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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Banoth Shankar Naik
| image =
| caption =
| office = Member of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2018
| term_start2 = 12 December 2018<ref name="PRS India">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Telangana MLA
|url = https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/banoth-shankar-naik
|work = PRS India
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref>
| term_end2 = 2023
| predecessor2 = himself
| successor2 = [[Murali Naik Bhukya]]
| constituency2 = [[Mahabubabad Assembly constituency|Mahabubabad]]
| constituency = [[Mahabubabad Assembly constituency|Mahabubabad]]
| predecessor = [[Maloth Kavitha]] (constituency part of Andhra Pradesh until 2014)
| successor = himself
| party = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
| other_party =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|20|df=y}}<ref name="TS Legislature Profile">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Two-Term MLA Profile (2014-2023)
|url = https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/getMLAMemberDetails?q=bWVtaWQ9MzA4NCZjb25zdGlkPTEwMiZ0ZXJtaWQ9MTQmb3JkZXJieT0x
|website = Telangana Legislative Assembly
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
|quote = Served as Mahabubabad (ST) MLA for two consecutive terms: 2014-2018 (1st Telangana Assembly) and 2018-2023 (2nd Assembly)
}}</ref>
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| children =
| education = {{bulleted list
|[[Bachelor of Technology]]<ref name="TS Legislature Profile" />
| [[Master of Business Administration]]<ref name="TS Legislature Profile" />
}}
| alma_mater = {{bulleted list
|REC Engineering College, Warangal (1985{{endash}}1990)<ref name="TS Legislature Profile" /><ref name="The Leaders Page">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Political Profile and Career
|url = https://theleaderspage.com/banoth-shankar-naik/
|website = The Leaders Page
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
|quote = Profile detailing the political career and background of Banoth Shankar Naik
}}</ref>
|Kakatiya University<ref name="TS Legislature Profile" /><ref name="The Leaders Page">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Political Profile and Career
|url = https://theleaderspage.com/banoth-shankar-naik/
|website = The Leaders Page
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
|quote = Profile detailing the political career and background of Banoth Shankar Naik
}}</ref>
}}
| profession =
| website =
| source =
| footnotes = {{Collapsible list
|titlestyle = background-color:#FF0090; color:white; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;
|title =Other Positions
|bullets = on
|2019 – 2023: Member of Committee on Welfare of Schedule Tribes of Telangana<ref name="TS Legislature">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Tribes Member Profile
|url = https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/getMemberDetails?q=Y29tbV90eXBlPTImYXNzZW1ibHlfdHlwZT0wJnRlcm1faWQ9MTUmY29tbV9pZD0xNSZwcm9maWxlX2lkPTQx
|work = Telangana Legislative Assembly
|date = 2019-01-01
|quote = Served as active member of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Tribes (2019-2023), focusing on tribal education and land rights issues
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}} {{dead link|date=October 2025}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''Banoth Shankar Nayak''' (also spelled as '''Banoth Shankar Naik'''<ref name="MyNeta">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Telangana Election 2023
|url = https://www.myneta.info/Telangana2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=167
|work = MyNeta.info
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="MyNeta 2018">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - 2018 Election Affidavit
|url = https://www.myneta.info/telangana2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=5896
|website = Association for Democratic Reforms (via MyNeta.info)
|date = 2018-11-12
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|quote = Self-declared affidavit data shows total assets of ₹4.9 crore (₹1.7 crore movable + ₹3.2 crore immovable) and no criminal cases.
|language = en
}}</ref>) is an Indian politician, who served as the Member of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]. He won the 2014 and 2018 Telangana elections for the [[Mahabubabad Assembly constituency]].<ref name="News18">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Banoth Shankar Naik of TRS Wins
|url = https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mahabubabad-election-result-2018-live-updates-banoth-shankar-naik-of-trs-wins-1968085.html
|work = News18
|date = 2018-12-11
|access-date =7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="Times Now">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2018: TRS' Banoth Shankar Nayak
|url = https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-election/article/mahabubabad-assembly-constituency-election-2018-trs-banoth-shankar-nayak-bjp-jathothu-hussain-legislative-poll-kcr-kalvakuntla-chandrashekar-rao-tdp/323998
|work = Times Now
|date = 2018-11-20
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref> He was stood again as a candidate<ref name="ECI Affidavit">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Election Affidavit (2023)
|url = https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6ImxSWjE1ZWNEclZhN09hQ0FFaC9Cc0E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiQld5a05RaGZIOUpqUWhDdDdaeEFCZz09IiwibWFjIjoiZWZiNzNhOTczODYyYjFjZjgwMWEzMGM1ZGEzYjYxNjEyNGQ5NDNhMmY2OTM5NzMyNDU0NTU1MTlhOWJmNTAzYSIsInRhZyI6IiJ9/eyJpdiI6IlFMazdnK0RmOU9qdTZseXpDR0Z2VVE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiT1ptNkNraDJMRWFEbVE4allrK1RGdz09IiwibWFjIjoiNWQ0NzgzMThkMDg4Y2YxNDU1ZjNiMDg2MjNmMzJmNmEyMTA4MWUwNjU0MGM1OGFhODMxMTUwMTgxM2I5ZDI3OSIsInRhZyI6IiJ9/eyJpdiI6IlNaakVucEtjeG84ZzBnTm5qSW9POXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoieFdIYjM4V0xLMWF2NXVhZnY1OUtZQT09IiwibWFjIjoiZjFmYzQxMzY3MGNmY2EzOWNkYWRkYmI2MzQwNTI3ZTExNGVlMDA5YjM5MWQxZjBjZDQ4MzhkN2Y2NTFiNjU0MiIsInRhZyI6IiJ9/eyJpdiI6ImU0ckNBR0F5MTV4anFSYUtKUk05MGc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoibHFGcjNoR3RjUUNydmZ1RWZQRTE0QT09IiwibWFjIjoiY2VlYzgwYTNhOGMxOTFiNGVkNDg1ZmQzYmI4MDQ2NWIyYzU0OWMyM2ZlYzBjZTVhNDUzYjE0Nzc5ZTgxOGVlZSIsInRhZyI6IiJ9/eyJpdiI6IlJRMUtvMFBrdXI3dDZUR3pyVUZZaVE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiV3NzUDZSQzdVWTEvajJlazI1UTNEUT09IiwibWFjIjoiNzFmMzExZjM5NmUwNmIzMjM1NzExZjI4YWUyOGM1YzViZjdmZWQ1MTY0M2ZkZmM4ZWJhODE4YTE4MmQ4YmRiMCIsInRhZyI6IiJ9
|work = Election Commission of India
|date = 2023-11-10
|quote = Official affidavit confirms name as "Banoth Shankar Naik" (BRS candidate for Mahabubabad, 2023)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}} {{dead link|date=October 2025}}</ref> for the Mahbubababd constituency<ref name="Business Standard">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Candidate Overview
|url = https://www.business-standard.com/elections/telangana-elections/banoth-shankar-naik-candidate-32219
|work = Business Standard
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="ABP Live">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik Telangana Mahabubabad Candidate Profile
|url = https://www.abplive.com/elections/banoth-shankar-naik-telangana-mahabubabad-candidate-profile.html
|work = ABP Live
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="News18 2023 Telangana election">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Naik - Telangana Elections Candidate Profile
|url = https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/telangana/banoth-shankar-naik-s29aed2008a102e2023c002/
|work = News18
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref> in the 2023 Telangana election. He lost against the Congress candidate Dr. Murali Naik Bhukya.<ref name="India TV News">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2023 Results
|url = https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections/mahabubabad/constituencies-mahabubabad-st
|work = India TV News
|date = 2023-12-03
|quote = Banoth Shankar Naik (BRS) lost to Congress candidate Dr. Murali Naik Bhukya by 12,543 votes
|access-date = 7 August 2025
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="ECI">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2023 - Official Results
|url = https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S29102.htm
|work = Election Commission of India
|date = 2023-12-08
|quote = Banoth Shankar Naik (BRS) secured 66,473 votes (31.60%), finishing second to INC's Dr. Murali Naik Bhukya (79,016 votes, 37.55%)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}}</ref>

