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. He won the 2009 and 2019 Indian general election from Valmiki Nagar constituency being a

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is a Social democracy, social-democratic and secular List of political parties in India, Indian political party, rooted mainly in East India, eastern and Northeast India, ...

candidate. 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.

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 The Samata Party (SAP) is a political party in India, initially formed in 1994 by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar, is now being led by Uday Mandal as its National President. Samata Party once launched Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister of ...

candidate and finished with second position from Nautan. After that he contested elections again in 2000 as

candidate and won from Nautan (Vidhan Sabha constituency). 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

ticket. He defeated Pravesh Kumar Mishra of Congress.

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

in Lok Sabha, MP from

Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on th ...

and Member of Rural Department

References

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JDU MP Baidyanath Prasad Mahto passes away after prolonged illness