Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Panki Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 93,184 votes (52.80% vote share). The runner-up was Devendra Kumar Singh (Indian National Congress) with 55,994 votes.
A total of 15 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | 93184 | 52.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Devendra Kumar Singh | 55994 | 31.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Mumtaz Ahmad Khan | 9419 | 5.30% | Independent |
| 4 | Sumit Kumar Yadav | 4243 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Rajan Kumar | 3496 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Puranchand Saw | 2786 | 1.60% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Md Alam | 2163 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Kamta Thakur | 1352 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Rudra Kumar Shukla | 893 | 0.50% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 10 | Surendra Yadav | 845 | 0.50% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 11 | Sushil Kumar Manglam | 565 | 0.30% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 12 | Luwanti Kumari | 523 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Mahila Party |
| 13 | Ramesh Kumar | 335 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 14 | Ramdeo Prasad Yadav | 330 | 0.20% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 15 | Bhagalpuri Yadav | 299 | 0.20% | Desha Dal |
The Panki constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 93,184 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.