Keeping his guns trained on BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over his age and education, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has fielded Dr Santosh Kumar Singh, 48, to take on Choudhary in his Tarapur constituency in Munger district in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

A popular physician, Singh has been practising medicine for 12 years, including five years in Tarapur. A resident of Munger’s Paharpur village, he completed his MBBS in 2011 before pursuing his two MD degrees.

While Singh has not interacted with his BJP rival during the current campaign, among his notable patients are the late Parvati Devi, a former Tarapur MLA, and six-time Tarapur MLA Shakuni Choudhary, who are Samrat Choudhary’s parents. Singh interacts with Jan Suraaj supporter Meena Devi in

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