Jagannath Mahto (1 January 1967 – 6 April 2023) popularly known as "Tiger Mahto" or "Tiger Jagarnath Da" was an Indian politician and cabinet minister from
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
.
Political career
Mahto represented the
Dumri Vidhan Sabha constituency as a
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (; ) is a political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand, founded by Binod Bihari Mahato, Shibu Soren, and A. K. Roy. Hemant Soren is the president of the JMM. JMM is also an influential political party in the state ...
MLA. Dumri Assembly seat has been a stronghold of JMM with Jagarnath Mahto representing its seat since 2000.
In the 2019 Assembly elections, he received 71,128 votes, defeating his closest opponent Yashoda Devi, who contested on a
AJSU ticket.
Mahto tested positive for COVID-19 in 2020. He was taken to Chennai for treatment where remained in a coma for a long time. He underwent a lung transplant, before returning to the state after long nine months of continuous treatment.
Later, Mahto was airlifted to Chennai again after he reported uneasiness during the state budget session last month.
Death
On 6 April 2023 after suffering from
multiple organ failure
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring immediate medical intervention.
There are different stages of organ dysfunction for certain different organs, both in acute and in chronic ...
, he died at MGM Healthcare from post COVID-19 complications.
Personal life
Mahto was married to
Bebi Devi.
References
1967 births
2023 deaths
Jharkhand MLAs 2005–2009
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha politicians
People from Giridih district
Place of birth missing
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Jharkhand MLAs 2009–2014
Jharkhand MLAs 2014–2019
Jharkhand MLAs 2019–2024
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