India, July 10 -- BJP's Bankipur assembly bypoll nominee Abhishek Kumar Sinha on Friday withdrew his candidature citing family reasons, a day after filing nomination.

The saffron party had on Tuesday named the youth wing leader as its candidate for the bypoll to the assembly constituency in Bihar, which fell vacant following the resignation of BJP national president Nitin Nabin.

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor is also in the fray for the seat. According to a BJP press release, the party has now named Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its candidate for the poll against Kishor.

The bypoll will be held on July 30, with voting counting scheduled for August 3. The last date for filing of nominations is July 13.

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