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:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
13 Madhupur None Deoghar
15 Deoghar SC Deoghar
12 Jarmundi None Dumka
16 Poreyahat None Godda
17 Godda None Godda
18 Mahagama None Godda

Members of Parliament

SI No. Year Name Party
1. 1962 Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka Indian National Congress
2. 1967 Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka Indian National Congress
3. 1971 Jagdish Mandal Indian National Congress
4. 1977 Jagdambi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Lok Dal
5. 1980 Maulana Saminuddin Indian National Congress (Indira)
6. 1984 Maulana Saminuddin Indian National Congress
7. 1989 Janardan Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
8. 1991 Suraj Mandal Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
9. 1996 Jagdambi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
10. 1998 Jagdambi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
11. 1999 Jagdambi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
12. 2002
(By Poll)
Pradeep Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
13. 2004 Furkan Ansari Indian National Congress
14. 2009 Nishikant Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party
15. 2014 Nishikant Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party
16. 2019 Nishikant Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2019 Indian general elections: Godda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nishikant Dubey 6,37,610 53.4 +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 1,84,227 15.43 +9.65
Turnout 11,94,343 69.57
BJP hold Swing
2014 Indian general elections: Godda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nishikant Dubey 3,80,500 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 60,682 5.78
Turnout 10,49,642 65.98
BJP hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.

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