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Baidyanath Prasad Mahto[1]
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Office Former Deputy-Leader of Janata Dal (United) in Lok Sabha
Office Ministry of Rural Development Department

Bihar Government

Office Member, Committee of chemical and fertilizer

Indian Government

Office Member, Committee of papers Laid on Tables

Indian Government

Office Member, Committee of Rural Development

Indian Government

Term start 23 May 2019
Term end 28 February 2020
Predecessor Satish Chandra Dubey
Successor Sunil Kumar





Born 1947-6-2
Born pakadiya, bahoranpur, panchayat-pakadiya, Block- Nautan, West Champaran, India
Died Template:Death date and age[2]
Place of death New Delhi
Nationality Indian


Political party Janata Dal (United)File:Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg
Spouse Sudama Devi
Children 4 (Sunil Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Sunita Bharti)


Occupation Politician


Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (2 June 1947 – 28 February 2020) was an Indian Politician and a Member of Indian Parliament to the 15th and 17th Lok Sabha.[3] He won the 2009 and 2019 Indian general election from Valmiki Nagar constituency being a Janata Dal (United) candidate. [4] [5] He was earlier elected three times to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Nautan. He was also Minister of Rural Development Department From 2005 to 2008 in Bihar Government.[6]

Life

Baidyanath Prasad Mahto was Branch Manager, in National Co-operative Bank, Bettiah (Bihar) in the years 1992-95 and after that he resigned from bank manager post and became active in party politics. He also fought and lost MLA election in 1995 as Samata Party candidate and finished with second position from Nautan. After that he contested elections again in 2000 as Samata Party candidate and won from Nautan (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[7] Following the death of Baidyanath Prasad Mahto without completing his term as Member of Parliament, his son Sunil Kumar won the By-election conducted to fill the vacancy on Valmikinagar seat in 2020 on Janata Dal (United) ticket. He defeated Pravesh Kumar Mishra of Congress.[8]

Political career

  • 1995: SAP Candidate From Nautan (lost, 2nd Position)
  • 2000: SAP Candidate From Nautan (Won First Time as MLA)
  • 2005 (February and October): JDU Candidate From Nautan (Won 2nd and 3rd Time as MLA)
  • 2005–2008: Rural Development Minister, Bihar
  • 2009–2014: MP Valmikinagar as JDU Candidate
  • Chief Whip (Jdu Lok Sabha) MP Valmikinagar
  • Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
  • Member, Committee on Papers Laid on Table
  • 2014: Lost MP election
  • 2019: Deputy leader of Janata Dal (United) in Lok Sabha, MP from Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency) and Member of Rural Department[9][10]

References

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