# Godda Assembly constituency

Godda Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Overview

Godda Assembly constituency covers: Godda Police Station (excluding Burhikura, Dammajhilua, Sandmara, Nonbatta, Makhni, Pathra and Punsiya gram panchayats) and Pathargama Police Station in Godda district.
Godda Assembly constituency is part of Godda (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Budhinath Kairav Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Babulal Tudu (Godda Damin constituency) | Jharkhand Party |
| 1957 | Manilal Yadav | Jharkhand Party |
| 1957 | Chunka Hembrom | Independent politician |
| 1962 | Deep Narain Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Deep Narain Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Hemant Kumar Jha | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Hemant Kumar Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Lakhan Mahto | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Hemant Kumar Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Sumrit Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1990 | Sumrit Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1995 | Rajnish Anand | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Manohar Kumar Tekariwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Raghu Nandan Mandal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Amit Kumar Mandal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 109,487 | 49.56% | 6.18 |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Mandal | 88,016 | 39.84% | 5.90 |
| | JLKM | Parimal Kumar Thakur | 9,237 | 4.18% | New |
| | Independent | Shahid Raja | 3,248 | 1.47% | New |
| | ASP(KR) | Ranjit Kumar | 1,530 | 0.69% | New |
| | BSP | Shree Ram Turi | 1,371 | 0.62% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,308 | 1.04% | 0.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,471 | 9.72% | 7.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,20,916 | 70.22% | 3.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,14,588 | | 9.03 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | 3.82 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Mandal | 87,578 | 45.74% | 6.63 |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 83,066 | 43.38% | 12.56 |
| | JD(U) | Ravindra Mahto | 6,417 | 3.35% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Phool Kumari | 1,728 | 0.90% | New |
| | PECP | Noor Hassan | 1,708 | 0.89% | New |
| | AJSU | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | 1,596 | 0.83% | New |
| | AAP | Rabindra Shankar Mishra | 1,019 | 0.53% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 2,731 | 1.43% | 0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,512 | 2.36% | 19.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,91,478 | 66.36% | 6.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,88,545 | | 7.22 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.63 | |

### Assembly By-election 2016

2016 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Amit Kumar Mandal | 83,987 | 52.37% | 3.67 |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 49,436 | 30.82% | 1.39 |
| | JMM | Sanjiv Marik Yadav | 18,337 | 11.43% | 1.75 |
| | Independent | Hasina Ansari | 1,981 | 1.24% | New |
| | Independent | Ashok Tiwari | 1,210 | 0.75% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,322 | 1.45% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,551 | 21.54% | 2.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,385 | 60.46% | 6.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,69,112 | | 0.62 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.67 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raghu Nandan Mandal | 87,158 | 48.70% | 23.89 |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 52,672 | 29.43% | 1.63 |
| | JMM | Rajesh Kumar Sah | 17,329 | 9.68% | 6.62 |
| | JVM(P) | Sanjeev Anand | 6,994 | 3.91% | 5.40 |
| | Independent | Bindeshwari Prasad Sah | 2,678 | 1.50% | New |
| | Independent | Hasina Ansari | 1,660 | 0.93% | New |
| | BSP | Viveka Nand Mishra | 1,346 | 0.75% | 3.39 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,889 | 1.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,486 | 19.27% | 13.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,78,980 | 66.09% | 7.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,70,793 | | 12.50 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 17.64 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 43,502 | 31.06% | 8.67 |
| | BJP | Raghu Nandan Mandal | 34,747 | 24.81% | 7.15 |
| | JMM | Manohar Kumar Tekriwal | 22,832 | 16.30% | 2.20 |
| | JVM(P) | Rajesh Kumar | 13,031 | 9.30% | New |
| | BSP | Suresh Kumar Mahto | 5,803 | 4.14% | 1.18 |
| | Independent | Mujiv Alam | 3,234 | 2.31% | New |
| | NCP | Kumar Jitendra | 1,687 | 1.20% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,755 | 6.25% | 3.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,40,057 | 58.18% | 0.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,40,715 | | 0.65 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | 0.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Kumar Tekariwal | 43,728 | 31.96% | 14.04 |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 30,639 | 22.39% | 0.91 |
| | INC | Rajnish Anand | 23,877 | 17.45% | 3.42 |
| | JMM | Prem Nandan Kumar | 19,290 | 14.10% | 1.40 |
| | BSP | Ram Pratap Narayan | 4,057 | 2.97% | New |
| | AJSU | Dukh Mochan Chaudhary | 2,600 | 1.90% | New |
| | Independent | Deoraj Dubey | 1,817 | 1.33% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,089 | 9.57% | 4.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,824 | 57.21% | 7.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,166 | | 16.97 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 8.65 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Godda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 30,774 | 23.30% | New |
| | BJP | Dukh Mochan Choudhary | 23,663 | 17.92% | New |
| | INC | Rajnis Anand | 18,522 | 14.03% | New |
| | SP | Raghu Nandan Mandal | 17,658 | 13.37% | New |
| | JMM | Prem Nandan Kumar | 16,774 | 12.70% | New |
| | CPI | Abdul Wahab | 13,930 | 10.55% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Haldhar Mandal | 6,338 | 4.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,111 | 5.39% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,049 | 65.61% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,04,474 | | |
| | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) |