Suman Mahato | |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1964 |
Birth Place: | Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum, |
Residence: | Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand |
Office: | MP |
Constituency: | Jamshedpur |
Spouse: | Sunil Kumar Mahato (his death) |
Children: | 1 daughter |
Date: | 17 February |
Year: | 2012 |
Suman Mahato (born 4 December 1964) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party, she represented the constituency of Jamshedpur in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
She became MP in the by-elections after her husband and sitting MP Sunil Kumar Mahato was assassinated by suspected Maoist rebels near Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district on 4 March 2007 while he was attending a local football match organised to mark the Hindu festival of Holi.[1] She served in parliament from 2007 to 2009.[2]