India, Nov. 14 -- Divya Gautam, cousin of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, is trailing in Bihar's Digha seat, while the BJP's Sanjiv Chaurasia is leading there.

Divya is a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)-L). She is contesting against the BJP's sitting MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia, who is seeking a third consecutive term from the seat. The Bihar Assembly elections were held in two phases on 6 November and 11 November.

Gautam, daughter of Bhupendra Kumar Singh, is a former student leader and social activist. A long-time member of the All India Students' Association (AISA), the student wing of CPI(ML), she first entered politics during her student years, contesting the 2012 Patna Unive...