Agra Cantonment or Agra Cantt, as it is generally called, has been backing the BSP since last three elections. Before that it was a stronghold of the BJP which has secured a lead of 44436 votes over the BSP from this assembly segment in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Chandrasen Taplu has again been nominated by the SP to contest the Agra Cantt seat in the coming 2017 assembly elections.