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