Jai Krishn Patel Biography: Early Life, Education, and Political Career

Who is Jaikrishn Patel?

Know about the BAP MLA from Bagidora who has been arrested by the ACB for allegedly accepting a bribe in exchange for withdrawing an assembly question

Name- Jai Krishn Patel

Father’s name – Jawaharlal Patel

Mother's name – N.a

Wife's name- unmarried

Kids – Not applicable

Education- BA Calox Teachers University ( 2012) , BEd MDS university ( 2014)

Age - 36

Birth Place- Banswara

Occupation/Profession- Teacher turned politician

Party– Bharat Adivasi Party

Religion/ Caste- Tribal

Jai Krishn Patel early life

Jai Krishn Patel, popularly known as "Jaiky Dada" among friends and well-wishers, has been outspoken since his college days. During that time, he actively voiced student concerns through a platform called Aarakshan Manch, earning recognition as a student leader. After completing his education, he was appointed as an English teacher at a school in Dungarpur.

In an YouTube interview, his father revealed that he never wanted his son to enter politics.

Jai Krishn Patel Political Career

Patel became a teacher in 2018 in Dungarpur. He left the teaching profession in 2023 to contest the assembly election from Bagidora on a Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) ticket, challenging the then-sitting MLA and Congress leader Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya. However, Patel lost his first election by a significant margin. Malviya won the seat with 1,01,742 votes, while Patel secured 60,387 votes and finished second.

Fate, however, had different plans for Patel. A few months later, Malviya switched allegiance and joined the BJP, which triggered a by-election for the Bagidora seat in 2024, held alongside the Lok Sabha polls. In this second attempt, Jaykrishna Patel emerged victorious, defeating the BJP candidate by a wide margin and finally becoming an MLA.

ACB trap controversy

Allegedly demanded bribe for not asking the question in assembly: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Rajasthan carried out a major operation in Jaipur on Sunday ( 4th May –2025) afternoon. Jai Krishn Patel, the MLA from Bagidora in Banswara, was taken into custody in connection with a bribery case.

He is accused of being involved in a case where his gunman allegedly accepted a bribe of ₹20 lakh and fled with the money after getting wind of the impending action. Patel is an MLA from the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP). He had defeated the BJP candidate in a by-election by a margin of 51,434 votes, securing a total of 1,22,573 votes.

Jai Krishn Patel Assets

On April 2, 2024, while filing his nomination for the by-election, Jai Krishn Patel declared total assets worth ₹1.5 lakh. His declaration included ₹500 in the Chandrawara branch of SBI, ₹500 in the Axis Bank branch at Banswara, ₹50,000 in cash, and silver jewelry valued at ₹35,000. He did not own any vehicle—not even a motorcycle. Jaykrishna informed the Election Commission that these assets were accumulated through agricultural income.