# Godda Lok Sabha constituency

Godda Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers the entire Godda district and parts of Deoghar and Dumka districts.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Godda Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 12 | Jarmundi | Dumka | Devendra Kunwar | BJP | BJP |
| 13 | Madhupur | Deoghar | Hafizul Hasan | JMM | INC |
| 15 | Deoghar (SC) | Deoghar | Suresh Paswan | RJD | BJP |
| 16 | Poreyahat | Godda | Pradeep Yadav | INC | BJP |
| 17 | Godda | Godda | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | RJD | BJP |
| 18 | Mahagama | Godda | Dipika Pandey Singh | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Jagdish Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Maulana Saminuddin | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Maulana Salahuddin | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Janardan Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Suraj Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1996 | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002^ | Pradeep Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Furkan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Nishikant Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Nishikant Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Nishikant Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Nishikant Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Nishikant Dubey | 693,140 | 49.57 |
| | INC | Pradeep Yadav | 5,91,327 | 42.29 |
| | Independent | Uday Shankar Khaware | 26,837 | 1.92 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,361 | 0.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,01,813 | 7.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,98,204 | 68.54 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Nishikant Dubey | 637,610 | 53.40 | +17.15 |
| | JVM(P) | Pradeep Yadav | 4,53,383 | 37.97 | +19.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 18,683 | 1.56 | |
| | BSP | Zafffar Obaid | 17,583 | 1.47 | |
| | Independent | K. Rangaiah | 16,456 | 1.38 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,84,227 | 15.43 | +9.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,94,343 | 69.57 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Nishikant Dubey | 380,500 | 36.25 |
| | INC | Furkan Ansari | 3,19,818 | 30.47 |
| | JVM(P) | Pradeep Yadav | 1,93,506 | 18.44 |
| | AITC | Damodar Singh | 28,246 | 2.69 |
| | Independent | Sunil Kumar Gupta | 22,349 | 2.13 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 12,410 | 1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,682 | 5.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,49,642 | 65.98 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |