# Panki Assembly constituency

Panki Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Panki city is situated on Daltonganj to Balumath State highway, in the district Palamu Jharkhand.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1962: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1962 | Lal Jagdhatri Nath Shah Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Ramdeo Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1969 | Ramdeo Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Naldeo Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Mohan Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Sankteshwar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Sankteshwar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Madhu Singh | Independent politician |
| 1995 | Sankteshwar Singh | Independent politician |
| 2000 | Madhu Singh | Samata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Bidesh Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Bidesh Singh | Independent politician |
| 2014 | Bidesh Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2016^ | Devendra Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^by-election
* ↑ Bidesh Singh died of cardiac arrest on 28 March 2016.

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | 75,991 | 35.19% | 17.19 |
| | Independent | Devendra Kumar Singh | 66,195 | 30.66% | New |
| | INC | Lal Suraj | 27,446 | 12.71% | 18.76 |
| | ASP(KR) | Mumtaj Ahmad Khan | 22,990 | 10.65% | New |
| | Independent | Binod Kumar | 6,121 | 2.83% | New |
| | BSP | Jitendra Kumar | 2,702 | 1.25% | 0.04 |
| | Independent | Ritesh Kumar Gupta | 2,189 | 1.01% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,921 | 1.82% | 0.99 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,796 | 4.54% | 16.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,15,928 | 66.18% | 0.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,26,288 | | 22.22 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 17.19 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | 93,184 | 52.38% | 29.02 |
| | INC | Devendra Kumar Singh | 55,994 | 31.47% | 5.05 |
| | Independent | Mumtaz Ahmad Khan | 9,419 | 5.29% | New |
| | Independent | Sumit Kumar Yadav | 4,243 | 2.39% | New |
| | Independent | Rajan Kumar | 3,496 | 1.97% | New |
| | CPI | Puranchand Saw | 2,786 | 1.57% | 0.46 |
| | BSP | Md. Alam | 2,163 | 1.22% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,475 | 0.83% | 2.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,190 | 20.90% | 18.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,77,902 | 66.64% | 4.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,66,961 | | 7.05 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 15.85 | |

### Assembly by-election 2016

2016 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Devendra Kumar Singh | 56,343 | 36.53% | 10.32 |
| | JMM | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | 52,785 | 34.22% | 19.66 |
| | BJP | Lal Suraj | 36,028 | 23.36% | 4.86 |
| | CPI | Kavita Singh | 3,129 | 2.03% | 0.53 |
| | Independent | Mudrika Oraon | 1,712 | 1.11% | New |
| | Independent | Bina Bhuiya | 1,428 | 0.93% | New |
| | Independent | Dhananjay Singh | 1,371 | 0.89% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 4,530 | 2.94% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,558 | 2.31% | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,257 | 63.67% | 3.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,49,380 | | 3.66 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 10.32 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bidesh Singh | 41,175 | 26.20% | New |
| | Independent | Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | 39,180 | 24.93% | New |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Tiwari | 29,058 | 18.49% | New |
| | JMM | Lal Suraj | 22,882 | 14.56% | 12.54 |
| | Independent | Paras Thakur | 3,595 | 2.29% | New |
| | Independent | Jayram Oraon | 3,110 | 1.98% | New |
| | CPI | Manajrul Haque | 2,358 | 1.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,995 | 1.27% | 16.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,57,148 | 65.32% | 6.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,40,584 | | 26.93 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 8.40 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bidesh Singh | 38,458 | 34.60% | New |
| | JD(U) | Madhu Singh | 18,240 | 16.41% | 12.83 |
| | Independent | Shashi Bhushan Prakash Mehta | 11,297 | 10.16% | New |
| | RJD | Keshwar Yadav | 8,772 | 7.89% | 23.50 |
| | AJSU | Iftekhar Ahmed Khan | 8,015 | 7.21% | New |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Kavita Singh | 6,921 | 6.23% | 10.37 |
| | JMM | Surendra Yadav | 2,248 | 2.02% | 1.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,218 | 18.19% | 3.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,140 | 58.64% | 1.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,89,543 | | 21.70 |
| | Independent gain from RJD | Independent gain from RJD | Swing | 3.21 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Bidesh Singh | 43,350 | 31.39% | 24.70 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Vishwanath Singh | 22,928 | 16.60% | 7.04 |
| | Independent | Madhu Singh | 16,729 | 12.11% | New |
| | JD(U) | Ramdeo Prasad Yadav | 4,943 | 3.58% | New |
| | JMM | Ishwari Prasad | 4,447 | 3.22% | New |
| | BSP | Rajdeo Ravidas | 2,741 | 1.98% | 5.44 |
| | LJSP | Shashi Bhushan Prakash Mehta | 2,591 | 1.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,422 | 14.79% | 14.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,102 | 57.05% | 12.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,42,063 | | 55.77 |
| | RJD gain from Samata Party | RJD gain from Samata Party | Swing | 6.63 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Panki :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Samata Party | Madhu Singh | 17,095 | 24.76% | New |
| | Independent | Videsh Singh | 17,058 | 24.70% | New |
| | INC | Sankateshwar Singh | 7,205 | 10.43% | New |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation | Vishwanath Singh | 6,601 | 9.56% | New |
| | BSP | Ganesh Mahato | 5,129 | 7.43% | New |
| | RJD | Paramdeo Singh | 4,622 | 6.69% | New |
| | Independent | Md. Alam | 4,250 | 6.16% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37 | 0.05% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,047 | 45.67% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,55,397 | | |
| | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) | Samata Party win (new seat) |