India, Nov. 14 -- Dr L B Prasad of Jan Suraaj Party who contested from the Dhaka Assembly seat against rivals Pawan Kumar Jaiswal from Bharatiya Janata Party, and Faisal Rahman from Rashtriya Janata Dal is trailing, according to EC site.

Prasad is a doctor and runs his own clinic along with his wife, who is also a doctor. Both are regularly involved in social work in the region. They belong to the Extreme Backward Class and have been members of the Jan Suraaj party for some time now. The party has decided to field Prasad from the Dhaka Assembly constituency. The party is banking on his clean record, with no criminal cases against him, and his goodwill as a doctor.

According to his nomination papers, Prasad is a Graduate Professional and...