Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla

Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla is an Indian Politician from Gujarat. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Raopura Assembly constituency in Vadodara. He was a Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha of India from 2009 to 2014. He was elected from the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Shukla was born in Vadodara, Gujarat. He is the son of Khanderao Shukla and Yamuna. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and also did an MBA in human resource management in 2010 at Manav Sandadhan, the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara. He married Rohini.

Political career

Shukla also served as the mayor of Vadodara. He later contested the Lok Sabha elections and became a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Vadodara constituency. He is also member in several committees. He won from Raopura Assembly constituency representing the BJP in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 119,301 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sanjaybhai Patel of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 81,035 votes.