Baidyanath Prasad Mahto


Baidyanath Prasad Mahto was an Indian Politician and a Member of Indian Parliament to the 15th and 17th Lok Sabha. He won the 2009 and 2019 Indian general election from ValmikiNagar constituency being a Janata Dal United candidate. He was earlier elected 3 times to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Nautan. He was also Minister Of Rural Development Department From 2005 to 2008 in Bihar Government.

Early life

Baidyanath Prasad Mahto was Branch Manager, in National Co-operative Bank, Bettiah in the years 1992-95 and after that he resigned from bank manager post and became active in party politics. He also fought and lost MLA election in 1995 as SAP candidate and finished with second position from Nautan. After that he contested elections again in 2000 as SAP candidate and won from Nautan.

Political career