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| name = Bisahu Das Mahant<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|04|01}}<br />
| birth_place = Saragaon, District. Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh)<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|1978|07|23|1924|04|01|df=y}}<br />
|death_place = Saragaon, District. Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh)<br />
| party = [[File: Hand INC.svg|24px]] INC <br /> ([[Indian National Congress]])<br />
| residence = [[Champa, Chhattisgarh|Champa]]/[[Korba, Chhattisgarh|Korba]]<br />
| occupation = Reader, Writer, public intellectual, agriculturist<br />
| spouse = Janki Devi<br />
| children = 2 Sons [[Charan Das Mahant]], Rajesh Mahant & 4 Daughters<br />
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| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Naya Baradwar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naya Baradwar]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1952<br />
| term_end1 = 1957<br />
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| constituency2 = [[Nawagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nawagarh]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1957<br />
| term_end2 = 1967<br />
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| constituency4 = [[Champa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Champa]]<br />
| term_start4 = 1967<br />
| term_end4 = 1978<br />
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| year = 2016 |<br />
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''' Bisahu Das Mahant''' (1 April 1924 – 23 July 1978) was an Indian politician for [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was among most successful [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] ever produced by congress in the state and he represented Baraduwar now known as [[Naya Baradwar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naya Baradwar]], [[Nawagarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nawagarh]] and [[Champa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Champa]] for one, two and three terms respectively for the constituencies. He contested and won Baraduwar in 1952 Nawagarh in 1957 and 1962 and Champa in the year 1967, 1972 and 1977 in [[Vidhan Sabha]] elections. He never lost election since he started winning in 1952, he was elected to six consecutive terms until he died, he was bed-ridden for very long duration and finally died due to [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1957-election-results.html |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1957 |website=Elections.in |date= |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1962-election-results.html |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1962 |website=Elections.in |date= |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1967 |website=Elections.in |date= |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1972-election-results.html |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972 |website=Elections.in |date= |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977 |website=Elections.in |date= |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/madhya-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1951-election-results.html |title=Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1951 |website=Elections.in |date= |accessdate=2016-03-30}}</ref><br />
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==Childhood==<br />
He was born in Village Saragaon in the Jangir Champa District of Chhattisgarh. He was born in small farmer's family; nobody expected that he could join politics. Later not only he joined politics but won elections and played a vital role for congress in state elections for [[Bhopal state]] and later [[Madhya Pradesh]].<br />
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==Freedom fighting and education==<br />
In between 1942 and 1947 in his college life he fought against the British and because of that the government taken action against him and also rejected his scholarship.<br />
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==Family==<br />
BD Mahant married Janki Devi and had two sons and four daughters from his marriage: [[Charan Das Mahant]] and Rajesh Mahant.<br />
[[Charan Das Mahant]] entered politics and got elected for [[Vidhan Sabha]] and [[Lok sabha]] and became [[Cabinet minister]] state and also held many important positions in [[Government of India]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1924 births]]<br />
[[Category:1978 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Raipur district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1952–1957]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1967–1972]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1972–1977]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1977–1980]]<br />
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