Bankipur bypoll: Prashant Kishor declares Rs 96 cr assets; wife owns Rs 101.93 cr
Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, has declared assets worth over Rs 96 crore while filing his nomination for the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar. His affidavit also reveals his wife's assets and details regarding his past political consulting career.
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NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has filed his nomination for the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar, declaring movable and immovable assets worth more than Rs 96 crore, according to his election affidavit.The poll strategist-turned-politician, popularly known as PK, is contesting from the BJP stronghold that fell vacant after the resignation of the party's national president Nitin Nabin. Kishor filed his nomination papers after leading a padyatra in Patna, on Monday.According to the affidavit, Kishor has total assets worth over Rs 96 crore, including movable assets of Rs 22.19 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 73.87 crore. His wife has total declared assets of Rs 101.93 crore, comprising movable assets worth Rs 89.51 crore and immovable assets valued at Rs 12.42 crore.
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