India, Nov. 14 -- Bihar's deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary , serving the second in command in the state's national democratic alliance (NDA) government, who is contesting from Tarapur constituency in the state's Munger district is leading by a whopping margin of 6191 votes, leaving Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Arun Kumar behind, as of the seventh round of counting at around 11.56 am. Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP)'s Sakaldeo Bind and Jan Suraaj Party's Dr. Santosh Singh are also trailing behind.

Chaudhary is contesting elections after 15 years. His main opponent Shah had previously unsuccessfully contested the 2021 bypolls after he lost to JD(U)'s Rajiv Kumar Singh by a slim margin of 3,800 votes.

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