Shankar Lalwani (born 16 October 1961; ) is an Indian politician. A member of the

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(BJP), Lalwani has served as a Member of Parliament in the

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from

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since 2019. He also held previously the position of chairman in Indore Development Authority.

Personal life

Lalwani was born on 16 October 1961 to Jamnadas Lalwani and Gouridevi Lalwani in

, Madhya Pradesh. He is a Sindhi whose family migrated from

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after the

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. Lalwani completed his Higher Secondary from Madhya Pradesh Board in 1978. He graduated with a B. Tech degree from

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affiliated to

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. Lalwani married Amita Lalwani on 10 March 1985, with whom he has a son.

Career

Lalwani is the current Member of Parliament from

parliamentary constituency of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

. He is one of the handful of politicians to have polled more than 10 lakh votes in a Lok Sabha election, having breached the barrier in May 2019. He polled more votes in 2019 than any other Lok Sabha member. His winning margin was 5 lakhs, with many candidates winning with higher margins than that, especially in Gujarat.

Position held

*''1994 - 1999'': Corporator, Municipal Corporation of Indore *''1999 - 2004'': Chairman, PWD, Municipal Corporation of Indore *''2004 - 2009'': Chairperson, Municipal Corporation of Indore *''2013 - 2018'': Chairperson, Indore Development Authority *''May 2019 - present'' : Elected to 17th Lok Sabha *''September 2019 - present'': Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalwani, Shankar 1961 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Politicians from Indore Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 2019–2024 India MPs 2024–2029