Abha Mahato
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Abha Mahato | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| Preceded by | Nitish Bharadwaj |
| Succeeded by | Suman Mahato |
| Constituency | Jamshedpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1964 Deoghar, Jharkhand, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (up to 26 February 2019) Indian National Congress (since 27 February 2019) |
| Spouse | Shailendra Mahato (m. 1988) |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Source: [1] | |
Abha Mahato (born 27 October 1964) is an Indian parliamentarian from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Mahato was born in Deoghar (then in Bihar state) in 1964. She studied at Deoghar College (Bhagalpur University) from where she graduated with B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science.
She married Shri Shailendra Mahato, a former member of Lok Sabha on 27 June 1989 and 1991 of Jamshedpur. They have two sons.
Political career
[edit]Mahato was elected to the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Jamshedpur as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. She has been a member of various Parliamentary committees on commerce, coal, textiles, women's empowerment and on laws relating to women. She left Bharatiya Janata Party and joined Indian National Congress on 27 February 2019.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography at Parliament of India". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Former MP couple from Jamshedpur ditch BJP, join Congress - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
Categories:
- 1964 births
- India MPs 1998–1999
- India MPs 1999–2004
- Women in Jharkhand politics
- Living people
- Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand
- People from Deoghar district
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand
- Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University alumni