Shakuntala Sahu

Shakuntala Sahu
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2018–2023
Preceded byGaurishankar Agrawal
Succeeded bySandeep Sahu
ConstituencyKasdol
Personal details
PartyIndian National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Shakuntala Sahu (born 1964) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. She is an MLA from Kasdol Assembly constituency in Baloda Bazar district. She won the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Indian National Congress.[1][2]

Early life and education

Sahu is from Kasdol, Baloda Bazar district, Chhattisgarh. She married Rakesh Kumar Sahu. She completed her graduation in arts in 1987 at a college affiliated with Pandit Ravishanker Shukla University, Raipur.[3]

Career

Sahu won from Kasdol Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. She polled 121,422 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Gaurishankar Agrawal of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 48,418 votes.[4][5][6]

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