Ram Lakhan Mahato (27 July 1947 – 31 January 2020) was an Indian politician from

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

belonging to

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...

. He was a member of the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...

. He was a minister of the

Government of Bihar The Government of Bihar, known locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Bihar and its 9 divisions which consist of 38 districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a jud ...

too.

Biography

Mahato was elected as a member of the

from

Dalsinghsarai Dalsinghsarai or Dalsing Sarai is a city in the Samastipur District of Bihar, which is situated on the bank of the river Balan. Dalsinghsarai city was a tobacco and indigo production center during the British time. There is a myth about the city ...

in 1995 as a

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

candidate. He was appointed Food and Supplies Minister of the

in 1996. Mahato was elected from

in October 2005 as a

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 ...

candidate. He joined

in 2010. Mahato died on 31 January 2020 at the age of 72.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahato, Ram Lakhan 1947 births 2020 deaths Janata Dal politicians Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Janata Dal (United) politicians People from Samastipur district Bihar MLAs 1995–2000 Bihar MLAs 2005–2010 State cabinet ministers of Bihar