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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 3 · 2019
Godda
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Nishikant Dubey
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.4%JVM 38.0%12 others 8.6%
Votes
6,37,610
53.4% share
Winning margin
1,84,227
15.4% of votes
Total votes cast
11,94,036
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nishikant Dubey | NDA (NDA) | 6,37,610 | 53.4% |
| 2 | Pradeep Yadav | JVM | 4,53,383 | 38.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 18,683 | 1.6% |
| 4 | Zaffar Obaid | 17,583 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | K. Rangaiah | IND | 16,456 | 1.4% |
| 6 | Birendra Kumar | IND | 13,613 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Mahesh Kumar Suman | IND | 10,354 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Asha Makade | PSPU | 6,580 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Madhusudan Ray | IND | 6,301 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Bajrangi Mahtha | BMUP | 3,023 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Jitendra Kumar Barnwal | IND | 2,982 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Murari Kapri | AAM | 2,627 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Anup Kumar Sinha | IND | 2,534 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Noor Hassan | RSPSR | 2,307 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 0.8% · max 15.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
5th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
14th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%JVM 38.0%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 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%
Figures are for Godda, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
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?
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