Nagendra Mahto

Nagendra Mahto (born 1951)^[1] is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He is an MLA from Bagodar Assembly constituency in Giridih District. He won the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]

Nagendra Mahto
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency	Bagodar
In office 2014–2019
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Personal details
Born	1951 (1951) Bagodar, Giridih district, Jharkhand, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent(s)	Lakho Mahto (father, deceased)
Residence(s)	Bagodar, Giridih district, Jharkhand
Education	B.A. (B.T.)
Alma mater	Ranchi University
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Mahto is from Bagodar, Giridih District, Jharkhand. He is the son of late Lakho Mahto. He completed his B.A. (B.T.) in 1984 at a college affiliated with Ranchi University, Ranchi.^[1]

Career

Mahto won from Bagodar Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.^[3] He polled 1,27,501 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Vinod Kumar Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, by a margin of 32,617 votes.^[4] He first became an MLA winning the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election defeating Vinod Kumar Singh of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation by a margin of 4,339 votes.^[5][6]