Raj Banshi Mahto

Raj Banshi Mahto
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byShatrughan Prasad Singh
Succeeded byRam Jeevan Singh
ConstituencyBalia, Bihar
Personal details
Born (1955-09-10) 10 September 1955 (age 69)
Basahi, Begusarai district, Bihar
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal
SpouseSushila Devi
Source: [1]

Raj Banshi Mahto is an Indian politician. He is currently member of Bihar Assembly from Cheriya Bariyapur Vidhan Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Balia in Bihar as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[1][2][3][4]

Mahto belongs to Kushwaha caste of Bihar and in his early political career, he has worked for elimination of caste based discrimination in his native village.[5]

In 2022, he was made the chief whip of the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal.[6] He defeated former social welfare minister Manju Verma with a margin of 40,000 votes to win the Bihar Legislative Assembly election in 2020, becoming the MLA for the first time.[7]

References

  1. ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 284. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1999. p. 539. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1998). Lok Sabha Members. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 50. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. ^ Rajbanshi Mahto interview. The Activist (in Hindi). 8 September 2024. Comment occurs between 10:41-10:43 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Rajbanshi Mahto made whip of ruling party". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Manju Verma defeated by 40000 votes". Hindustan. Retrieved 8 September 2024.