# Pakur Assembly constituency

Pakur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Overview

Pakur Assembly constituency covers: Pakur Police Station in Pakur district; and Barharwa Police Station in Sahibganj district.
Pakur Assembly constituency is part of Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Jyotirmoyee Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Ram Charan Kisku (Pakur Damin constituency) | Jharkhand Party |
| 1957 | Jyotirmoyee Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Jitu Kisku | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Prasunandu Chandra Pandey | Janata Party |
| 1967 | B. N. Jha | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1969 | Syed Md. Jafar Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Syed Md. Jafar Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Haji Md. Ainul Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Abdul Hakim | Communist Party of India |
| 1985 | Haji Md. Ainul Haque | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Beni Prasad Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Beni Prasad Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Alamgir Alam | Indian National Congress |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Alamgir Alam | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Aquil Akhtar | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2014 | Alamgir Alam | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Alamgir Alam | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Nisat Alam | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Pakur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nisat Alam | 155,827 | 52.27% | 0.41 |
| | AJSU | Azhar Islam | 69,798 | 23.41% | 7.46 |
| | SP | Aquil Akhtar | 47,039 | 15.78% | New |
| | Independent | Mukesh Kumar Shukla | 6,248 | 2.10% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Sk Saifuddin | 3,652 | 1.23% | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Md Hanif | 3,174 | 1.06% | New |
| | Independent | Asraful Shekh | 2,804 | 0.94% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,181 | 0.73% | 0.34 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 86,029 | 28.86% | 2.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,98,116 | 76.40% | 0.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,90,206 | | 21.89 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.41 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Pakur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Alamgir Alam | 128,218 | 51.86% | 16.45 |
| | BJP | Veni Prasad Gupta | 63,110 | 25.53% | 1.87 |
| | AJSU | Aquil Akhtar | 39,444 | 15.95% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Mohammad Iqbal | 3,394 | 1.37% | 0.82 |
| | Independent | Alfred Edward Soren | 3,073 | 1.24% | New |
| | AITC | Asraful Shekh | 1,886 | 0.76% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Qamruddin Ansari | 1,874 | 0.76% | 0.42 |
| | NOTA | Nota | 2,644 | 1.07% | 0.17 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 65,108 | 26.34% | 18.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,47,227 | 77.23% | 3.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,20,122 | | 9.85 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 16.45 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Pakur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Alamgir Alam | 83,338 | 35.41% | 1.97 |
| | JMM | Akil Akhtar | 65,272 | 27.73% | 9.06 |
| | BJP | Ranjit Kumar Tiwary | 64,479 | 27.40% | 9.81 |
| | CPI(M) | Krishna Kant Mandal | 5,170 | 2.20% | 1.08 |
| | Independent | Shyam Chand Mandal | 2,952 | 1.25% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Asmannara Khatun | 2,776 | 1.18% | New |
| | Independent | Anand Turi | 1,553 | 0.66% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,920 | 1.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,066 | 7.68% | 4.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,35,344 | 80.76% | 8.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,91,418 | | 25.12 |
| | INC gain from JMM | INC gain from JMM | Swing | 1.39 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Pakur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Aquil Akhtar | 62,246 | 36.80% | New |
| | INC | Alamgir Alam | 56,570 | 33.44% | 14.65 |
| | BJP | Sanjeev Kumar | 29,748 | 17.59% | 13.26 |
| | CPI(M) | Md. Sabiruddin | 5,550 | 3.28% | 6.62 |
| | Independent | Beni Prasad Gupta | 3,854 | 2.28% | New |
| | Independent | Shiv Charan Hansda | 3,557 | 2.10% | New |
| | RJD | Md. Muslim Hussain | 1,919 | 1.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,676 | 3.36% | 13.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,149 | 72.63% | 5.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,32,903 | | 5.41 |
| | JMM gain from INC | JMM gain from INC | Swing | 11.30 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Pakur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Alamgir Alam | 71,736 | 48.10% | 4.15 |
| | BJP | Beni Prasad Gupta | 46,000 | 30.84% | 0.44 |
| | CPI(M) | Mohammad Iqbal | 14,773 | 9.91% | 6.85 |
| | SP | Shahnaz Begum | 7,030 | 4.71% | New |
| | Independent | Shyam Chand Mandal | 2,459 | 1.65% | New |
| | BSP | Hari Gopal Das | 1,599 | 1.07% | 0.08 |
| | JDP | Betka Marandi | 1,291 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,736 | 17.26% | 4.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,49,146 | 67.50% | 4.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,20,945 | | 23.84 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.15 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Pakur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Alamgir Alam | 49,218 | 43.95% | New |
| | BJP | Veni Prasad Gupta | 35,033 | 31.28% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Mohammad Iqbal | 18,767 | 16.76% | New |
| | JMM | Shyam Yadav | 6,706 | 5.99% | New |
| | BSP | Md. Equbal | 1,108 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,185 | 12.67% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,986 | 63.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,78,407 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |