Payal Shankar
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Payal Shankar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly for Adilabad | |
| Assumed office December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jogu Ramanna |
| Constituency | Adilabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ade, Jainath |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Children | Sharath |
| Residence | Adilabad |
| Occupation | Politician |
Payal Shankar is an Indian politician. He was born in the Indian state of Telangana.
Early life[edit]
He is originally from Ada village in Zainath mandal of Adilabad district.
Career[edit]
He initiated his political journey with the Telugu Desam Party.[1][2]
In the 2011 by-election, Shankar contested as a representative of the Telugu Desam Party but was defeated. Subsequently, he transitioned to BJP. Standing as a BJP candidate in two consecutive elections, he faced competition from Jogu Ramanna of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party. Shankar emerged victorious with a majority of 6147 votes, overcoming the challenges posed by Ramanna, who had previously defeated him thrice.
In the 2023 assembly elections, he secured victory as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, earning the position of MLA for the Adilabad constituency. Payal Shankar was appointed as BJP Legislature Party deputy floor leader on 14 February 2024.[3]
Reference[edit]
- ^ english. "Payal shanker telangana adilabad candidate Profile,Candidates Net Worth, Education News | ABP LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Payal Shanker Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Telangana Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Deccan Chronicle (14 February 2024). "Aleti to Head BJLP, 7 of 8 BJP MLAs Get LP posts, Raja Singh Left Out". Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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