| Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar | |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Warangal, Telangana |
| Residence: | Waddepalli, Warangal |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Office1: | Government Chief Whip of Telangana State Legislative Assembly |
| Chief Minister1: | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Term Start1: | 08 September 2019 |
| Term End1: | Incumbent |
| Office: | Member Of Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Warangal West (Assembly constituency) |
| Party: | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Year: | 2006 |
Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar (Telugu: డి వినయ భాస్కేర్) (born 22 November 1964) is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly in Telangana representing Telangana Rashtra Samithi a.k.a. T.R.S. and Government Chief Whip of Telangana State Legislative Assembly.[1] [2] [3] He represents the Warangal West assembly constituency. He was also the Parliamentary Secretary in-charge of Chief Minister's Office (CMO) for TRS party during 2015.[4] [5]
Vinay Bhaskar was born in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh now Telangana, India. He is the younger brother of Dasyam Pranay Bhasker who was a former cabinet minister in the TDP government of N. T. Rama Rao. After the death of his elder brother, Vinay Bhaskar followed him into politics.
He completed his 12th from St. Joseph Jr. College, Hyderabad and graduated in Bachelor of Arts in political science from Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.
In 2004 Vinay Bhaskar contested as Independent candidate from Hanamkonda (Assembly constituency) and lost to Mandadi Satyanarayana Reddy of TRS party after coming second.Later he joined Telangana Rastra Samithi TRS on the invitation of KCR and was elected as a corporator which is the first elected representation for him. In 2009 Vinay Bhaskar was elected to Warangal West constituency in Warangal district representing Telangana Rashtra Samithi and won the seat again in 2014. He is currently on his third term and earlier won the 2009 and 2010 (By-polls) in United Andhra Pradesh and winning 2014 elections after Telangana was granted statehood.[6] [7] Again in 2011 by-election he was elected.[8] In 2018 polls Vinay Bhaskar won from Warangal West for the second time.
In January 2015 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in-charge of Chief Minister's Office (CMO) by chief Minister of Telangana.[9]
On 8 September 2019, Vinay Bhaskar was appointed the Government Chief Whip for Telangana Legislative assembly.[10] [11] [12]
| Duration | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes polled | Vote share % | Margin | Opposition Candidate | Opp.Party | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hanamkonda | Ind | Lost | 33,146 | 25.27% | -19,426 | Dharma Rao Marthineni | TDP-BJP | Came as 2nd Runner, 1st Runner being Incumbent P. V. Ranga Rao of INC | |||||||||
| 2004 | Hanamkonda | Ind | Lost | 57,582 | 37.62% | -3009 | Mandadi Satyanarayana Reddy | TRS | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | Warangal West | TRS | Won | 45,807 | 39.64% | 6,684 | Kondapalli Dayasagar Rao | INC | 'Term cut short when TRS MLA's resigned for Telangana Statehood demand. ' | |||||||||
| 2010-14(By Polls) | Warangal West | TRS | Won | 88,449 | 74.85% | 67,524 | Kondapalli Dayasagar Rao | INC | 2010 By-polls held for vacant seats due to Telangana Statehood demand protests. | |||||||||
| 2014-2018 | Warangal West | TRS | Won | 82,496 | 59.31% | 56,30,4 | Swarna Errabelli | INC | ||||||||||
| 2018-2023 | Warangal West | TRS | Won | 81,006 | 56.78% | 36,451 | Revuri Prakash Reddy | TDP | [13] | |||||||||
| 2023 | Warangal West | TRS | Lost | 57,318 | 34.32% | -15,331 | Naini Rajender Reddy | INC | ||||||||||