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CPI(ML)(Liberation) has fielded Dhananjay, a former JNUSU President and the first Dalit to hold the post, from Bhore, after the earlier nominee’s arrest, marking his second major election within 18 months.

CPI(ML)’s average candidate age is 48.7, CPI’s at 55.6, and CPI(M)’s at 56.2.

Key contests to watch include Begusarai, Tarari, and Vaishali.

Dhananjay (he does not use the last name) had his first major election last year, when he contested the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union election for the post of president and won, becoming the first Dalit to occupy this post. In just about a year and a half, the Bihar boy is facing another big election. The CPI(ML)(Liberation), the largest left-wing party in the state, has fielded him from the Bhore assembly s

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