Shankar Dev was an Indian politician and three-time Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India).

He was also a Member of Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly and served as Deputy Minister and later Minister in former Hyderabad State from 1952 to 1956.

[3] Shankar Dev married Padmavati in 1950 and the couple had two sons and three daughters.

[4] He left politics and joined Sarvodaya and Bhoodan Movement along with Acharya Vinobaji from 1962 to 1971.

[4] Dev received a State award from the Govt of Karnataka for social service.