Background
Shankar Rao is an adivasi, and was born 30 April 1968 in Palika Valasu village.
Shankar Rao is an adivasi, and was born 30 April 1968 in Palika Valasu village.
He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and later specialised in anesthesiology in earning his medical doctorate. He became active in the T.D.P. in his district, and was nominated to and served in the Andhra Pradesh Los Angeles
He was appointed to the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare, and served until the 2004 election, when he sought unsuccessfully re-election.
In the 1999 general election Shankar Rao was elected as a member of the from Parvathipuram constituency, a seat reserved for members of the scheduled tribes.