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Payal Shankar is an Indian politician. He was born in the Indian state of Telangana.
Payal Shankar | |
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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 |
He is originally from Ada village in Zainath mandal of Adilabad district.
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]
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