India, Nov. 14 -- Jan Suraaj Party's candidate for the Muzaffarpur Assembly seat, Dr Amit Kumar Das, is trailing by 9,900 votes, according to Election Commission data. The Bharatiya Janata Party's Ranjan Kumar is leading by 3,100 votes. Sitting MLA Bijendra Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress is also trailing behind Kumar.

Dr A K Das made his political debut in the Bihar Assembly elections. Das is a known medical practitioner in the Muzaffarpur city, and had been working at the Shree Krishna Medical College and Hospital until a few months ago, when he tendered his resignation for the Bihar poll quest. He then joined former political strategist Prashant Kishore's Jan Suraaj party, which is also undertaking its first major election c...