India, Aug. 4 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who won the Bankipur assembly bypoll in his electoral debut, declared family assets worth nearly Rs.198 crore in the election affidavit, with the bulk of the wealth tied up in financial investments, high-value real estate and, a dismantled rice mill in Bihar.

The affidavit, filed with his nomination papers for the July 30 bypoll, values the combined movable and immovable assets of Kishor, his wife Jahnavi Das and a dependent at Rs.198.07 crore. While movable assets account for Rs.111.78 crore, immovable assets are valued at Rs.86.29 crore.

Unlike many politicians, much of Kishor's wealth is invested in financial instruments.

The affidavit shows that movable assets include fixed...