BJP wins in Godda by 4,512 votes: Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019

Amit Kumar Mandal of BJP beats RJD's Sanjay Prasad Yadav in Godda

BJP won Godda, defeating second-placed RJD by 4512 votes. It had also won Godda in the previous election, and retained the seat with a narrow margin.

Godda is in the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand. It is a predominantly rural constituency.

Amit Kumar Mandal of the BJP received 45.7% of the vote, compared to 43.4% of the RJD's Sanjay Prasad Yadav. BJP's voteshare fell by 3.8% from 2014, while RJD's voteshare increased by 13.5%.

The constituency saw a 2-cornered contest, with Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal all getting a voteshare of 10% of more.

Party	Name	Votes	Vote (%)	Party Voteshare Change
Bharatiya Janata Party	Amit Kumar Mandal	87578	45.7%	-3.8%
Rashtriya Janata Dal	Sanjay Prasad Yadav	83066	43.4%	+13.5%
Janata Dal (United)	Ravindra Mahto	6417	3.4%	+3.4%
None of the Above	Nota	2731	1.4%	+1.4%
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)	Phool Kumari	1728	0.9%	-3.1%
Peace Party	Noor Hassan	1708	0.9%	+0.9%
AJSU Party	Awadhesh Kumar Singh	1596	0.8%	+0.8%
Aam Aadmi Party	Rabindra Shankar Mishra	1019	0.5%	+0.5%
Bahujan Samaj Party	Pradip Kumar Pandit	985	0.5%	-0.3%
Nationalist Congress Party	Babita Devi	899	0.5%	+0.5%
Independent	Pritam Singh	895	0.5%	-
Amra Bangalee	Anil Kumar Mahto	834	0.4%	+0.4%
Independent	Ritesh Singh	813	0.4%	-
Independent	Pritam Kumar Gadia	624	0.3%	-
Jagrook Janta Party	Gyaneshwar Jha	585	0.3%	+0.3%