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

Election results

Indian general election, 2014: Godda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Nishikant Dubey 3,80,500 36.25
INC Furkan Ansari 3,19,818 30.47
JVM(P) Pradip Yadav 1,93,506 18.44
Trinamool Congress 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 10,49,442 65.97
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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