Patna: Janata Dal (United) stalwart and political heavyweight Anant Singh has registered his victory from the Mokama Assembly constituency of Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday.

According to the Election Commission’s official website, Singh has defeated his main rival, Veena Devi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), by a margin of over 28,000.

Veena Devi, the wife of Surajbhan Singh, another prominent political figure and rival ‘bahubali’ of Anant Singh, has been defeated.

The third major contender in Mokama, Priyadarshi Piyush of the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), also emerged among the frontrunners but remained behind Singh and Devi.

Anant Singh, who is presently in jail following his arrest in connection with the murder of a JSP supporter, continues to command

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