New Delhi: A murder followed by a dramatic midnight arrest appears to have done little to dent strongman Anant Singh’s electoral fortunes.

Data by the Election Commission at 11 am Friday showed that the JD(U) candidate from Mokama was leading by over 11,200 votes from his nearest rival, Veena Devi of RJD.

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Singh polled 26,229 votes in his favour while Devi logged 15,174. Counting of votes was completed for just eight out of 25 rounds by then.

If the trend holds, this will be Singh’s sixth consecutive win from the Bihar assembly constituency.

Singh was arrested on 2 November after Bihar Police alleged he was present when Dular Chand Yadav, who was campaigning for a Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate, was killed following a spat.

A victory from Mokama would mark the thi

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