India, Oct. 9 -- Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraj Party, making its debut in the high-profile Bihar Assembly election, announced its first list of 51 candidates on Thursday, a day before nominations open. The slate features doctors, former bureaucrats, artists, academicians and lawyers.

The list includes six Muslim candidates, one transgender candidate - Priti Kinnar, fielded from the Bhorey (SC) seat in Gopalganj district - and five women. According to the party, none of the nominees have criminal cases against them.

Among the prominent names is Lata Singh, the party's candidate from Asthawan in Nalanda. She is a lawyer at the Patna High Court and daughter of former JD(U) president and Union steel minister R.C.P. Singh, who was later expe...