Mohammed Shahjahan Basha (born 1971) is an Indian politician from

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. He is an MLA from Madanapalle Assembly constituency in

Annamayya district Annamayya district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, established in 2022. Rayachoti serves as the district's administrative headquarters, while Madanapalle is the most populous city in the district. Etym ...

. He represents

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...

. He won the

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where TDP had an alliance with

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and

Jana Sena Party The Jana Sena Party (; JSP) is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014, it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a pa ...

Early life and education

Basha is from

Madanapalle Madanapalle is a city in Annamayya district and Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Selection Grade Municipality and largest City in Annamayya District. Madanapalle is headquarters of Madanapalle Man ...

. His father M. Akbar Saheb is into transport business. He completed his SSC from Arogyavaram English Medium High School,

Arogyavaram Arogyavaram is a Medical centre and locality in Madanapalle in the district of Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Climate Health The town is known for its sanatorium (now a general hospital), established in 1912, for the treatment of t ...

in 1985.

Political career

Basha won the

from Madanapalle Assembly constituency representing

. He polled 97,980 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nissar Ahmed, of

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by a margin of 5,509 votes. In 2019, Basha contested on

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ticket.

References

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