Mohammed Shahjahan Basha

Mohammed Shahjahan Basha (born 1971) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Madanapalle Assembly constituency in Annamayya district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.^[2]

Mohammed Shahjahan Basha
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Mohammed Nawaz Basha
Constituency	Madanapalle
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Dommalapati Ramesh
Succeeded by	Dr. M. S. Desai Thippa Reddy
Constituency	Madanapalle
Personal details
Born	1971
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (10 March 2023 – present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 10 March 2023)

Early life and education

Basha is from Madanapalle. His father M. Akbar Saheb is into transport business. He completed his SSC from Arogyavaram English Medium High School, Arogyavaram  in 1985.^[3]

Political career

Basha won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Madanapalle Assembly constituency representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 97,980 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nissar Ahmed, of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 5,509 votes.^[4] In 2019, Basha contested on Indian National Congress ticket.^[5][6]