New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor registered a stunning electoral debut on Monday, winning the bypoll for Bihar's prestigious Bankipur assembly constituency. In victory Kishor dealt a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had held the seat since 1995.

The defeat, coming days after the massive Gen Z protests across the country, was even more stinging because the seat was last held by BJP president Nitin Nabin, whose elevation necessitated the by-poll on August 30.

Kishor, who got 64,151 votes, defeated BJP's Neeraj Kumar by 19,324 votes. Kumar garnered 44,827 votes. Rekha Gupta of RJD was a distant third with 14,273 votes.

Kishor is now the sole Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) respresenting...