Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2005
Manohar Kumar Tekariwal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Godda Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2005 state assembly election, securing 43,728 votes (32.00% vote share). The runner-up was Sanjay Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 30,639 votes.
A total of 33 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manohar Kumar Tekariwal | 43728 | 32.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | 30639 | 22.40% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Rajnish Anand | 23877 | 17.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Prem Nandan Kumar | 19290 | 14.10% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 5 | Ram Pratap Narayan | 4057 | 3.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Dukh Mochan Chaudhary | 2600 | 1.90% | All Jharkhand Students Union |
| 7 | Deoraj Dubey | 1817 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Sumant Singh | 869 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Johan Lal Kisku | 824 | 0.60% | Jharkhand People's Party |
| 10 | Baikunth Prasad Yadav | 748 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Shyam Sundar Mandal | 590 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Taliw Ansari | 569 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Kirtan Prasad Singh | 506 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Prejesh Kumar | 489 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Hari Prasad Mahto | 484 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 16 | Anil Tiwari | 451 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Nakul Roy | 441 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Upendra Manjhi | 436 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Vivekanand Kunwar | 420 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Jay Prakash Singh | 413 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 21 | Nilesh Kumar Misra | 403 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Hifhur Rahman | 369 | 0.30% | Indian Justice Party |
| 23 | Noor Hasan | 346 | 0.30% | Samata Party |
| 24 | Niranjan Bhagat | 331 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Sunil Chandra Mandal | 297 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 26 | Nasim Akhtar | 294 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 27 | Mehadi Hasan Kha | 285 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 28 | Rajendra Kumar Jha | 251 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 29 | Balram Yadav | 242 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 30 | Niranjan Yadav | 226 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 31 | Prem Shankar Jha | 215 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 32 | Mahendra Mandal | 163 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 154 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Godda constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2005 Assembly election, 33 candidates contested for this seat. Manohar Kumar Tekariwal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 43,728 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.