Prashant Kishor Leads In Bankipur: Why The Bypoll Matters And What His Affidavit Reveals
Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor leads in Bankipur by-election with 35,713 votes, ahead of BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha with 25,277 votes after 18 rounds.
Kishor's election affidavit reveals his wife Dr Jahanvi Das has declared assets worth over Rs 101 crore, while Kishor has declared assets worth Rs 96 crore.
The by-election was necessitated after BJP president Nitin Nabin resigned from the Bankipur seat following his election to Rajya Sabha.
Bankipur has been a BJP stronghold since 1995, and Kishor's first electoral contest tests his Jan Suraaj Party's breakthrough in an urban seat.
Voter turnout fell sharply to 34.30% in the bypoll, down from 41.45% in the previous Assembly election.
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