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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 2016 by-elections
Amit Kumar Mandal '"E"'
BJP 52.4%RJD 30.8%13 others 16.8%
Votes
83,987
52.4% share
Winning margin
34,551
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Godda is a safe seat — Amit Kumar Mandal '"E"' won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amit Kumar Mandal '"E"' | 83,987 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 49,436 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | Sanjiv Marik Yadav | 18,337 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Hasina Ansari | INDEPENDENT | 1,981 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Ashok Tiwari | INDEPENDENT | 1,210 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Dr. Shrilal Kisku | INDEPENDENT | 1,000 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Hasan | INDEPENDENT | 980 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar | 615 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | Kirani Manjhi | BMP | 608 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Rajesh Paswan | INDEPENDENT | 436 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Ritesh Singh | INDEPENDENT | 427 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Abdhesh Sah | INDEPENDENT | 366 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Dilip Kumar Jha | INDEPENDENT | 352 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Jay Prakash Prasad | INDEPENDENT | 339 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Prafull Kumar | INDEPENDENT | 311 | 0.2% |
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 (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 2.4% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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38th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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48th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.4%RJD 30.8%JMM 11.4%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
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