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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2014

Godda

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

RAGHU NANDAN MANDAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.7%RJD 29.4%13 others 21.8%
Votes
87,158
48.7% share
Winning margin
34,486
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,70,793

Godda is a safe seat — RAGHU NANDAN MANDAL won by 19.3%.

Seat history

6 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHU NANDAN MANDAL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
87,15848.7%
2
SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
RJD
UPA
52,67229.4%
3
RAJESH KUMAR SAH
JMM
UPA
17,3299.7%
4
SANJEEV ANAND
JVM
6,9943.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,8891.6%
6
BINDESHWARI PRASAD SAH
IND
2,6781.5%
7
HASINA ANSARI
IND
1,6600.9%
8
VIVEKA NAND MISHRA
BSP
BSP
1,3460.8%
9
ARBIND RAMDAS
IND
1,1610.7%
10
MANOJ KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1500.6%
11
HEM KANT THAKUR
IND
1,1010.6%
12
RAMDEV RAY
IND
1,0890.6%
13
NIRANJAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
7430.4%
14
UMESH MAHTO
MCO
5130.3%
15
KIRANI MANJHI
BMUP
4330.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 2.4% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
38th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
48th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.7%RJD 29.4%JMM 9.7%OTH 10.6%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.28 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,13,551
Density
580 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,266 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population21.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Muslim 22.0%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity17.2%
Sanitation10.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.2%
Children fully vaccinated63.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.3%
Women literate46.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.5%
Clean cooking fuel19.7%
Health insurance45.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tasar Silk

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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