Devendra Nath Mahto Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Devendra Nath Mahto

• Devendra Nath Mahto completed his school education in Bundu, a town in Jharkhand.

• In 2015, during his college days, he started participating in students politics.

• He often speaks about the issues related to scholarships, recruitment rules, paper leaks, and reservation policies in Jharkhand.

• In 2022, Devendra Nath Mahto started working as a Central Senior Vice President at Jharkhandi Bhasha Khatiyan Sangharsh Samiti (JBKSS).

• After that, he was appointed as the Head of Jharkhand State Students Union.

• In 2024, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Ranchi parliamentary constituency as an Independent candidate. During this period, he was in jail.

• Devendra Nath Mahto secured more than 1.32 lakh votes and stood third.

• That same year, he contested from the Silli Assembly constituency during the Jharkhand Assembly elections on the ticket of the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) and received 41000 votes.
  

  Devendra Nath Mahto a political rally

• In July 2026, after the results of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Preliminary Test (PT) were announced, concerns grew after reports claimed that there had been large-scale irregularities and paper leaks in the examination.

• According to Devendra Nath Mahto, the results were declared one month before 2 August 2026.

• He said that he and other protesters started working on the matter on 5 July 2026. They met the Governor on 7 July 2026 to raise the issue.

• On 8 July 2026, they held an effigy-burning protest.
  

  Devendra Nath Mahto speaking during paper leak protest in July 2026

• On 20 July 2026, Devendra Nath Mahto met the Chief Minister of Jharkhand and submitted evidence, which led to official action.
  

  Devendra Nath Mahto while meeting a Minister of Jharkhand

• He stated in the media that the Jharkhand government and the JPSC did not properly address the concerns of students even after weeks of protests.

• Devendra Nath Mahto said that the attitude of both the government and the Commission had discouraged students across the state.

• He demanded the cancellation of the 14th JPSC Preliminary Test and a full investigation into all examinations conducted by the TDPL agency.

• On 2 August 2026, he made headlines when he started an indefinite hunger strike at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi.

• He said that he would continue the hunger strike until action was taken over the alleged irregularities in the JPSC, the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC CGL) examination, and other competitive exams.

  

  Devendra Nath Mahto during hunger strike

• He gained attention for his protest after the nationwide attention received by the CJP agitation on Jantar Mantar, Delhi, India.

• A few days after his protest began, Devendra Nath Mahto spoke with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk through a video call on 5 August 2026.
  

  Devendra Nath Mahto during a video call with Sonam Wangchuk

• During the conversation, Wangchuk asked him to continue his hunger strike but requested him to drink water.

• Wangchuk added that is he would refuse both food and water then he would risk his life.

• After Wangchuk’s appeal, Devendra Nath Mahto agreed to drink water on the third day of his fast and continued his indefinite hunger strike.
  

  Devendra Nath Mahto while drinking water during his hunger strike