Sudesh Mahto | |
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Mahto in 2010 | |
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
In office 11 September 2010 –18 January 2013 Servingwith Hemant Soren | |
Chief Minister | Arjun Munda |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
In office 30 December 2009 –29 May 2010 Servingwith Raghubar Das | |
Chief Minister | Shibu Soren |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2019–2024 | |
Preceded by | Seema Devi |
Succeeded by | Amit Mahato |
Constituency | Silli |
In office 2000–2014 | |
Preceded by | Keshav Mahto Kamlesh |
Succeeded by | Amit Mahato |
Constituency | Silli |
President of AJSU Party | |
Preceded by | office established |
Personal details | |
Born | Silli,Bihar (present–day Jharkhand),India | 21 June 1974
Political party | AJSU Party |
Spouse | Neha Mahto |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Ranchi,India |
Sudesh Mahto is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He has thrice held the position of Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He has also held several key portfolios including that of Home Minister of Jharkhand. He is a popular Youth Icon in India.
He played a decisive role in Jharkhand statehood movement. He notably declined an offer of ministry from Lalu Prasad Yadav [1] and instead demanded a separate state of Jharkhand. [2]
He is the President of AJSU Party and is popularly regarded as “Boss" by followers,“Supremo" by media and “King Maker" by political pundits. His trusted lieutenants include - Chandra Prakash Choudhary,Lambodar Mahto,Ram Chandra Sahis,Tiwari Mahto,Deosharan Bhagat &Praveen Prabhakar.
Sudesh Mahto has close ties with Narendra Modi [3] and Amit Shah. [4] He is also friends with MS Dhoni and is often seen on shared platforms [5] [6] playing cricket and football matches. [7] [8]
Mahto has four times represented Silli constituency in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He is famous for his Silli Model of development. He is also known for his women centric development at grassroot level. [9]
To preserve the identity and history of Jharkhand,Mahto had announced to build a statue of Birsa Munda,known as the Statue of Ulgulan , [10] and a statue of Jharkhand movement leader Binod Bihari Mahato,known as the Statue of Revolution. However,both projects are yet to be finalized. [11]
He runs the Birsa Munda Archery Academy in Silli,which received the President's Award in 2016. [12] The academy has produced accomplished archers,including Madhumita Kumari,who won a silver medal for India at the Asian Games. [13]
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