Sunil Kumar Mahato
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Sunil Kumar Mahato was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
of India
. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
(JMM) political party, he represented the constituency of Jamshedpur
in the eastern state of Jharkhand
.
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
.
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a state political party in the state Jharkhand, India. It has a strength of 2 in the 15th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of JMM...
(JMM) political party, he represented the constituency of Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers the entire East Singhbhum district.-Assembly segments:...
in the eastern state of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
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Mahato was assassinated by suspected Maoist rebels near Ghatsila in East Singhbhum
Singhbhum
Singhbhum was sometime a large district in the present-day Indian state of Bihar. Chaibasa was the district headquarters of the erstwhile Singhbhum district. Earlier this area was a part of Orissa's Gajapati Empire...
district on 4 March 2007 while he was attending a local football match organised to mark the Hindu festival of Holi
Holi
Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...
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