M. O. H. F. Shahjahan is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress in the Union Territory of Puducherry. He won the 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election from Kalapet constituency by a narrow margin of 500 votes over All India N.R Congress' candidate P.M.L. Kalyanasundram who had earlier defeated him in the 2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election in the same constituency. He has been a Revenue, transport, IT, minority affairs minister in the Government of Puducherry. He represented Lawspet constituency between 2001 and 2011 and Kalapet constituency from 2016 to 2021. He is also the son of M. O. H. Farook who was former Chief Minister of Pondicherry.My Neta3rd time, Congress Puducherry CM is no poll winnerSix-member Ministry to take charge tomorrow
He contested the Kamaraj Nagar Constituency in 2021 and lost to Johnkumar of BJP.
Electoral History Year ConstituencyParty Votes % OpponentParty Votes % Result Margin % 2026 Kalapet 1,990 6.31 Senthil @ Ramesh 12,069 38.26 10,079 31.95 2021 Kamaraj Nagar 9,458 31.80 A. Johnkumar 16,687 56.11 7,229 24.31 2016 Kalapet 9,839 35.09 P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram 9,205 32.83 634 2.26 2011 Kalapet 7,766 34.31 P.M.L. Kalyana Sundaram 14,132 62.43 6,366 28.12 2006 Lawspet 17,944 43.06 G. Anandhamurugesan 10,986 26.37 6,958 16.69 2001 Lawspet 12,929 38.51 N. Kesavan 10,962 32.65 1,967 5.86 1996 Lawspet 10,211 33.78 N. Kesavan 16,442 54.40 6,231 20.62 References