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RJD retains Mokama in assembly bypoll

Neelam Devi defeats her nearest BJP rival by a comfortable margin of more than 16,000 votes

PTI Patna Published 06.11.22, 01:30 PM
RJD's Lalu Prasad (L) with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

RJD's Lalu Prasad (L) with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar File Picture

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday retained the Mokama assembly seat of Bihar in a by-poll necessitated by the disqualification of its MLA Anant Kumar Singh.

Singh's wife Neelam Devi, who was the party's candidate, defeated her nearest BJP rival by a comfortable margin of more than 16,000 votes.

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She polled 79,744 votes, while BJP's Sonam Devi got 63,003.

Singh got disqualified in July this year after conviction by a Patna court in a case related to recovery of arms and explosives from his residence.

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