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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{distinguish|Shakuntala Devi}}<br />
{{short description|Indian politician}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Sakuntla Devi<br />
| constituency = [[Powayan (Assembly constituency)|Powayan]]<br />
| office = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| term_start = Mar 2012<br />
| term_end = 2017<br />
| successor = [[Chetram]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|8|12|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| father = <br />
| nationality = <br />
| party = [[Samajwadi Party]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Mithlesh Kumar]]|1987}}<br />
| children = 3<br />
| residence = [[Shahjahanpur district]]<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| profession = Politician<br />
| footnotes = Source [http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_hi.aspx#/Data/12334/16]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sakuntla Devi''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=16 December 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/134.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|accessdate=16 December 2015|url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=2056}}</ref> She represents the [[Powayan (Assembly constituency)|Powayan]] constituency of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017 and is a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=16 December 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=16 December 2015|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/powayan.html}}</ref><br />
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==Life and education==<br />
Sakuntla Devi was born in [[Shahjahanpur]] to Dinanath. She attended the Chatripati Shivaji Inter Jogi Ther College and is educated till [[eighth grade]]. She married Mithlesh Kumar in 1987. They have two sons and a daughter.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Sakuntla Devi has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for one term. She represented the [[Powayan (Assembly constituency)|Powayan]] constituency and is a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] political party.<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/><ref name="Member Profile"/><br />
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==Posts held==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments<br />
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| 01 || 2012 || Incumbent || Member, [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] ||<br />
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|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Powayan (Assembly constituency)]]<br />
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Shahjahanpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]</div>->AManWithNoPlan