Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Godda (Bihar) was won by Jagdambi Prasad Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 79,892 votes over Suraj Mandal. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Godda, Bihar, from 1962 to 1999.
Full Election History, 1962–1999
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Prabhudayal Himmatsingka
Indian National Congress
78,558
42.7%
Mohan Singh Oberoi (Janata Party)
19,585 (10.6 pts)
1967
P. H. Singhka
Indian National Congress
81,560
38.2%
S. Tulsiyan (Bharatiya Jana Sangh)
21,862 (10.2 pts)
1971
Jagdish N. Mandal
Indian National Congress
91,549
47.6%
Prabhudayal Himat Singhka (Congress (O))
48,141 (25.1 pts)
1977
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Lok Dal
250,749
70.0%
Jagdish N. Mandal (Indian National Congress)
158,991 (44.4 pts)
1980
Samin Udin
Congress (I)
127,223
36.6%
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav (Janata Party)
30,342 (8.7 pts)
1984
Saminuddin
Indian National Congress
192,465
45.4%
Falguni Prasad Yaddav (Bharatiya Janata Party)
120,373 (28.4 pts)
1989
Janardhan Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
308,134
54.2%
Suraj Mandal (JMM)
181,433 (31.9 pts)
1991
Suraj Mandal
JMM
259,348
49.1%
Janardan Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party)
104,148 (19.7 pts)
1996
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
222,866
35.9%
Salauddin Ansari (Janata Dal)
56,185 (9.0 pts)
1998
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
334,015
47.1%
Suraj Mandal (JMM)
75,680 (10.7 pts)
1999
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
221,191
34.9%
Suraj Mandal (JMM)
79,892 (12.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhudayal Himmatsingka
Indian National Congress
78,558
42.7%
Mohan Singh Oberoi
Janata Party
58,973
32.0%
Ram Nandan Prasad
Swatantra Party
20,694
11.2%
Ajoy Chandra Choudhury
Communist Party of India
18,680
10.2%
Kanhu Kisku
Independent
7,099
3.9%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. H. Singhka
Indian National Congress
81,560
38.2%
S. Tulsiyan
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
59,698
28.0%
G. P. Sah
Independent
28,304
13.3%
N. C. Suman
Praja Socialist Party
28,110
13.2%
P. Kisku
Independent
15,755
7.4%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jagdish N. Mandal
Indian National Congress
91,549
47.6%
Prabhudayal Himat Singhka
Congress (O)
43,408
22.6%
Sahebram Marandi
Independent
18,669
9.7%
Parmeshwar Ram Bhagat
PHJ
17,325
9.0%
Hemant Kumar Jha
Independent
12,033
6.3%
Jaglal Roy
JKP
9,185
4.8%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Lok Dal
250,749
70.0%
Jagdish N. Mandal
Indian National Congress
91,758
25.6%
Baikunth Jha
Independent
6,369
1.8%
Subodh Jha
Independent
5,375
1.5%
Ahmad Ali
PHJ
3,905
1.1%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Samin Udin
Congress (I)
127,223
36.6%
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Janata Party
96,881
27.9%
Basudeo Yadav
Communist Party of India
57,696
16.6%
Muhammad Jamiruddin
Independent
32,856
9.5%
Kamla Kant Sinha
Janata Party (Secular)
17,229
5.0%
Shambhu Sharan Singh
Independent
5,518
1.6%
Baikunth Jha
Independent
4,268
1.2%
Shambhu Prasad Jha
Independent
1,882
0.5%
Bannalal Khemani
JKD
1,669
0.5%
Yasoda Dulal Sinha
Independent
1,232
0.4%
S. M. Asif
Independent
1,101
0.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Saminuddin
Indian National Congress
192,465
45.4%
Falguni Prasad Yaddav
Bharatiya Janata Party
72,092
17.0%
Suraj Mandal
JMM
69,068
16.3%
Vasudeo Yadav
Communist Party of India
61,939
14.6%
Vijoy Kumar Anand
LKD
7,036
1.7%
Rajiuddin
Independent
5,440
1.3%
Ram Sevak Ram
Independent
4,207
1.0%
Vaikunth Jha
Independent
3,322
0.8%
