{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chandradeo Mahato | image = File:Bablu Mahato.jpg | caption = Bablu Mahato | constituency = Sindri Assembly constituency | term_start = 23 November 2024 | term_end = | profession = Politician | predecessor = Indrajit Mahato | party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation }}
'''Bablu Mahato''', also known as '''Chandradeo Mahato''', is an Indian politician and MLA from Sindri Assembly constituency in Jharkhand. He is the son of Anand Mahato, a four-time MLA from Sindri, previously associated with the Marxist Co-ordination Committee until its merger with CPI(ML) Liberation in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sindri Assembly Election 2024 Results |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/assembly-chunav/jharkhand/sindri-assembly-result-27038 |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>
== Early life == Mahato worked as a school teacher before joining politics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandradeo Mahato Candidate Profile |url=https://www.myneta.info/Jharkhand2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=934 |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=MyNeta}}</ref>
== Political career == Mahato contested the 38-Sindri seat in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nair |first=Sobhana K. |date=22 October 2024 |title=CPI(ML) announces its first list of candidates for Jharkhand polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/cpiml-announces-its-first-list-of-candidates-for-jharkhand-polls-with-no-breakthrough-in-talks-within-india-bloc/article68784268.ece |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 October 2024 |title=निरसा और सिंदरी विधानसभा में वापसी की तैयारी में वामदल |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/dhanbad/story-dhanbad-assembly-elections-cpi-ml-faces-tough-competition-in-nirsa-and-sindri-201730062011528.html |work=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>
His campaign was supported by an alliance comprising Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Indian National Congress, and CPI(ML) Liberation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2024 |title=भाकपा माले ने बैठक कर सिन्दरी विधान सभा क्षेत्र से फूंका चुनावी बिगूल |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/dhanbad/story-cpi-ml-meeting-in-sindri-calls-for-unity-ahead-of-elections-201729283779442.html |work=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>
He won the election with a margin of 3,448 votes, defeating Tara Devi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Bablu Mahato Wins Sindri Seat |url=https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/jharkhand/sindri-constituency-result-2024 |work=Times of India}}</ref>
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