Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2024
Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Panki Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2024 state assembly election, securing 75,991 votes (35.20% vote share). The runner-up was Devendra Kumar Singh (Independent) with 66,195 votes.
A total of 14 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 | 75991 | 35.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Devendra Kumar Singh | 66195 | 30.70% | Independent |
| 3 | Lal Suraj | 27446 | 12.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Mumtaj Ahmad Khan | 22990 | 10.70% | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |
| 5 | Binod Kumar | 6121 | 2.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Jitendra Kumar | 2702 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Ritesh Kumar Gupta | 2189 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Nagendra Kumar | 2144 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Vinay Singh | 1506 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Onkar Nath | 1366 | 0.60% | Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |
| 12 | Sumit Kumar Yadav | 1062 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Vachan Singh | 854 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal | 797 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Nitesh Kumar | 644 | 0.30% | Independent |
The Panki constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2024 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 75,991 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.