Tek Lal Mahto (15 February 1945 – 27 September 2011) was a member of the

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. He was one of the founders and key members of the

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberation Front''; JMM) is a State political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of th ...

(JMM) political party, and served five terms in the

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state legislature. He was a delegate to the Bihar assembly in 1985, represented the

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constituency in the Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2009, and JMM from Mandu Assembly constituency at the time of his death. He died of a

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at the hospital of

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where he was admitted the day before. He was survived by wife, two sons Ram Prakash Bhai Patel and Jai Prakash Bhai Patel with three daughters.JMM MLA Teklal Mahato passes away
Kaumudi Online 27 September 2011

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1945 births 2011 deaths Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand India MPs 2004–2009 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha politicians People from Hazaribagh Members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly {{Jharkhand-politician-stub