==Political career==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Election Year
! Party
! Votes
! Vote %
! Result
|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name="IndiaVotes 2014">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2014 Results
|url = https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2014/telangana/mahabubabad/61/34829/239
|work = IndiaVotes
|date = 2014-05-16
|quote = Banoth Shankar Naik (TRS) won with 78,370 votes (45.2% vote share), defeating INC's S. Saidi Reddy (62,450 votes, 36.0%)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="LatestLY">{{Cite web
|title = Banoth Shankar Nayak - Mahabubabad Election 2014 Results
|url = https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana/2014/mahabubabad/banoth-shankar-nayak/
|work = LatestLY
|date = 2014-05-16
|quote = Banoth Shankar Nayak (TRS) won Mahabubabad constituency with 78,370 votes (45.2% vote share)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}}</ref>
| style="background:#FFC0CB; color:black;" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]
| 78,370
| 45.20%
| {{won}}
|-
| [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<ref name="IndiaVotes 2018">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2018 Results
|url = https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2018/telangana/mahabubabad/61/42824/266
|work = IndiaVotes
|date = 2018-12-11
|quote = Banoth Shankar Naik (TRS) won with 85,397 votes (47.0% vote share), defeating INC Balaram Naik Porika (71,863 votes, 39.6%)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}}</ref>
| style="background:#FFC0CB; color:black;" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] (now BRS)
| 85,397
| 47.00%
| {{won}}
|-
| [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<ref name="IndiaVotes">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2023 Results
|url = https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2023/telangana/mahabubabad/61/47030/296
|work = IndiaVotes
|date = 2023-12-03
|quote = Banoth Shankar Naik (BRS) lost to Congress candidate Dr. Murali Naik Bhukya by 12,543 votes (vote share: BRS 31.6% vs INC 37.5%)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}}</ref><ref name="ECI">{{Cite web
|title = Mahabubabad Assembly Constituency Election 2023 - Official Results
|url = https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S29102.htm
|work = Election Commission of India
|date = 2023-12-08
|quote = Banoth Shankar Naik (BRS) secured 66,473 votes (31.60%), finishing second to INC's Dr. Murali Naik Bhukya (79,016 votes, 37.55%)
|access-date = 2025-08-07
|language = en
}}</ref>
| style="background:#FFC0CB; color:black;" | [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]]
| 66,473
| 31.60%
| {{lost}}
|}

== References ==

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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
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Banoth Shankar Nayak - Revision history

Abesh Purkait at 03:39, 4 April 2026