Abha Mahato

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Abha Mahato
Member of Parliament
Preceded byNitish Bharadwaj
Succeeded bySuman Mahato
ConstituencyJamshedpur
Personal details
Born (1964-10-27) 27 October 1964 (age 59)
Deogarh, Jharkhand, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (up to 26 February 2019) Indian National Congress (since 27 February 2019)
Spouse(s)Shailendra Mahato (m. 1988)
ChildrenTwo
ResidenceNew Delhi

Abha Mahato (born 27 October 1964) is an Indian parliamentarian from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Mahato was born in Deogarh (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 Jharkhand revolutionary leader and also a labour activist and former member of Lok Sabha ion 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]

  1. "Biography at Parliament of India". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. "Former MP couple from Jamshedpur ditch BJP, join Congress - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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