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 {{Jharkhand-politician-stub