Shahjahanpur district is one of the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh in the republic of India. It is a part of Bareilly division which is situated in south-east of Rohilkhand division. It was established in 1813 by the British Government. Previously it was a part of district Bareilly. Geographically the main town is Shahjahanpur city which is its headquarters. Its Tehsils are: Powayan, Tilhar, Jalalabad, and Sadar. Bahujan Samaj Party's beginning in Shahjahanpur was made by Mr. Azizul Rahman Ansari Advocate,he was the first MLA candidate of BSP Shahjahanpur city constituency,in that election BSP got only 1500 votes,Suresh kumar khanna won that election,and now he is the leader of BJP vidhan mandal in UP Vidhan Sabha
