Shakuntala Singh Portey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Sai Singh Tekam |
| Constituency | Pratappur |
| Personal details | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
Shakuntala Singh Portey (born 1980) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. She is an MLA from Pratappur Assembly constituency in Surajpur district. She won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1]
Shakuntala is from Pratappur,Surajpur district,Chhattisgarh. She is the daughter of Lal Bahadur Singh Portey. She completed her graduation in Law in 2014 at Sarguja University,Ambikapur. [2]
Shakuntala won from Pratappur Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. She polled 83,796 votes and defeated her nearest rival,Rajkumari Shivbhajan Marabi of Indian National Congress,by a margin of 11,708 votes. [3] [4]
In late December 2025,a district-level scrutiny committee in Balrampur district conducted hearings regarding a complaint about the caste certificate of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Shakuntala Singh Portey. Media reports stated that the scheduled hearing was postponed due to a strike by clerical staff,and the next hearing was set for 26 January 2026. [5] [6]
The matter relates to allegations raised by members of the local community regarding irregularities in the issuance of the caste certificate. Proceedings have included multiple hearings before the district scrutiny committee,with legal representatives for both the MLA and complainants present,and the committee has continued to review evidence and testimonies as part of the process. [7]
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