Shahjahanpur, situated in Uttar Pradesh, functions as both a district and a Lok Sabha constituency, with its administrative center based in the city of Shahjahanpur. According to the 2011 census, the population of Shahjahanpur was approximately 3 million. The Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha seats: Katra, Jalalabad, Tilhar, Powayan, Shahjahanpur, and Dadraul.
Shahjahanpur votes on May 13, during Phase IV of the General Elections 2024.
In terms of political history, the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha seat was established during the 1962 election. The Congress party secured victory in the initial three elections, but faced defeat in 1977 amidst an anti-government wave, with the Janata Dal party emerging triumphant. However, the Congress party reclaimed the seat in 1980 and again in 1984 with Jitendra Prasad as their candidate.
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During the 1990s, amidst the Ram Mandir wave, the BJP gained prominence in Uttar Pradesh, clinching victories in 1989 and 1991. Nevertheless, the Samajwadi Party's victory in 1996 disrupted the BJP's momentum. The BJP regained the seat in 1998, but in 1999, Jitendra Prasad of the Congress party emerged victorious.
After his demise in 2001, his son Jitin Prasad won the seat in the 2004 general elections. The Samajwadi Party secured victory in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, but the BJP reclaimed the seat in 2014. In 2014, BJP candidate Krishna Raj won by a margin of about two and a half lakh votes, defeating the Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.
In the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, Arun Kumar Sagar of the BJP emerged victorious in the Shahjahanpur constituency. He secured 688,990 votes, while Amar Chandra Jauhar of the BSP received 420,572 votes. Arun Kumar Sagar won by an impressive margin of 268,418 votes.
In the run up to the 2024 General Elections, political drama in the Samjawadi Party has been a point of discussion. The Samajwadi Party has made a change in its candidate for the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency, replacing Rajesh Kashyap with Jyotsana Gond.
Here are the candidates:
| Candidate | Party |
| Arun Kumar Sagar | BJP |
| Jyotsana Gond | SP |
| Daudram Verma | BSP |
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