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Indian-Origin Candidate Uses Bollywood Song For Canada Mayoral Campaign
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News18•10-10-2026, 14:04
Indian-Origin Candidate Uses Bollywood Song For Canada Mayoral Campaign
- •Andhra-born mayoral candidate Dipika Damerla used a popular Bollywood song to share her election promise in Mississauga, Canada.
- •The campaign video features a modified version of the Hindi song Kya Hua Tera Wada promising not to raise property taxes.
- •Damerla shared the light-hearted clip on X following a mayoral debate to connect with voters.
- •She has previously served as a city councillor for Ward 7 and as an Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament.
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Dipika Damerla uses a parody of the popular Hindi song “Kya Hua Tera Wada” to promise voters that property taxes will not increase once she becomes the Mayor of Mississauga.
Dipika Damerla was elected to the Mississauga city council in 2018 representing Ward 7. Previously, she spent seven years as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga East-Cooksville, serving as Ontario’s Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Minister of Seniors Affairs.
Dipika Damerla has roots in India, having been born in Secunderabad, Telangana, before immigrating to Canada in 1991 after completing her graduation.
