# Poreyahat Assembly constituency

Poreyahat is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Currently MLA from this seat is pradeep yadav of Indian National Congress

## Overview

Poreyahat Assembly constituency covers: Poreyahat Police Station in Godda district, Sarayiahat Police Station in Dumka district and Burhikura, Dammajhilua, Sandmara, Nonbatta, Makhni, Pathra and Punsiya gram panchayats of Godda Police Station in Godda district.
Poreyahat Assembly constituency is part of Godda (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1957: see Poreyahat cum Jarmundi constituency ||||
| 1957-62: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1962 | Jadunandan Murmu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | M. Murmu | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1969 | Edward Marandi | Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand |
| 1972 | Prithwi Chand Kisku | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kamlakant Prasad Sinha | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Suraj Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1985 | Suraj Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1990 | Suraj Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 1995 | Prashant Kumar Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2000 | Pradeep Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2003^ | Prashant Kumar Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2005 | Pradeep Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Pradeep Yadav | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2014 | Pradeep Yadav | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2019 | Pradeep Yadav | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2024 | Pradeep Yadav | Indian National Congress |
^by-election

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pradeep Yadav | 117,842 | 52.90% | New |
| | BJP | Devendranath Singh | 83,712 | 37.58% | 3.78 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Pandit | 3,665 | 1.65% | New |
| | CPI | Ram Chandra Hembrom | 3,318 | 1.49% | New |
| | JLKM | Praween Kumar | 3,316 | 1.49% | New |
| | BSP | Sanjay Yadav | 1,654 | 0.74% | 0.13 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,761 | 2.14% | 0.51 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,130 | 15.32% | 8.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,22,763 | 70.26% | 1.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,17,044 | | 15.43 |
| | INC gain from JVM(P) | INC gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 11.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Pradeep Yadav | 77,358 | 41.00% | 5.49 |
| | BJP | Gajadhar Singh | 63,761 | 33.80% | 4.47 |
| | JMM | Ashok Kumar | 34,745 | 18.42% | 6.39 |
| | Independent | Simon Marandi | 3,061 | 1.62% | New |
| | Bharatiya National Janta Dal | Muhammad Ansari | 1,833 | 0.97% | New |
| | Bhartiya Dalit Party | Sanjay Kumar Sinha | 1,648 | 0.87% | New |
| | BSP | Umesh Mishra | 1,639 | 0.87% | 1.52 |
| | NOTA | Nota | 3,078 | 1.63% | 0.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,597 | 7.21% | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,88,662 | 68.69% | 0.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,74,662 | | 4.37 |
| | JVM(P) hold | JVM(P) hold | Swing | 5.49 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Pradeep Yadav | 64,036 | 35.51% | 12.66 |
| | BJP | Devendranath Singh | 52,878 | 29.33% | 12.00 |
| | JMM | Ashok Kumar | 44,737 | 24.81% | 2.98 |
| | BSP | Neebha Jaiswal | 4,314 | 2.39% | New |
| | Independent | Divyandu Shekhar | 2,473 | 1.37% | New |
| | Independent | Kishor Kisku | 2,039 | 1.13% | New |
| | Independent | Dinesh Mandal | 1,402 | 0.78% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,210 | 1.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,158 | 6.19% | 20.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,80,315 | 68.52% | 5.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,63,155 | | 19.72 |
| | JVM(P) hold | JVM(P) hold | Swing | 12.66 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Pradeep Yadav | 67,105 | 48.18% | New |
| | JMM | Suraj Mandal | 30,401 | 21.83% | 13.08 |
| | BJP | Prashant Kumar | 24,133 | 17.33% | 35.23 |
| | Loktantrik Samata Dal | Khagendra Prasad Mahto | 3,779 | 2.71% | New |
| | RJD | Buniya Devi | 2,655 | 1.91% | New |
| | Independent | Hemant Kumar Yadav | 2,267 | 1.63% | New |
| | Independent | Lakshmikant Yadav | 1,555 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,704 | 26.35% | 8.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,286 | 63.37% | 1.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,19,806 | | 0.89 |
| | JVM(P) gain from BJP | JVM(P) gain from BJP | Swing | 4.38 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pradeep Yadav | 72,342 | 52.56% | 7.63 |
| | JMM | Prashant Kumar | 48,050 | 34.91% | 10.48 |
| | SP | Anand Kumar | 3,693 | 2.68% | New |
| | UGDP | Kundan Kumar Lal | 3,344 | 2.43% | New |
| | BSP | Deolal Hemram | 3,242 | 2.36% | 1.31 |
| | Independent | Sheela Devi Urf Shail Devi | 2,116 | 1.54% | New |
| | AJSU | Lamvodar Darwe | 1,280 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,292 | 17.65% | 17.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,37,635 | 62.06% | 6.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,21,773 | | 17.46 |
| | BJP gain from JMM | BJP gain from JMM | Swing | 7.17 | |

### Assembly By-election 2003

2003 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Prashant Kumar | 58,924 | 45.39% | 16.36 |
| | BJP | Ajit Kumar | 58,316 | 44.93% | 0.99 |
| | BSP | B. Prasad Singh | 4,755 | 3.66% | 2.29 |
| | Independent | Sanjeev Mirdha | 1,713 | 1.32% | New |
| | Independent | Karulal Singh | 953 | 0.73% | New |
| | Independent | Srikant Bagwe | 942 | 0.73% | New |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Dal | Aniruddh Sah | 858 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 608 | 0.47% | 14.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,803 | 68.75% | 3.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,88,804 | | 0.41 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 1.46 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Poreyahat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pradeep Yadav | 54,287 | 43.93% | New |
| | JMM | Prashant Kumar | 35,874 | 29.03% | New |
| | INC | Rajesh Kumar Sah | 14,083 | 11.40% | New |
| | RJD | Phani Bhushan Yadav | 7,922 | 6.41% | New |
| | SP | Suraj Mandal | 5,158 | 4.17% | New |
| | CPI | Hem Kant Yadav | 3,061 | 2.48% | New |
| | BSP | Anjani Devi | 1,700 | 1.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,413 | 14.90% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,23,567 | 66.78% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,88,025 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |