Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Dipika Damerla uses song in Mississauga mayoral campaign
Dipika Damerla is running to become the mayor of Mississauga, a city in Canada.
She was born in Secunderabad and later studied in Toronto.
She has already served on Mississauga’s city council.
Before that, she was a member of Ontario’s provincial legislature and held government jobs.
To campaign, she shared a video of herself singing a changed version of a Bollywood song.
In the video, she says property taxes will not go up if she becomes mayor.
The video ends with her slogan, “A city that works,” and asks people to support her.
Dipika Damerla, who was born in Secunderabad, is running for mayor of Mississauga, Canada.
She was elected to Mississauga city council in 2018 and served as a Ward 7 councillor.
Damerla represented Mississauga East-Cooksville in Ontario’s provincial legislature for seven years and held ministerial roles.
Her campaign shared a video on X featuring her singing a modified version of the Bollywood song “Kya Hua Tera Wada.”
In the video, she promises voters that property taxes will not increase when she becomes mayor.
- Who
- Dipika Damerla, a mayoral candidate and former Mississauga city councillor.
- What
- She is campaigning to become mayor and has shared a musical campaign video featuring a promise not to increase property taxes.
- When
- She was elected to city council in 2018; the article does not specify the date of the mayoral election or video.
- Where
- Mississauga, Canada.
- Why
- She is seeking voters’ support in the Mississauga mayoral race.
- Mayoral candidate
- Dipika Damerla
- City
- Mississauga, Canada
- Birthplace
- Secunderabad
- City council
- Elected in 2018; served as Ward 7 councillor
- Provincial representation
- Represented Mississauga East-Cooksville as a Member of Provincial Parliament for seven years
- Campaign video
- Features a modified version of “Kya Hua Tera Wada”
- Campaign pledge
- Promises property taxes will not increase if she becomes mayor
- Campaign slogan
- “A city that works”