Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has declared assets worth Rs 96.06 crore in his election affidavit, while his wife, Dr. Jahanvi Das, has assets worth Rs 101.93 crore. Kishor, who is a candidate for the Bankipur bypoll, filed his nomination on Monday. According to the affidavit, Kishor’s personal wealth is primarily derived from unlisted corporate equity, including a 100% controlling stake in Vedhas Ventures Private Limited valued at Rs 95.26 crore.
He also has over Rs 7.36 crore in bank fixed deposits and market investments. His movable assets are worth Rs 22.19 crore, while his wife has movable assets worth Rs 89.51 crore. Kishor owns several immovable properties, including a dismantled rice mill in Rohtas, Bihar, residential properties in Patna’s Patliputra Colony, New Delhi’s Vasant Vihar and Ghaziabad, and shares in ancestral property.
His total immovable assets are valued at Rs 73.87 crore, while his wife’s stand at Rs 12.42 crore. The affidavit also reveals that Kishor faces eight pending criminal cases, primarily registered in 2024 and 2025. The cases involve allegations ranging from unlawful assembly, rioting, obstructing public servants and criminal conspiracy to criminal defamation.
Several of these matters are undergoing revision and legal review before the Patna High Court. Kishor has an extensive educational background, having completed his matriculation from M.P. High School in Buxar under the Bihar School Examination Board in 1991, followed by his intermediate studies at Patna Science College under the Bihar Intermediate Education Council in 1993.
He then earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Lucknow between 1996 and 1999. He later obtained a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from the Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad between 2001 and 2003 under a collaborative programme with Johns Hopkins University and Hinduja Hospital. In 2010, he completed an intensive French language qualification at CAVILAM Vichy, affiliated with Clermont Ferrand University in France.
Prior to filing his nomination, Kishor led a foot march from the Scout and Guide Ground, which was attended by a large turnout of Jan Suraj workers, supporters and local residents. The march passed through Kotwali Police Station, Dak Bungalow, SP Verma Road, JP Roundabout and Gandhi Maidan before culminating at the District Collectorate. Supporters chanted slogans such as ‘Ladenge Bankipur, Jeetenge Bankipur’ throughout the route.
Speaking to the media after filing his papers, Kishor said that his nomination marks the beginning of a call to oust criminals from power and is a step towards a better future for Bihar.
