The Janta Dal United (JDU) candidate Anant Kumar Singh is currently leading by 2,716 votes over RJD's Veena Devi after the first round of counting on Friday, November 14, according to the data on the Election Commission website. The counting for the Bihar Assembly election begins at 8 am.
Mokama is a prominent seat in Patna district. Singh in the last Assembly polls, had won with a 35,757-vote margin. He has been contesting from the seat since 2005. He first joined and contested on the JDU ticket and later switched to the RJD and also contested as an Independent candidate.
In the 2020 Assembly polls, Anant Singh, contesting as an RJD candidate, won Mokama with a strong margin. He secured 78,721 votes (52.99%) and defeated JDU’s Rajeev Lochan Narayan Singh, who got 42,964 votes (28.92%). LJP’s Suresh Singh Nishad came third with 13,331 votes (8.97%).
However, RJD leader Veena Devi is confidence of winning Mokama seat as preparation of traditional dishes has began, including Litti Chokha, Rasgulla and other items.