Bagodar seat is also included in the 81 assembly seats of Jharkhand. Last Assembly Election held in 2014 where total vote percentage was 66.72%. The total number of voters were 288070, out of which male voters were 151700 and female voters were 136370. Incumbent MLA NAGENDRA MAHTO contested from BJP party and got 74898 votes from total votes polled and won the election.