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Suman Mahato | |
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Member of Lok Sabha | |
In office 2007 - 2009 | |
Preceded by | Sunil Mahato |
Succeeded by | Arjun Munda |
Constituency | Jamshedpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Jamshedpur,East Singhbhum, | 4 December 1964
Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Spouse | Sunil Kumar Mahato (died in 2007) |
Children | 1 daughter |
Residence(s) | Seraikela Kharsawan,Jharkhand |
As of 17 February,2012 |
Suman Mahato (born 4 December 1964) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party,she represented the constituency of Jamshedpur in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
She became MP in the by-elections after her husband and sitting MP Sunil Kumar Mahato was assassinated by suspected Maoist rebels near Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district on 4 March 2007 while he was attending a local football match organised to mark the Hindu festival of Holi. [1] She served in parliament from 2007 to 2009. [2]