Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta
Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta | |
|---|---|
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Devendra Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Panki |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Jharkhand, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
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.
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. He defeated Singh with a margin of 9,796 votes. The Indian National Congress candidate Lal Suraj was the second runner-up.
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.