Updated: Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:21 (IST) The families of Anant Singh and Veena Singh are face to face again in Mokama. This contest reflects the political history of the Mokama assembly seat, where these two powerful families have dominated for a long time. The public is eager to see who will emerge victorious this time. Anant Singh vs Veena Singh in Mokama. File photo Vidya Sagar, Patna. Mokama assembly constituency is in the headlines again. This time too, the competition is between two powerful families. NDA has named former JDU MP Anant Singh as its candidate, while the grand alliance has placed its bets on former RJD MP Suraj Bhan Singh’s wife and former MP Veena Singh. Both the candidates are campaigning with full enthusiasm. Remove Advertisement Only Read News Campaign vehicles roam from town to town with songs and populist slogans. Speeches and promises of prominent leaders of parties are shown on LED screens on small trucks. Looks like the competition is close between Anant Singh and Veena Singh. At the same time, Jan Suraj candidate Piyush Pratyush is also in the fray. The Mokama seat has been mainly under the influence of the Anant Singh family for the past 30 years. Anant Singh’s elder brother Dilip Singh won in 1990 and 1995. In 2000, Surajbhan Singh won by defeating Dilip Singh. Anant Singh was MLA continuously from 2005 to 2020, while his wife Neelam Devi won on RJD ticket in 2022 by-election. Now after 25 years, the same two families are pitted against each other again. Despite light rain on Friday, election activity continued. The crowds in the markets were less than normal, but police patrols were increased. On Thursday, people discussed among themselves the killing of Jan Suraj supporter Ramdular Yadav, although no one wanted to speak openly. Campaign vehicles were also less visible and those seen were only from JDU and RJD. Mohan Kumar of Sultanpur says, a lot has changed in 20 years, but the old prosperity of Mokama has not returned. People migrate because of closed factories. Chandan Kumar of Shivnar village says Mokama, which is called Mini Kolkata, has now become a symbol of unemployment. At the same time, Mohan Sharma of Ghoswari, while showing the broken walls of Bharat Wagon Factory, said that the government had built roads and drains but did not pay attention to jobs. At a tea shop, Manorama Devi tells Indu Devi that they are going to start poultry farming with the ten thousand rupees each received from the livelihood scheme. On the voting question, she laughs and says, wherever the family members ask, they will vote only there. He is the one who knows good and bad. Sangeet Kumar, a farmer from Gonauli village, says the problem of the Lang area comes up in every election, but the solution is never found. Wondering what to do. Major election issues of Mokama Rehabilitation of closed industries including Bharat Wagon, Jute Mill Permanent solution to waterlogging in Mokama Tall Freedom from unemployment Construction of modern hospital Construction of educational facility up to post graduate level Relief from jam in Mokama market Voters at a glance Voter details Category number Male 35, 51, Others 35, Others 2 Total voters 2,84,108 Gender ratio 890 MLAs from Mokama (1990–2022) Assembly Election Results – MLA History Year MLA Party 1990 Dilip Kumar Singh Janata Dal 1995 Dilip Kumar Singh Janata Dal 2000 S0ing Suraj Independent AnF 2 S0bhan Independent Suraj Singh JDU 2005 (October) Anant Kumar Singh JDU 2010 Anant Kumar Singh JDU 2015 Anant Kumar Singh Independent 2020 Anant Kumar Singh RJD 2022 (By-election) Neelam Devi RJD