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Jailed JD(U) MLA Anant Singh Takes Oath in Bihar Assembly After Poll Win

JD(U) MLA Anant Singh took his oath in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha after being released from Beur Jail, where he was held in connection with a murder case. He won the Mokama assembly seat by a significant margin against RJD's Veena Devi. The electoral battle in Mokama was centered around influential 'bahubali' figures like Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh. The 2025 Bihar polls saw a historic landslide for the NDA, which secured 202 out of 243 seats.

Key Points: Bihar MLA Anant Singh Takes Oath After Jail Release

  • Oath taken after release from jail
  • Victory from Mokama assembly seat
  • Arrest linked to Dularchand Yadav murder case
  • NDA's historic win in Bihar polls
  • Mokama's 'bahubali' political culture
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JD(U) MLA Anant Singh takes oath in Bihar Vidhan Sabha assembly

JD(U) MLA Anant Singh, jailed in a murder case, takes oath in Bihar assembly after winning Mokama seat. He touched CM Nitish Kumar's feet, declaring innocence.

"I am innocent, I will get justice. - Anant Singh"

Patna, February 3

Anant Singh, Janta Dal MLA from Mokama, on Tuesday, took oath as the MLA in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha assembly. Before taking the oath, he touched Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feet and took his blessings.

He had been unable to take his oath earlier due to his incarceration in Beur Jail following his arrest on November 1, 2025, in connection with the Dularchand Yadav murder case.

Singh reached the Bihar Vidhan Sabha assembly in an ambulance from the Beur Jail to take the oath.

Speaking to the reporters, he said, "I am innocent, I will get justice."

Jailed Janata Dal (United) leader Anant Singh secured a victory from Mokama assembly constituency in Bihar's Patna district by a margin of 28,206 votes against the RJD candidate and Surajbhan Singh's wife, Veena Devi, who got 63,210 votes.

Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.

SSP said Anant Singh has been arrested along with two associates, Manikant Thakur and Ranjeet Ram. Singh was taken before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Patna.

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.

The electoral battle in Mokama Assembly constituency in Patna district, Bihar, was centred around two Bahubalis - Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh, who dominate the region's political narrative.

The NDA registered a historic landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls, winning 202 of the 243 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan managed to secure only 35 seats. The ruling alliance secured a three-fourths majority in the 243-member Bihar Assembly, marking the second time the NDA crossed the 200-seat mark in state polls. In 2010, it had won 206 seats.

In the NDA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 89 seats, Janata Dal (United) won 85, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) won 19, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAMS) won five, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha won four seats.

Among opposition parties, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won 25 seats, the Indian National Congress six, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) [CPI(ML)(L)] two, the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) one, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] one seat.

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) secured five seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won one seat.

The Bihar assembly elections were held in two phases on November 6 and 11. Bihar recorded a historic 67.13 per cent voter turnout, the highest since 1951, with women voters outpacing men (71.6 per cent vs 62.8 per cent).

- ANI

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Priya S
The image of him touching Nitish Kumar's feet before the oath is so powerful. In our culture, we respect our elders and leaders for blessings, regardless of the situation. The law will take its own course, but the people of Mokama have spoken clearly.
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Rohit P
Winning by 28,000 votes from inside a jail! This shows the disconnect between the legal system and ground-level political reality. The high voter turnout, especially among women, is the real story here. Bihar's democracy is vibrant, if complicated.
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Sarah B
As an observer from outside, this is fascinating. An ambulance from jail to the assembly to take oath? It reads like a political drama script. Hope justice is served properly in the murder case, irrespective of his political position.
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Vikram M
Mokama's politics has always been like this. People vote for the person they believe can get things done for them, not necessarily the one with a clean image. Anant Singh has a strong local connect. The NDA wave just helped him.
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Kavya N
With all due respect, this is embarrassing for our democracy. A murder accused taking oath as an MLA? The system allows it, but it doesn't feel right. We need stricter laws to prevent such scenarios. The focus should be on governance, not symbolism.
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Michael C

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