Thakur is the candidate from Constituency 81, Alinagar, which started polling early on Thursday morning. At 25 years old, and a debutant Maithili Thakur is the youngest candidate in the electoral fray. She is set to contest against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Binod Mishra. Jan Su
Constituency 81, Alinagar, in Darbhanga district will be going to polls on the first phase of the elections on November 6 along with 120 other constituencies. BJP candidate Maithili Thakur is the youngest candidate and could potentially become the youngest MLA if elected. Jan Suraaj Party
Siddharth Singh, who, at 25, is the youngest candidate in the Karnataka Assembly polls, denied her aunt Rani Sanjukta's claim that the ruling BJP indulged in "family politics" by giving him a ticket to contest the state elections.
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