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Sriprakash Jaiswal files nomination for Kanpur seat

Jaiswal believes that the development work done by him in the city would get him elected as the MP for the fourth time

Sri Prakash Jaiswal

Press Trust of India Kanpur
Congress candidate from Kanpur Lok Sabha seat Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today filed his nomination papers here.

Accompanied by his supporters, the three-time MP from the seat submitted his papers to District Magistrate Roshan Jacob at the District Election Office.

According to the documents submitted by the 69-year-old minister, he has Rs 1,11,000 in cash while his wife Mayarani has Rs 51,000 in cash.

Till March 31, 2013, he and his wife had more than Rs 2 crore in bank deposits, shares, debentures and policies.

The couple has 2,483 g of gold worth around Rs 61 lakh.

Jaiswal also owns a Honda City car which is valued at Rs 1,50,000.
 
According to the information given by the minister to the Income Tax department in 2013-2014, he has an income of Rs 8,91,193 while his wife's income is Rs 2,17,967.

After filing the nomination, Jaiswal said he had done a lot of development work in the city and so the people would elect him as the MP for the fourth time.

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First Published: Apr 03 2014 | 1:25 AM IST

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