Nagendra Mahto

Nagendra Mahto 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.

Early life and education

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

Career

Mahto won from Bagodar Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya [Janata Party] in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled 1,27,501 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Vinod Kumar Singh of the Communist Party of India Liberation, by a margin of 32,617 votes. 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.