Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta Explained

Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta is an Indian politician and an MLA elected from Panki Assembly constituency of Jharkhand state as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019 and 2024.^{[1] [2]}

In 2024, he was made the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party once again from the Panki Assembly constituency, which he retained successfully after defeating independent candidate Devendra Kumar Singh, the runner-up.^[3] He defeated Singh with a margin of 9,796 votes. The Indian National Congress candidate Lal Suraj was the second runner-up.^[4]

Mehta was associated with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political party before joining BJP. He owns a chain of schools spread across Ranchi and Palamu, including Oxford Public School of Ranchi. He was one of the accused in murder of Suchitra Mishra, the warden of his Oxford Public School in Ranchi. However, he was acquitted later in this case.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PANKI(PALAMU) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . myneta.info.
2. News: Panki Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta of BJP Wins . News18.
3. Web site: Panki Vidhan Sabha Result 2024: पांकी से कुशवाहा शशिभूषण मेहता जीते, देवेंद्र कुमार सिंह को दी शिकस्त . Prabhat Khabar. 25 November 2024.
4. Web site: Panki Assembly constituency election results 2024. Election Commission of India. 25 November 2024.
5. Web site: Jharkhand: BJP candidate acquitted in murder case . Indian express. 21 December 2019 . 25 November 2024.