P asha t
Kisho
takes
office
as
MLA
NEW
DELHI:
Ja
Su aaj
Pa ty
fou de
P asha t
Kisho
o
Mo day
took
oath
as
the
Ba kipu
MLA
at
the
Biha
Legislative
Assembly,
followi g
his
victo y
i
the
Ba kipu
Assembly
by-electio .I
Biha ’s
u ba
co stitue cy
of
Ba kipu ,
a
BJP
st o ghold
si ce
1995,
P asha t
Kisho
secu ed
his
fi st
electo al
victo y,
defeati g
his
ea est
ival
by
19,324
votes.
The
seat
was
vacated
by
BJP
atio al
p eside t
Niti
Nabi .Kisho
had
said
he
was
ot
seeki g
a
“safe
seat”
a d
had
delibe ately
chose
to
co test
f om
Ba kipu
to
se d
a
message
that
vote s
i
Biha
should
move
beyo d
caste
a d
eligio .The
victo y
ma ks
Kisho ’s
fi st
electo al
wi
si ce
lau chi g
the
Ja
Su aaj
Pa ty,
which
failed
to
wi
a
seat
i
the
2025
Biha
Assembly
electio s.
The
Ba kipu
by-electio
eco ded
a
vote
tu out
of
34.24
pe
ce t,
acco di g
to
the
Electio
Commissio .
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Afte
the
esults,
Kisho
said,
“This
time,
the
people
of
Ba kipu
have
made
us
wi ,
a d
they
have
do e
so
because
they
have
hope
a d
t ust
that
we
will
aise
ou
voices
fo
thei
ights
to
the
best
of
ou
ability,
a d
we
will
make
eve y
possible
effo t
to
e su e
othi g
w o g
happe s
to
them.”Kisho
said
his
age da
was
ot
limited
to
Ba kipu
but
was
focused
o
a
b oade
goal
fo
Biha .