Saharanpur Lok Sabha 2024: Congress candidate Imran Masood’s win
प्रकाशित
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Congress’s Imran Masood won Saharanpur with 5,47,967 votes, or 44.03 percent, beating the BJP’s Raghav Lakhanpal by 64,542. The BSP’s Majid Ali was third with 1,80,353. Turnout was 66.26 percent.
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Imran Masood (INC) | 5,47,967 | 44.03% |
| Raghav Lakhanpal (BJP) | 4,83,425 | 39.33% |
| Majid Ali (BSP) | 1,80,353 | 14.67% |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India, via Wikipedia.
Compared with 2019
In 2019 the seat was won by the BSP’s Haji Fazlur Rehman with 5,14,139 votes, with Raghav Lakhanpal second on 4,91,722, a margin of 22,417. In 2024 the BSP share fell from 41.72 to 14.67 percent while the BJP’s stayed roughly level.
Saharanpur had the second-narrowest margin among Congress’s six UP wins in 2024. The narrowest was Allahabad at 58,795.
Assembly segments
The Saharanpur Lok Sabha seat has five assembly segments. In 2022 the SP won Behat and Saharanpur Dehat, and the BJP won Saharanpur Nagar, Deoband and Rampur Maniharan (SC).
| Assembly segment | 2022 winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Behat | Samajwadi Party | 37,880 |
| Saharanpur Nagar | BJP | 7,434 |
| Saharanpur | Samajwadi Party | 30,745 |
| Deoband | BJP | 7,104 |
| Rampur Maniharan | BJP | 20,593 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India.
Key points
- In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Congress’s Imran Masood won Saharanpur with 5,47,967 votes, or 44.
- In 2019 the seat was won by the BSP’s Haji Fazlur Rehman with 5,14,139 votes, with Raghav Lakhanpal second on 4,91,722, a margin of 22,417.
- The Saharanpur Lok Sabha seat has five assembly segments.
The 2024 Lok Sabha context
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Uttar Pradesh’s 80 seats were won as follows: Samajwadi Party 37, BJP 33, Congress 6, RLD 2, Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) 1 and Apna Dal (S) 1. Lok Sabha and assembly elections turn on different issues and alliances, so the two results should not be added together to reach a conclusion.
The structure of the House
The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly has 403 seats. Of these, 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. The majority mark is 202. The state sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha and 31 to the Rajya Sabha. The legislative council is a separate House whose members come through different electorates and nomination.
Official 2022 figures for context
For context, the 2022 assembly election had 15,12,46,168 electors and 9,21,62,897 votes polled, with statewide turnout of 60.94 percent. The BJP won 255 seats on 41.29 percent and the Samajwadi Party 111 seats on 32.06 percent. Apna Dal (S) won 12, the RLD 8, the SBSP and NISHAD Party 6 each, Congress and the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik 2 each, and the BSP 1.
The 2017 baseline
The 2017 assembly election had 14,16,63,646 electors and turnout of 61.22 percent. The BJP won 312 seats on 39.67 percent. The Samajwadi Party won 47, the BSP 19, Apna Dal (S) 9, Congress 7 and the SBSP 4. Three independents also won. Between 2017 and 2022, 125 seats changed parties.
Also read:
- Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha 2024 result
- Meerut district assembly results 2022
- Saharanpur district assembly results 2022
Source: Election Commission of India. Figures are from official statistical reports.
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