About Godda Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
A city in the district by the same name, Godda is represented by RJD. It is also the district headquarters. Sanjay Prasad Yadav of RJD won the 2009 assembly elections by defeating Raghu Nandan Mandal of BJP with a huge margin. BJP won the 2005 assembly elections. Yadav secured 43502 votes as against Mandal 's 34747 votes. Godda assembly constituency belongs to Godda Lok Sabha constituency. Godda had a population of 270,255 as per 2011 India census.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Godda Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Godda assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 17 | Godda | GEN | Raghu Nandan Mandal | M | BJP | 87158 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | M | RJD | 52672 |
| 2009 | 17 | Godda | GEN | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | M | RJD | 43502 | Raghu Nandan Mandal | M | BJP | 34747 |
| 2005 | 17 | Godda | GEN | Manohar Kumar Tekariwal | M | BJP | 43728 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | M | RJD | 30639 |