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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{context|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
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| name = Shankar Lalwani
| caption = Shankar Lalwani at Friends of MP Conclave.
| occupation = Politician
| profession = {{hlist|Businessperson|consultant}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|16|df=yes}}
| majority = 10,68,569 (65.59%) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1226.htm?ac=26|title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608022428/https://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1226.htm?ac=26 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<ref name="MyNeta"/>
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| predecessor = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| constituency = [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = [[B. Tech]]
| alma_mater = [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute]], [[Mumbai]]
| office1 = Chairman of [[Indore Development Authority]]
| children = 1
| termstart1 = October 2013
| termend1 = 2018
| preceded1 = Prabhat Parashar
| succeeded1 = ''(Vacant)''
| footnotes = Source [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5065]
}}

'''Shankar Lalwani''' (born 16 October 1961) is an Indian politician and [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Indore]]. He also held previously the position of chairman in [[Indore Development Authority]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/know-about-shankar-lalwani-bjp-contestant-from-indore-lok-sabha-seat|title=कौन हैं शंकर लालवानी जिन्हें भाजपा ने इंदौर लोकसभा सीट से दिया टिकट|website=Amar Ujala|access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BJP fields Shankar Lalwani from Indore - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/madhya-pradesh/news/bjp-fields-shankar-lalwani-from-indore/articleshow/68984976.cms |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=22 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shankar is new IDA chairman |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/state-editions/shankar-is-new-ida-chairman.html |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=The Pioneer |date=5 October 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lalwani: Lalwani back as IDA chairman {{!}} Indore News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Lalwani-back-as-IDA-chairman/articleshow/54727382.cms |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=7 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lalwani was born on 16 October 1961 to Jamnadas Lalwani and Gouridevi Lalwani in [[Indore]], Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5065 |website=164.100.47.194 |access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> He is a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] whose family migrated from [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijay |first1=Tarun |title=From Hindukush to Hindustan, no place for the Hindus? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/indus-calling/from-hindukush-to-hindustan-no-place-for-the-hindus/ |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=Times of India Blog |date=11 December 2019}}</ref> Lalwani completed his [[Higher Secondary]] from Madhya Pradesh Board in 1978. He graduated with a [[B. Tech]] degree from [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute]] affiliated to [[University of Bombay]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Shankar Lalwani(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- INDORE(MADHYA PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=13111 |website=myneta.info |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>

Lalwani married Amita Lalwani on 10 March 1985, with whom he has a son.<ref name="Profile"/>

==Career==
Lalwani is the current [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] from [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore]] parliamentary constituency of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=First timer Lalwani wins Indore |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/first-timer-lalwani-wins-indore.html |access-date=26 July 2019 |date=24 May 2019|work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shankar Lalwani trounces Sanghvi by over 5L votes in Indore {{!}} Indore News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/shankar-lalwani-trounces-sanghvi-by-over-5l-votes-in-indore/articleshow/69474761.cms |access-date=26 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

===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

==References==
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==External links==
*{{URL|http://shankarlalwani.in|Shankar Lalwani}}

{{17th LS members from Madhya Pradesh}}

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Politicians from Indore]]
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[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

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