Payal Shankar
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
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| birth_place = Ade, Jainath
| residence = Adilabad
| occupation = Politician
| office = Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
| term_start = December 2023
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| constituency = Adilabad
| predecessor = Jogu Ramanna
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Payal Shankar is an Indian politician. He was born in the Indian state of Telangana.
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.{{Cite web |last=english |title=Payal shanker telangana adilabad candidate Profile, Candidates Net Worth, Education News {{!}} ABP LIVE |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/payal-shanker-telangana-adilabad-candidate-profile.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Payal Shanker Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Telangana Assembly |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/telangana-assembly-election-candidates-list-2023/payal-shanker-54007-1 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}
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.{{cite news |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |title=Aleti to Head BJLP, 7 of 8 BJP MLAs Get LP posts, Raja Singh Left Out |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/aleti-to-head-bjlp-7-of-8-bjp-mlas-get-lp-posts-raja-singh-left-out-882183 |access-date=7 March 2024 |work= |date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215003610/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/aleti-to-head-bjlp-7-of-8-bjp-mlas-get-lp-posts-raja-singh-left-out-882183 |archive-date=15 February 2024}}
References
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Category:Telangana MLAs 2023–2028
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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