Sudesh Mahto

Sudesh Mahto is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He is M.L.A from Silli. He won the first elections in 2000 when he was aged 25.

Sudesh Mahto
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office 11 September 2010 – 18 January 2013 Serving with Hemant Soren
Chief Minister	Arjun Munda
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
In office 30 December 2009 – 29 May 2010 Serving with Raghubar Das
Chief Minister	Shibu Soren
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019
Preceded by	Seema Devi
Constituency	Silli
In office 2000 - 2014
Preceded by	Keshaw Mahto Kamlesh
Succeeded by	Amit Mahato
Constituency	Silli
Personal details
Born	(1974-06-21) 21 June 1974 Silli, Jharkhand, India
Political party	AJSU Party
Spouse(s)	Neha Mahto
Children	2
Residence	Ranchi, India

On the formation of Jharkhand he was inducted as Road Constructions Minister. He took over as Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand state on 29 December 2009.[1] In 2019, he became M.L.A of Silli.

Mahto represented the Silli Vidhan Sabha constituency in the legislative assembly of Jharkhand for three consecutive terms, being elected in 2000, 2005 and 2009. He is considered the face of youth in the state and is known to his supporters as Dada (elder brother).[2]

To preserve the identity and history of Jharkhand, Mahto recently announced to build a statue of Birsa Munda, which will be known as Statue of Ulgulan[3][4] and a statue of social reformer from Koyalanchal, Jharkhand movement leader Binod Bihari Mahato, which will be known as Statue of Revolution.[5] Sudesh Mahto is a sports person and regularly plays football. He runs Birsa Munda Archery Academy in Silli which received the President Award in 2016[6] and has produced a Silver medal winning player in Asiad Olympics for India, Madhumita Kumari.[7]