Janata Dal (United) leader Anant Singh, who is currently in jail after his arrest in a murder case of a Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) supporter, has secured a stunning victory in Mokama by a commanding margin of over 28,000 votes.

Anant Singh defeated his closest rival Veena Devi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) by a commanding margin of over 28,000 votes. Veena Devi is the wife of Surajbhan Singh, the rival 'bahubali' of Anant Singh.

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As per the final trends of the election counting, Singh amassed 91,416 votes, extending his lead to 28,206 votes over Devi, who garnered 63,210 votes.

The jailed JD(U) leader, who has won the Mokama seat five times, made his assembly debut in 2005, contesting as JD(U) candidate. Sing

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