Government
In 2009 the Saharanpur municipal association was made a municipal corporation. It is now called Saharanpur Mahanagar. Saharanpur has been an active political ground. For many decades after independence in 1947, it was dominated by the Indian National Congress, but the trend has changed. Now it is dominated by the Bahujan Samaj Party.
- Shri Jagdish Singh Rana (BSP) MP from Saharanpur
- Shri Rasheed Masood (INC) MP(Rajya Sabha)
- Dr.Dharam Singh Saini (BSP) MLA
- Shri Ravinder Mollhu (BSP) MLA
- Shri Jagpal Singh (BSP) MLA
- Shri Pradeep Chaudhary(INC) MLA
- Shri Raghav Lakhanpal (BJP)MLA
- Shri Rajendra Singh Rana(SP) MLA
- Shri Mahaveer singh Rana (BSP) MLA
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