Shiv Jatan Kissku
Independent
3,156
0.7%
Rajendra Mahto
Independent
1,986
0.5%
Raghunath Gupta
Independent
1,906
0.4%
Nasirudin
Independent
1,268
0.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Janardhan Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
308,134
54.2%
Suraj Mandal
JMM
126,701
22.3%
Salauddin
Indian National Congress
120,479
21.2%
Virendra Prasad Sinha
JNP (JP)
2,685
0.5%
Gyarsi Lal Sharma
Independent
1,966
0.3%
Govind Rabidas
Independent
1,929
0.3%
Nasiruddin
Independent
1,790
0.3%
Rajendra Mahto
AMB
1,708
0.3%
Niranjan Bhokta
DDP
1,396
0.2%
Budhinath Choudhary
Independent
696
0.1%
Gupta Shyam Sunder
Independent
571
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Suraj Mandal
JMM
259,348
49.1%
Janardan Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
155,200
29.4%
Manazrul Haque
Indian National Congress
86,699
16.4%
Ashok Kumar Singh
Janata Party
9,092
1.7%
Manohar Singh
Independent
3,327
0.6%
Sanjoy Suman
Independent
2,729
0.5%
Govind Ravidas
Independent
1,814
0.3%
Mahesh Kumar Sinha
Independent
1,137
0.2%
Govind Sah
Independent
1,125
0.2%
Shailendra Kumar Lakhpuria
Independent
1,085
0.2%
Khlil
Independent
945
0.2%
Govind Mandal
Independent
853
0.2%
Vijay Kumar Jha
Independent
777
0.1%
Rajendra Mahto
AMB
640
0.1%
Nizamuddin
Independent
534
0.1%
Shiv Murmu
Independent
508
0.1%
Naresh Paswan
Independent
502
0.1%
Zakir Hussain
Independent
461
0.1%
Safik Mian
Independent
421
0.1%
Abdul Rahim
Independent
387
0.1%
Fodar Mani Singh
Independent
238
0.0%
Apna Kisku
Independent
173
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
222,866
35.9%
Salauddin Ansari
Janata Dal
166,681
26.8%
Suraj Mandal
JMM
123,848
19.9%
Furkan Ansari
Indian National Congress
62,688
10.1%
Panchanand Thakur
Independent
15,981
2.6%
Prabhas Kumar
Independent
9,749
1.6%
Nawal Kishore Singh
Independent
7,877
1.3%
Rajendra Mahto
Independent
2,156
0.3%
Dinesh Mishra
Independent
960
0.2%
Dashrath Soren
Independent
943
0.2%
Jai Krishna Yadav
Independent
919
0.1%
Kalamuddin Ansari
Independent
871
0.1%
Nazimudin
Independent
845
0.1%
Jahangir
Independent
693
0.1%
Sujit Kr. Yadav
Independent
560
0.1%
Hemlal Soren
Independent
541
0.1%
Kausal Kishore Mishra
Independent
514
0.1%
Sitaram Raout
Independent
513
0.1%
Raviran Singh
Independent
451
0.1%
Indra Deo Roy
Independent
411
0.1%
Mazid
Independent
355
0.1%
Jai Prakash Singh
Independent
346
0.1%
Badrinath Choudhary
Independent
325
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
334,015
47.1%
Suraj Mandal
JMM
258,335
36.5%
Abutalib Ansari
Janata Dal
79,390
11.2%
Enamul Haque
Independent
26,243
3.7%
Faiyaz
Samajwadi Party
8,460
1.2%
Sanjay Kumar Sidhartha
AJBP
2,251
0.3%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
Bharatiya Janata Party
221,191
34.9%
Suraj Mandal
JMM
141,299
22.3%
Furkan Ansari
Indian National Congress
108,852
17.2%
Sanjay Kumar
Communist Party of India
86,430
13.6%
Javed Iqbal Ansari
Rashtriya Janata Dal
60,094
9.5%
Tripurari Mehta
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,898
1.1%
Janardan Yadav
Independent
6,591
1.0%
Hari Shankar Singh
AJBP
2,201
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Godda has been contested at 11 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party, JMM.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Godda in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Godda, Bihar, in 1999 with 221,191 votes (34.9%), a margin of 79,892 votes over Suraj Mandal.
Which parties have won Godda since 1962?
Since 1962, Godda has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, JMM.
What was the closest result in Godda?
The closest result on record for Godda was 1980, when Congress (I) beat Janata Party by just 30,342 votes (8.7 percentage points).