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 (T.R.S.) and Government Chief Whip of Telangana State Legislative Assembly."List of MLAs" . APOnline 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.http://www.aponline.gov.in/tgportal/Parliamentarysecretaries.aspx Telangana Parliamentary Secretaries

Early life 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. His brother, late Uday Bhaskar, who is the father of Telugu film director and actor Tharun Bhascker.

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.

Career 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."Warangal West - Assembly Elections" . Electionsone.com. ECI Results Again in 2011 by-election he was elected.""TRS MLA resists arrest, tension in Warangal. The New Indian Express. 27 Sept 2013.. The Hindu. 8 December 2012 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.

On 8 September 2019, Vinay Bhaskar was appointed the Government Chief Whip for Telangana Legislative assembly. Chief Whip Appointment - The New Indian Express

Elections contested DurationConstituencyParty ResultVotes polledVote share %MarginOpposition CandidateOpp.PartyNotes 1999HanamkondaIndLost33,14625.27%-19,426Dharma Rao MarthineniTDP-BJP Came as 2nd Runner, 1st Runner being Incumbent P. V. Ranga Rao of INC 2004HanamkondaIndLost57,58237.62%-3009Mandadi Satyanarayana ReddyTRS 2009-10Warangal WestTRSWon45,80739.64%6,684Kondapalli Dayasagar RaoINCTerm cut short when TRS MLA's resigned for Telangana Statehood demand. 2010-14(By Polls)Warangal WestTRSWon88,44974.85%67,524Kondapalli Dayasagar RaoINC 2010 By-polls held for vacant seats due to Telangana Statehood demand protests. 2014-2018Warangal WestTRSWon82,49659.31%56,30,4Swarna ErrabelliINC 2018-2023Warangal WestTRSWon81,00656.78%36,451Revuri Prakash ReddyTDP 2023Warangal WestTRSLost57,31834.32%-15,331Naini Rajender Reddy INC

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