Payal Shanker — MLA, Adilabad (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Payal Shanker
Payal Shanker is the MLA from the Adilabad assembly constituency in Telangana, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly (elected 2023).
Member identity and party: Telangana Legislature, member list, cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Adilabad constituency
Adilabad is seat number 7 of the 119 in the Telangana Legislative Assembly and lies in Adilabad district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 248,109 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Adilabad votes as part of the Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Telangana assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 7 of the 119 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 60. Payal Shanker was returned from Adilabad in 2023.
Other MLAs in Adilabad district
Adilabad district returns 2 members to the Telangana assembly. The others are:
- Anil Jadhav — Boath, Bharat Rashtra Samithi
The Telangana Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 119 seats and was last elected in 2023. The next election is expected in November–December 2028.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Adilabad?
- Payal Shanker of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Adilabad, elected in 2023.
- Which party does Payal Shanker belong to?
- Payal Shanker represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 7 of the 119 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Adilabad constituency in?
- Adilabad is seat number 7 and lies in Adilabad district of Telangana.
- Is Adilabad a reserved constituency?
- Adilabad is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Adilabad fall under?
- Adilabad is one of the assembly segments of the Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Adilabad?
- Adilabad had about 248,109 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Payal Shanker, Telangana की Adilabad विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2023 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Adilabad सीट Adilabad ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,48,109 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Adilabad विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।