Pilibhit Lok Sabha Election 2024: This time, Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded MP Varun Gandhi and given ticket to Uttar Pradesh Public Works Minister Jitin Prasad from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh, the traditional seat of the Gandhi family. Jitin Prasad has also filed his nomination. Voting on this seat will be held in the first phase on April 19.
Jitin Prasada is the son of Jitendra Prasad, a senior Congress leader and political advisor to Rajiv Gandhi and PV Narasimha Rao. Jitin Prasad’s grandfather Jyoti Prasad was also a famous Congress leader and MLA. Jitin Prasad is very popular in Shahjahanpur, Lakhimpur and Sitapur and is known as a peace-loving and developmental leader.
Jitin Prasad first won from Shahjahanpur seat in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on Congress ticket. In the year 2009, he was elected MP from Dhaurahara seat. During this period, he was the Union Minister in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Natural Gas in the cabinet of Manmohan Singh. While in Congress, he was considered very close to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Jitin Prasad had to face defeat in front of Modi wave in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In the 2017 UP Assembly elections also, he had to face defeat from Tilhar Assembly. On June 09, 2021, he left Congress and joined BJP and in September, Yogi Adityanath made him a member of the Legislative Council and included him as a cabinet minister.
property of jitin prasad
According to the affidavit that Jitin Prasad has filed before the District Election Officer while filing his nomination, Jitin Prasad and his wife Neha Prasad are the owners of property worth crores.
According to the affidavit, Jitin Prasad’s taxable income in the year 2022-23 was Rs 37.21 lakh. However, in this current financial year his net income after tax has been shown to be Rs 31.12 lakh. His wife Neha Prasad’s net income this year is Rs 21.11 lakh. Apart from taxable income, Jitin Prasad has cash worth Rs 50,000.
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Jitin Prasad’s bank balance and share
Jitin Prasad is an ancestral leader so it is certain that the property will also be in good condition. Jitin Prasad has accounts in four banks. Two of these are in Delhi. Jitin Prasad has a balance of Rs 62.62 lakh in his SBI account. There is cash of Rs 8.17 lakh in HDFC Bank, Rs 38.82 lakh in Bank of Baroda, Shahjahanpur and Rs 3.11 lakh in District Co-operative Bank of Shahjahanpur. In this way, he has a balance of Rs 1,12,74,601 in different banks. Apart from bank balance, Jitin Prasad also invests in the market. He has shares and debentures etc. worth Rs 3,47,30,428.
Farming and House-Shop
Jitin Prasad and his wife also have a good amount of land and property. There is 4.96 hectares of agricultural land worth Rs 3 crore in village Dhansinghpur in the name of Jitin Prasad. Apart from this, there are houses, mansions, flats and shops at many places. Whose total value is more than Rs 16 crore.
weapons along with property
Jitin Prasad is also fond of weapons. In the affidavit submitted to the returning officer, he has a 0.22 bore pistol, a 0.12 bore gun and a dagger (double-edged long knife). His wife Neha also has a license for a 0.22 bore rifle and a 0.12 bore gun.
Jitin Prasad has studied from Delhi and Dehradun
BJP candidate from Pilibhit Jitin Prasad is a very educated leader. He completed his schooling till 12th from Doon School, Dehradun. After this he took B.Com degree from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi. After doing B.Com, Jitin has done MBA from International Management Institute, New Delhi.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024, 16:52 IST