Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. 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.
Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district and Purulia district of West Bengal and Bokaro,Giridih and Jamtara districts of Jharkhand. The city is called the 'Coal Capital of India' for housing one of the largest coal mines of India. The prestigious institute,Indian School of Mines is situated in Dhanbad. Apart from coal,it has also grown in information technology.
The Jharkhand Party (JP) is one of the oldest Political Party in India formed on 5th March 1949 by Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda in Ranchi. The party grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.
Sudesh Mahto is a politician who was the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He is the member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Silli. He won the first assembly election in 2000 when he was aged 25.
Kariya Munda is an Indian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. He has been a minister in the Government of India,serving in the governments led by the Janata Party in 1977 and by Bhartiya Janata Party from 1999 onwards.
Barkagaon Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand under Hazaribagh district. It consists of three blocks namely Barkagaon,Keredari and Patratu.
Angika is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand,as well as in parts of Nepal.
Mahto or Mahato is a surname used by several castes and communities in the states of Bihar,Jharkhand,West Bengal,Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India. Mahato is also a popular surname in Nepal. In the zamindari villages,"Mahto" was a title given to the headman of a village ward. The mahto's 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.
Shailendra Mahto is an Indian politician. He was the member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He represented twice as a Member of Parliament from Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Jagannath Mahto popularly known as "Tiger Mahto" or "Tiger Jagarnath Da" was an Indian politician and cabinet minister from Jharkhand. He represented the Dumri Vidhan Sabha constituency as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA. Dumri Assembly seat has been a stronghold of JMM with Jagarnath Mahto representing its seat since 2000. In the 2019 Assembly elections,he received 71,128 votes,defeating his closest opponent Yashoda Devi,who contested on a AJSU ticket.
Raja Shiva Prasad College is an undergraduate school for arts and science and also postgraduate college for commerce located on Jharia-Dhanbad Road near Jharia at Bhagatdih,Jharkhand.
Amulya Sardar was an Indian politician who represented Potka Assembly constituency from 2005 to 2010 as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Sardar was a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,a political party. Sardar was elected MLA for the second assembly of Jharkhand in 2005 on the ticket of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for the first time.
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.
Om Prakash Lal,popularly known as O.P Lal,was an Indian politician who served as a Cabinet Minister,Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charges and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Vidhan Sabha of Government of Bihar. He represented the Baghmara constituency of Jharkhand,then part of undivided Bihar,for three consecutive terms from 1985 to 2000. Lal made significant contributions to the fields of Excise &Probation,Mines &Geology,Tourism,and Information Technology during his political career.
Dev Dyal Kushwaha was an Indian politician,who served as first agriculture minister for the state of Jharkhand,after its formation. He was appointed as Minister for Agriculture in first Jharkhand government,which was led by Babu Lal Marandi. Kushwaha was a leader of Bhartiya Janata Party,who represented Hazaribagh Sadar Assembly constituency as Member of Legislative Assembly for three times. Before joining active politics he was associated with pedagogy. Kushwaha won the assembly elections of 1990,1995 and 2000 from Hazaribagh Assembly constituency. Besides,Babu Lal Marandi's cabinet,he also served as a minister in Arjun Munda's cabinet. In 2005 Jharkhand Assembly elections,he was defeated by Saurabh Narain Singh—the grandson of Kamakhya Narain Singh.
Muhammad Hasan Rizvi is an Indian politician and Barelvi Islamic leader. He had served as the Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Jamshedpur West Assembly constituency since 1990 to 1995 on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha symbol. He is the chairman of Ruhani Markaz,under Government of Jharkhand and previously the President of Jharkhand Muslim Mahaz. He is known for requesting Chief Minister Hemant Soren for Eid-ul-Milad-Un-Nabi a Holiday.
Ramdeo Mahto was an Indian politician,who served as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in undivided Bihar. Mahto was elected as a candidate of Bhartiya Jana Sangh to Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969 Assembly elections from Patna East Assembly constituency. He was also elected for his second term in Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1977 Bihar Assembly elections,this time,as a candidate of Janata Party. Mahto was considered one of the pillars of Bhartiya Jana Sangh in 1960s and he went on to become a minister from Jana Sangh quota in Mahamaya Prasad Sinha's government in 1967.
