Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devendra Nath Mahto

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect‎ to Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency#2024. Participation seems to have largely dissipated, and with no-one arguing for retention, and the user who identified sources saying that the subject "probably does not pass WP:GNG", I see a rough consensus for the redirect. (non-admin closure) Left guide (talk) 03:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Devendra Nath Mahto

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Fails WP:NPOL and WP:NBASIC; never won an election and there is no non-routine coverage outside of his political candidacy. I didn't PROD because the creator has contested draftification of a different article. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 04:46, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Jharkhand. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 04:46, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I haven't done a before, but redirecting to Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency#2024 should be an acceptable ATD. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:22, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That seems reasonable. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 05:45, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Agent 007 (talk) 15:11, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment it seems the most interesting thing about this candidate is not even included in the article, that he is/was the leader of the Jharkhand State Students' Union and was detained in a protest over a recruitment exam. There seems to be WP:SIGCOV over this incident here, here, here. This is different than the event mentioned in the article. He apparently was detained for fighting against the police in 2023 as well. Article could be cleaned up but probably does not pass WP:GNG Nayyn (talk) 21:49, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering (talk) 05:45, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.