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Bankipur BypollLalu Prasad YadavNitish KumarPrashant KishorJan Suraaj Party

Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar Namesakes Lose Deposits In Bankipur Bypoll

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Published: August 3, 2026

Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar Namesakes Lose Deposits In Bankipur Bypoll

Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, namesakes of Bihar's veteran leaders, lost their security deposits after failing to secure 150 votes in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll on July 30. The Election Commission will now redirect their deposits to the treasury, as per regulations.

But what made this bypoll interesting was not just the namesakes' poor show - it was the historic win of Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who breached the BJP bastion with 64,151 votes. He defeated Neeraj Kumar, a low-key BJP youth wing leader, by a margin of 19,324 votes.

. The RJD's Rekha Gupta also lost, garnering 14,273 votes, after having lost to BJP chief Nitin Nabin by over 50,000 votes in the 2025 Assembly election.

. A total of 25 candidates were in the fray for the hotly contested seat, including eight Independents, with the constituency recording a turnout of 34.30 per cent in polling held on July 30.