Jagarnath Mahto

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. He represented the Dumri[1][2] Vidhan Sabha constituency as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 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.

Jagarnath Mahto
Minister of School Education and Literacy Development of Jharkhand
In office
2020 – 6 April 2023
GovernorDroupadi Murmu
Ramesh Bais
C.P. Radhakrishnan
Minister of Prohibition and Excise of Jharkhand
In office
2020 – 6 April 2023
Governor
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2005 – 6 April 2023
Governor
ConstituencyDumri Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born(1967-01-01)1 January 1967
Alargo, Bokaro, Jharkhand
Died6 April 2023(2023-04-06) (aged 56)
Chennai, India
ChildrenFive children

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. On 6 April 2023, after suffering from multiple organ failure, he died at MGM Healthcare from post COVID-19 complications.[3]

References
  1. "Jharkhand MLA faces the law for running kangaroo courts".
  2. "MLA leads power protest". The Telegraph. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015.
  3. Mukesh, ASRP (7 April 2023). "Second minister to die of post-Covid complications". The Times of India.


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