Overview
- Election Commission figures show Singh secured 91,416 votes to RJD candidate Veena Devi’s 63,210, delivering his sixth consecutive win from Mokama.
- Singh has been in judicial custody since his November 2 arrest linked to the October 30 death of Jan Suraaj Party worker Dularchand Yadav, with two associates also detained.
- Police cited a post-mortem finding that Yadav died of cardiorespiratory failure caused by injury to the heart and lungs from a hard, blunt object, according to SSP Kartikeya Sharma.
- Under the Representation of the People Act, an undertrial not convicted and sentenced to two years or more can serve as an MLA, though taking oath may require parole or court leave.
- JD(U) backed the influential Bhumihar leader as part of the NDA slate, and he defeated Veena Devi, the wife of rival strongman Surajbhan Singh, despite contesting from jail.