He defeated All Jharkhand Students Union President Sudesh Mahato only to gain popularity among the residents of Silli Assembly in Ranchi district,

Today,his supporters gathered at Loadah Chowk and greeted Amit Mahato,newly elected JMM’s MLA from Silli.Among the followers were Sunita Linda,Biru Shahu,Devashish De,Pappu Singh,Nirjan Khalko,Umesh Mahato.

Amit said:”I will not carry garlend on my neck untill Silli got develped.”