Mokama Assembly seat drew attention recently after the murder of Jan Suraaj Party's (JSP's) member Dular Singh Yadav. Janata Dal United (JDU) candidate Anant Kumar Singh, who was arrested on November 2 in connection with Yadav's murder, has won the Mokama seat.
So far, the JDU candidate has received 82,787 votes, while 59,799 votes have been polled to his nearest rival, the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD's) Veena Devi.
Singh was arrested along with two associates, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram. Mokama is infamous for being a stronghold of influential and often controversial "strongmen" or "bahubalis" in Bihar politics, most notably Anant Kumar Singh, his brother Dilip Singh and Surajbhan Singh.
Anant Kumar Singh won the Mokama seats five times. However, he was disqualified in July 2022 due to his conviction in a case for illegal possession of weapons. His wife Neelam Devi won the bypolls from this seat on RJD ticket.
Bihar Election Results: Latest Trends
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a one-sided contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 188 seats while the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD, is struggling to reach even 50-mark.
The BJP is emerging as the single-largest party with leads on 86 seats, while the JDU is at the second spot with its candidates ahead in 76 seats.
However, the RJD, which emerged as the single-largest party in the 2020 polls, is leading in 36 seats. Meanwhile, its ally, the Congress, is ahead in just seven seats.
