Pakaur is assembly constituency number 5 in Jharkhand, in Sahibganj district, and one of the segments of the Rajmahal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Nisat Alam of the Indian National Congress won with 52.3% of the vote, 86,029 votes ahead of Azhar Islam (AJSUP).
- 01Nisat AlamINC1,55,82752.27%
- 02Azhar IslamAJSUP69,79823.41%
- 03Aquil AkhtarSP47,03915.78%
- 04Mukesh Kumar ShuklaIndependent6,2482.10%
- 05Sk SaifuddinCPI(M)3,6521.23%
- 11 other candidates · 13,371 votesNOTA · 2,181 (0.73%)
Margin 86,029 votes · 28.86% of valid votes
All 16 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,98,116 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nisat AlamFemale · 53 yrs | INC | 1,55,827 | 52.27% |
| 2 | Azhar IslamMale · 34 yrs | AJSUP | 69,798 | 23.41% |
| 3 | Aquil AkhtarMale · 59 yrs | SP | 47,039 | 15.78% |
| 4 | Mukesh Kumar ShuklaMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 6,248 | 2.10% |
| 5 | Sk SaifuddinMale · 70 yrs | CPI(M) | 3,652 | 1.23% |
| 6 | Md HanifMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 3,174 | 1.06% |
| 7 | Asraful ShekhMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 2,804 | 0.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,181 | 0.73% |
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| 8 | Md Hanjela ShaikhMale · 47 yrs | SDPI | 1,565 | 0.52% |
| 9 | Pradip Kumar RajakMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 1,444 | 0.48% |
| 10 | Haji Muhammed Tanweer Alam AnsariMale · 51 yrs | AIMIM | 1,391 | 0.47% |
| 11 | Shambhu Nandan KumarMale · 61 yrs | Shiv Sena | 726 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Aanand TuriMale · 74 yrs | Independent | 610 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Umar AnsariMale · 27 yrs | NPM | 536 | 0.18% |
| 14 | Md Asraf AliMale · 27 yrs | APKVKP | 442 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Dibendu Kumar MandalMale · 58 yrs | LKHAP | 355 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Sanjay KalindiMale · 27 yrs | SUCI | 324 | 0.11% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Pakaur result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alamgir Alam | INC | 1,28,218 | 51.86% |
| 2 | Veni Prasad Gupta | BJP | 63,110 | 25.53% |
| 3 | Aquil Akhtar | AJSUP | 39,444 | 15.95% |
| 4 | Md. Iqbal | CPI(M) | 3,394 | 1.37% |
| 5 | Alfred Edward Soren | Independent | 3,073 | 1.24% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,644 | 1.07% |
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| 6 | Asraful Shekh | TMC | 1,886 | 0.76% |
| 7 | Qamruddin Ansari | JVM | 1,874 | 0.76% |
| 8 | Panchanan Thakur | JP | 1,239 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Surji Devi | Shiv Sena | 1,083 | 0.44% |
| 10 | Sakir Ahmad | LJP | 689 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Shyam Chand Mandal | AIFB | 573 | 0.23% |
Pakaur result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alamgir Alam | INC | 83,338 | 35.41% |
| 2 | Akil Akhtar | JMM | 65,272 | 27.74% |
| 3 | Ranjit Kumar Tiwary | BJP | 64,479 | 27.40% |
| 4 | Krishna Kant Mandal | CPI(M) | 5,170 | 2.20% |
| 5 | Shyam Chand Mandal | Independent | 2,952 | 1.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,920 | 1.24% |
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| 6 | Asmannara Khatun | JVM | 2,776 | 1.18% |
| 7 | Anand Turi | Independent | 1,553 | 0.66% |
| 8 | Digambar Prasad Saha | Independent | 1,466 | 0.62% |
| 9 | Md. Asraful Shaikh | TMC | 1,290 | 0.55% |
| 10 | Shambhunandan Kumar | BSP | 1,164 | 0.49% |
| 11 | Alamgir Alam | Independent | 684 | 0.29% |
| 12 | Akhilendra Chandra Pandey | Independent | 658 | 0.28% |
| 13 | Jamirudin Shekh | SAP | 564 | 0.24% |
| 14 | Benazeer Haseena | IUML | 531 | 0.23% |
| 15 | Panchanan Thakur | AIFB | 524 | 0.22% |
Pakaur result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquil Akhtar | JMM | 62,246 | 36.80% |
| 2 | Alamgir Alam | INC | 56,570 | 33.44% |
| 3 | Sanjeev Kumar | BJP | 29,748 | 17.59% |
| 4 | Md. Sabiruddin | CPI(M) | 5,550 | 3.28% |
| 5 | Beni Prasad Gupta | Independent | 3,854 | 2.28% |
| 6 | Shiv Charan Hansda | Independent | 3,557 | 2.10% |
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| 7 | Md. Muslim Hussain | RJD | 1,919 | 1.13% |
| 8 | Md. Asraful Sheikh | TMC | 1,292 | 0.76% |
| 9 | Mohan Murmu | BSA | 1,162 | 0.69% |
| 10 | Manjula Hansda | Independent | 992 | 0.59% |
| 11 | Anand Turi | Independent | 973 | 0.58% |
| 12 | Kiran Lal Kapri | JKP(N) | 688 | 0.41% |
| 13 | Md. Nasimujjama | SAP | 597 | 0.35% |
Pakaur outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Sahibganj district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Pakaur is one of the assembly segments of Rajmahal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Rajmahal candidates.
- Vijay Kumar HansdakJMM1,59,343 58.8%
- Tala MarandiBJP80,557 29.7%
- Gopin SorenCPI(M)11,619 4.3%
- Lobin HembramIndependent4,903 1.8%
- Mahesh PahariyaIndependent3,818 1.4%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JMM led here by 78,786 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pakaur.
Who won the Pakaur assembly seat in 2024?
Nisat Alam of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Pakaur in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,55,827 votes, which was 52.27% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pakaur?
The margin was 86,029 votes (28.86% of valid votes). The runner-up was Azhar Islam of the AJSU Party with 69,798 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pakaur in 2024?
Turnout was 76.40%: 2,98,175 of 3,90,303 registered electors voted, across 434 polling stations. That is 0.9 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pakaur part of?
Pakaur is an assembly segment of the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vijay Kumar Hansdak got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Pakaur a reserved constituency?
No. Pakaur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pakaur?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Sahibganj population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, SahebganjEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Jharkhand state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Jharkhand Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Jharkhand districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, JharkhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in JharkhandCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in JharkhandMunicipal corporations, councils, wards