Aklu Ram Mahto was an Indian politician of the

Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...

. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly via Bokaro constituency. He won the Bihar Assembly Election in 1995 with 99798 votes and defeated Samresh Singh with 69843 votes. Aklu Ram 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 had tried his luck once.

Revolutionary

Mahto had played an important role in the Jharkhand movement demand for the formation of a separate Jharkhand state within the constitutional framework of independence.

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Bihar MLAs 1995–2000 1940 births 2020 deaths Bihar MLAs 1980–1985 Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians People from Bokaro district {{Bihar-RJD-politician-stub