On paper, independent candidate Shockat Adam’s chances are slim. He’s running in the UK general election to become the next MP for England’s Leicester South constituency, hoping to topple Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth on 4 July. Ashworth secured over two-thirds of the vote last time in 2019 – more than three times his nearest rival. But the Labour Party appears to be worried by something – or is at least taking nothing for granted in the seat, which has a large Muslim population. A tool for volunteers on Labour’s website called Leicester South a “battleground area”. “We have got monume…