Sunil Kumar Mahato

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sunil Mahato
| image = Suniljmm.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vill Chota Gamharia, [[Seraikela Kharsawan]],
| residence = [[Seraikela Kharsawan]], [[Jharkhand]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|03|04|1966|1|11|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Jamshedpur]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| constituency = [[Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamshedpur]]
| term =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party = [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]]
| religion =
| spouse = [[Suman Mahato]]
| children = 1 daughter
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 28 May|
| year = 2017|
| source =
}}

'''Sunil Kumar''' ( 11 January 1966 – 4 March 2007) was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]], representing the constituency of [[Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamshedpur]] in the eastern state of [[Jharkhand]]. He was General Secretary of the [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] (JMM) political party. He was assassinated by [[Naxalite]] rebels who subscribe to Communist ideology.

==Early life==

Mahato was from a [[Kudumi Mahato|Kudmi]] family. In 2003 he was part of a delegation that met with the Governor of [[Jharkhand]] asking for recognition as a scheduled tribe.<ref>{{cite news|author=Arun Kumar Thakur|date=14 August 2003|title=Kurmis in tribal status cry|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1030814/asp/jharkhand/story_2261810.asp}}</ref>

==Political career==
Mahato was General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party. He was elected to Lok Sabha in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 general election]]; [[Abha Mahato]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] came in second.<ref name=Mail>{{cite news |url=http://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/sunil-mahto-murder-case-police-take-naxal-leader-ranjit-pal-remand/103799/ |title=Sunil Mahto murder case: Police to take naxal leader Ranjit Pal into remand |newspaper=The Avenue Mail |date=29 January 2017 }}</ref> On 4 March 2007 he was shot dead by [[Communist]] rebels near [[Ghatsila]] in East [[Singhbhum]] district while he was attending a local football match organised to mark the Hindu festival of [[Holi]]. The attackers also killed the Ghatsila block secretary of JMM, Prabhakar Mahato, and two<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/JMM-MP-Mahato-shot-dead-by-naxals/article14729462.ece |title=JMM MP Mahato shot dead by naxals |newspaper=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust of India |date=5 March 2007 }}</ref> or four<ref name=Mail/> of Sunil Mahato's bodyguards. There were reported to be approximately 30 attackers, including three women.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1070305/asp/frontpage/story_7470315.asp |title=Maoists in Holi mask murder MP |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata |date=5 March 2007 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4119 Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]

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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha politicians]]
[[Category:People from Seraikela Kharsawan district]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Assassinated Indian politicians]]
[[Category:People murdered in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:People from Jamshedpur]]

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