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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1985
Godda
Winner — 1985
SUMRIT MANDAL
JMM 42.1%INC 41.3%8 others 16.6%
Votes
33,739
42.1% share
Winning margin
638
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.6%
of 1,39,092
Godda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 638 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMRIT MANDAL | 33,739 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | HEMANT KU. JHA | INC | 33,101 | 41.3% |
| 3 | NALINI SAHAY | Left | 7,672 | 9.6% |
| 4 | VAIKUNTH PD. YADAV | BJP | 2,967 | 3.7% |
| 5 | VAIKUNTH NATH MISHRA | Janata | 750 | 0.9% |
| 6 | DIJ PAD MANDAL | IND | 575 | 0.7% |
| 7 | UPENDRA MANJHI | IND | 492 | 0.6% |
| 8 | HEM KANT THAKUR | IND | 362 | 0.5% |
| 9 | BISHESHWAR MANJHI | IND | 305 | 0.4% |
| 10 | ANUP LAL PRASAD | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
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
lean0.8%
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
JMM 42.1%INC 41.3%CPI 9.6%OTH 7.0%
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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