India, Nov. 14 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Sanjay Gupta from the Kumhrar constituency in Patna district for the closely watched Bihar Assembly elections. In the November 6 voting, Gupta faces Congress's Indradeep Chandravanshi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Bablu Kumar, and Jan Suraj Party (JSP)'s K.C. Sinha. Gupta replaces BJP's sitting MLA Arun Kumar Sinha, who has been winning the seat since 2005. He is now taking the lead on the day of the results (November 14).

Gupta's name was announced in the first list of 71 candidates released by the BJP on October 14. As per his election affidavit, he declared movable assets worth approximately Rs.1.09 crore, while his wife declared assets of about Rs.1.57 crore. His annual income...