins and failures.

Ashoka Herath function as The chairman of a vehicle import business long as Ashocars Japan (Pvt) ltd which is involved in the importation of motor vehicles since 1996.

He was elected a Member of Pradeshiya Sabha in Pradeshiya Sabha Election which was held in 1997 and he had been a young Member of Pradeshiya Sabha too at that time.

Again in 2002 he was selected to Kothmale Pradesheya Sabha and he became the chairman.

In 2004 he competed for Central Provincial Election and again in 2006 he was selected to Kothmale Pradesheya Sabha became the opposition leader. Later in 2007 Ashoka became the organizer for UNP in Kothmale and competed for 2009 Central Provincial Election from the Nuwara Eliya district.

Ashoka Herath competed for The Central Provincial Election in 2013 and he became the 6th on the list. Ashoka Herath was the Contestant who obtained the most number of preferential votes from The kothmale division but he missed being selected by only 1200 votes to the Central Provincial council.

Finaly Ashoka Herath was appointed the District Organizer for Nuwara Eliya by the UNP Secratarial Bord at the Sirikotha in 21.05.2012

Ashoka Herath has been appointed as UNP Kothmale Chief Organizer 31-10-2014

He has been an active and committed political leader for 25 years who never gave up the party during its good and bad patch.