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Payal Shankar

Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Payal Shankar is an Indian politician. He was born in the Indian state of Telangana.

Quick Facts Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly, Preceded by ...
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Early life

He is originally from Ada village in jainath mandal of Adilabad district.

Career

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 BJP Legislature Party deputy floor leader on 14 February 2024.[3]

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