Patna: In the rest of Bihar, voters normally discuss development, growth, education, job and health issues.

However, in Mokama, the debate centres around which of the two muscleman-turned-politicians - Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh – hold more clout, who can outshine the other, who possesses more arms and ammunitions, who has more criminal cases lodged against him and eventually who is a bigger terror.

For those not well versed, Anant Singh is the JD(U) candidate from Mokama, while Surajbhan Singh has fielded his wife Veena Devi from Mokama as an RJD nominee, as Surajbhan has been debarred from contesting election following his conviction in a murder case.

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The five-term MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, too was in jail till recently after he was imprisoned for 10 years following

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