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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1980
Godda
Winner — 1980
HEMANT KUMAR JHA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 46.4%JMM 40.6%6 others 13.0%
Votes
43,410
46.4% share
Winning margin
5,375
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,28,815
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMANT KUMAR JHA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 43,410 | 46.4% |
| 2 | SUMRIT MANDAL | 38,035 | 40.6% | |
| 3 | KHAGENDRA PD. THAKUR | Left | 4,804 | 5.1% |
| 4 | DHANANJAY MAHTO | JNP(SC) | 4,320 | 4.6% |
| 5 | SAYEED | JNP(JP) | 1,454 | 1.6% |
| 6 | VISHNU MANJHI | IND | 811 | 0.9% |
| 7 | VINAY KANT DUBEY | IND | 495 | 0.5% |
| 8 | LAKHAN MAHTON | BJP | 290 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.4%JMM 40.6%CPI 5.1%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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