Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. Shibu Soren is the president of the JMM. JMM is also an influential political party in the state of Odisha and parts of neighbouring of states. Its election symbol for Jharkhand is Bow and Arrow.
All Jharkhand Students Union or AJSU PARTY is a state political party of Jharkhand state,India. AJSU PARTY was founded on 22 June 1986,modelled after All Assam Students Union. The founders of AJSU were disillusioned with the previous political parties of Jharkhand and wanted more militant agitations.
Sudesh Mahto is a politician who was the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was the member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Silli. He won the first assembly election in 2000 when he was aged 25.
Loknath Mahato was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the state of Jharkhand,India,elected from constituency Barkagaon which is in the Hazaribagh district of the state. He was first elected in 1995. Since then he has been re-elected three times,representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),one of the main national parties of India. He was one of the contenders in the 12 December 2019 Jharkhand state assembly elections from Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2014,Mahto had left BJP to join All Jharkhand Students Union,when denied ticket to contest from Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency. He participated in 2014 Lok Sabha elections and finished at third position.
The Kudmi Mahato are a tribal community in the states of Jharkhand,West Bengal and Odisha of India. They are primarily agriculturalist.
Mahto or Mahato is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar,Jharkhand,West Bengal,Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India. Mahato is also a popular surname among Nepalese Zamindari villages of Madhesh Province where it is a title given to the headman of a village ward and their duties were to maintain peace in his area,and collect revenue for the zamindar. In Chotanagpur plateau region of Jharkhand,including in the Oraon tribal society,Mahato was historically a title of the village chief. In Bihar,the surname Mahto is primarily used by people belonging to Kushwaha caste. While in Jharkhand,it is a term most often associated with Koeri and Kurmi caste.
Jagannath Mahto popularly known as "Tiger Mahto" or "Tiger Jagarnath Da" was an Indian politician and cabinet minister from Jharkhand.
A number of political parties operate in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Some of them are organised nationally,and others within the region.
Binod Bihari Mahato was an advocate and politician. He founded Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in 1972 and was a leader of the movement for the establishment of the separate state of Jharkhand. He was a member of Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 1980,1985 and 1990;he was also a member of the Lok Sabha from Giridih in 1991.
The criminal Ashok Mahto gang,which was active in the Indian state Bihar,was led by Ashok Mahto and included Pintu Mahto. Ashok Mahto and his gang were responsible for the 2005 killing of Rajo Singh,a sitting Member of Parliament. Ashok Mahto was imprisoned but escaped from Nawada jail in 2002. Pintu Mahto killed three police officers during the prison breakout. The gang's leaders are said to belong to either the Kurmi or Koeri caste,and were supported by the backward castes in the Nawada and Sheikhpura regions. The Mahto gang was waging a war of retribution against the exploitative upper-caste Bhumihars. Mahto and his gang were responsible for the killings of a large number of Forward Caste people in the late 1990s.
The 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases from 13 to 20 November 2024 to elect all 81 members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 24 November 2024. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won 34 seats,securing 23.44% of the popular vote and Mahagathbandhan won 56 seats,securing 44.37% of the popular vote. The Bharatiya Janata Party secured the highest share of the popular vote with 33.18% of the total votes.
Khiru Mahto is an Indian politician who is currently serving as member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar since 2022. He was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Mandu from 2005 until 2009. He is the member of the Janata Dal (United).
Amit Mahto is an Indian politician and a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Silli and won Vidhan Sabha election in 2014. He was a member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and considered the face of youth in the Jharkhand Political Party. Former JMM MLA from Silli,Amit Mahto has resigned from the party,accused the leadership of compromising the interest of the people of Jharkhand and forming a new political party Khatiyani Jharkhandi Party on 6 April 2022 to give rights to the local Khatiyani People of Jharkhand.
Aklu Ram Mahto was an Indian politician from Jharkhand,who served as Minister for Finance and Institution in undivided Bihar. He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal,having served as important functionary in several other political parties in past. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly via Bokaro constituency. He won the Bihar Assembly Election in 1995 securing 99,798 votes. Mahto won Vidhan Sabha elections in the year 1980 and 1995. He had contested Lok Sabha elections from Dhanbad on four occasions while from Giridih and Hazaribagh once. Mahto was also associated with the movement,which started on the question of including Manbhum in West Bengal. He was one of the prominent leader to voice support for the rights of displaced people,who needed rehabilitation after the establishment of Bokaro Steel Plant. For four decades,after coming into existence of Bokaro Assembly constituency in 1977,he remained pivotal in its politics.
Chanku Mahato was a freedom fighter of British India hailing from Kudmi Mahato community. Born in Rangamatia village of Godda district in British India. He was one of the leaders of Santhal rebellion,who mobilized Mahatos to fight against the atrocities of Britishers.
Baby Devi also known as Baby Mahto is an Indian politician,served as a Minister of Prohibition and Excise in Second Hemant Soren Ministry. She is a Member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. She is wife of Former Minister Jagarnath Mahto.
Ramdev Mahato is an Indian politician and a former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Madhubani Assembly constituency. He had been elected from the Madhubani constituency to the Bihar Legislative Assembly four times between 2000 and 2010. Mahato was associated with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and recognised as an influential leader of the Mithilanchal region of Bihar. In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections,he left the BJP and contested the elections of the Madhubani constituency as an independent candidate,as this constituency was allotted to Vikassheel Insaan Party in a seat sharing arrangement. He returned to the BJP in 2022.
Shiva Mahto was an Indian politician and three time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Dumri Assembly constituency in undivided Bihar. Mahto was one of the prominent participant in 'Jharkhand movement',which demanded separate state of Jharkhand to be created by dividing the state of Bihar in 1970s. He was also known for his endeavour to spread education among the tribals in his constituency. He represented Dumri Assembly constituency in 1980,1985 and 1995. Mahto was one of the founder member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political party.
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha is a regional political party based in Jharkhand,India,founded by Jairam Kumar Mahato in 2024. The party emerged from the Bhasha-Khatiyan Movement,which aimed to advocate for the rights of the Jharkhandi people.
Bablu Mahato,also known as Chandradeo Mahato,is an Indian politician and mla from Sindri Assembly constituency Jharkhand. He is the son of Anand Mahato,a well-known political figure in Jharkhand. Anand Mahato served as a four-time MLA from Sindri and was actively associated with the Marxist Coordination Committee (MCC) until its merger with CPI(ML) Liberation in 2024.
