RJD retains Mokama in Bihar assembly bypoll

RJD candidate Neelam Devi flashes victory sign after winning from Mokama assembly constituency. Pic/PTI

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, an Election Commission.

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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