Baidyanath Prasad Mahto

Baidyanath Prasad Mahto
Former Deputy-Leader of Janata Dal (United) in Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019  28 February 2020
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu
Preceded bySatish Chandra Dubey
Succeeded by Sunil Kumar
Ministry of Rural Development Department Bihar Government
In office
October 2005  August 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Member, Committee of chemical and fertilizer Indian Government
In office
August 2009  May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Member, Committee of papers Laid on Tables Indian Government
In office
September 2009  May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Member, Committee of Rural Development Indian Government
In office
18 August 2019  28 February 2020
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2019  28 February 2020
Preceded bySatish Chandra Dubey
ConstituencyValmiki Nagar
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded bySatish Chandra Dubey
ConstituencyValmiki Nagar
Personal details
Born(1947-06-02)2 June 1947
pakadiya, bahoranpur, panchayat-pakadiya, Block- Nautan, West Champaran, India
Died28 February 2020(2020-02-28) (aged 72)
New Delhi
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
SpouseSudama Devi
Children4 (Sunil Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Sunita Bharti)
OccupationPolitician

Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (2 June 1947 – 28 February 2020) was an Indian Politician and a Member of Indian Parliament to the 15th and 17th Lok Sabha. He won the 2009 and 2019 Indian general election from Valmiki Nagar constituency being a Janata Dal (United) candidate. He was earlier elected three times to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Nautan. He was also Minister of Rural Development Department From 2005 to 2008 in Bihar Government.