About Pakaur Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Having a population of 899,200 in 2011, Pakur falls under the district of the same name. The assembly constituency of Pakur which belongs to Rajmahal parliamentary constituency is represented by JMM. Aquil Akhtar won the 2009 assembly elections by defeating his nearest rival Alamgir Alam of INC. Akhtar received 62246 votes as against Alam's 56570 votes. Predominantly an agricultural city and the district headquarters, it was earlier known as Pakaur.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Pakaur Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Pakaur assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 5 | Pakaur | GEN | Alamgir Alam | M | INC | 83338 | Akil Akhtar | M | JMM | 65272 |
| 2009 | 5 | Pakaur | GEN | Aquil Akhtar | M | JMM | 62246 | Alamgir Alam | M | INC | 56570 |
| 2005 | 5 | Pakaur | GEN | Alamgir Alam | M | INC | 71736 | Beni Prasad Gupta | M | BJP | 46000 |