Godda is an assembly constituency in the state of Jharkhand, located in Godda district. In the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections, the voter turnout in Godda Assembly Constituency was recorded at an impressive 69.67 percent.


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The Godda constituency witnessed a contest between several prominent candidates, including Amit Kumar Mandal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sanjay Prasad Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), along with several independent candidates.



In the 2019 Assembly elections, Amit Kumar Mandal of the BJP had emerged victorious, defeating Sanjay Prasad Yadav of the RJD by a margin of 4,512 votes.


Godda Assembly constituency is a part of the Godda Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Nishikant Dubey, the BJP candidate, retained his seat by defeating Smt. Deepika Pandey Singh of the Indian National Congress with a significant margin of 1,01,813 votes.



8.01 am: Counting Begins


8.56 am: As we await the first result trends from the Godda constituency, let’s take a look at the candidates competing in this election. Amit Kumar Mandal, the BJP candidate, secured victory in this seat during the 2019 elections.


9.44 am: Here's a look out who's constesting this time around:

Amit Kumar Mandal (BJP), Shree Ram Turi (BSP), Ranjit Kumar (ASPKR), Gyaneshwar Jha (JJP), Parimal Kumar Thakur (JKLKM), Balram Paswan (PPI(D)), Sanjay Prasad Yadav (RJD), Noor Hasan (SAP), Raju Kumar (SUCI), Dilip Kumar Sah (Independent), Niranjan Prasad Yadav (Independent), Prakhar Kumar (Independent), Shambhu Pandit (Independent), Shahid Raja (Independent), Hem Kant Thakur (Independent)


10.13 am: In the 2019 Assembly election, Amit Kumar Mandal from the BJP defeated Sanjay Prasad Yadav of the RJD.


11.03 am: The voter turnout for the 2024 Godda elections was 69.67%.


11.34 am: BJP candidate Amit Kumar Mandal currently ahead of SUCI candidate Raju Kumar as counting continues in Godda.


12.09 pm: RJD candidate Sanjay Prasad Yadav is leading from the Godda seat by 21249 votes against BJP candidate Amit Kumar Mandal. Sanjay has got 48726 votes while Mandal polled 27477 votes. 


1, 29 pm: RJD's Sanjay Prasad Yadav has maintained their lead in Godda. Right now, Sanjay Prasad Yadav has polled 45863 votes and is leading over BJP candidate Amit Kumar Mandal, who has polled 22708 votes.


2.10 pm: JLKM Candidate Parimal Kumar Thakur is ranked third.


5.02pm: RJD Candidate Sanjay Prasad Yadav wins