Jagdish Mahto
Jagdish Mahto Master Saheb | |
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| Politburo Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) | |
| In office 1970–1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ekwari, Bhojpur, India |
| Died | 1972 |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Jagdish Mahto was an Indian communist activist. He was a naxal leader who led the 1970 Bhojpur uprising in the landlord-dominated Bhojpur region of Bihar. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), an organisation which was leading the Naxalite insurgency in Bihar. He also fought against the upper-caste landlords for the cause of lower-caste people. Mahto, also called Master Saheb, was a member of the Bihar State Committee of CPI(M–L) and one of the founding leaders of the party in Bhojpur.