India, Nov. 15 -- Nearly a fortnight after his arrest in connection with the murder of a Jan Suraaj Party supporter during the poll campaign, Janata Dal (United) strongman Anant Singh on Friday won the assembly poll from Mokama constituency for the sixth straight time - his third consecutive win while contesting from behind bars. Popular in his constituency as "Chhote Sarkar", Singh is among 11 of the 20 bahubali leaders or their relatives to win the Bihar polls, data from the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows.

Singh, who was arrested early on November 2 in connection with the murder of another strongman Dularchand Yadav during the poll campaign, defeated RJD's Veena Devi, wife of local gangster-turned-former lawmaker Surajbhan Si...