Ram Prakash Mahto is an Indian politician from the state of

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 ...

. He has represented the Katihar legislative assembly constituency in Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Mahto is a member of

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 ...

but he has also been a member of

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in ...

and

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 ...

in past.

Political career

Mahto started his political career in 1990. He was a member of

. In election to Bihar Legislative Assembly, Mahto defeated Jagbandhu Adhikari of

Bhartiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

and reached

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...

for the first time. He continued his winning streak and won the assembly elections from Katihar constituency in year 2000. After this victory, he was made a cabinet minister in the government of

. He was allotted the portfolio of education ministry. In 2005, though

won the elections once again but government couldn't be formed and Mahto also lost his seat to Tarkishore Prasad of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahto, Ram Prakash Living people Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Bihar MLAs 1990–1995 Bihar MLAs 2000–2005 Year of birth missing (living people) People from Bihar Janata Dal (United) politicians