Tajinder Bagga

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Tajinder Bagga
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Born (1985-09-24) 24 September 1985 (age 39)
Alma mater National Defence University, Taiwan (Diploma)

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (born 24 September 1985) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1]

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Early life

Bagga was born in 1985 in Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. [2]

Career

Bagga is leader the Uttarakhand wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [3] He was a national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP. [4]

In the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, Bagga was a candidate in Hari Nagar constituency but was defeated by Raj Kumari Dhillon from the Aam Aadmi Party. [5] In 2020, he crowdfunded money for Hindu victims of the 2020 Delhi riots. [6] In 2022, he was arrested by Delhi Police. [7] A kidnapping case was registered following a complaint by Bagga's father. [8] In 2024, he is a housemate on season 18 of the TV show Bigg Boss. [9]

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Hari Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAP Raj Kumari Dhillon 58,087 53.67 −4.75
BJP Tajinder Bagga 37,95635.07New
INC Surinder Kumar Setia10,3949.60+4.08
NOTA None of the above5920.55+0.03
Majority20,13118.67
Turnout 1,08,37561.86−6.44
AAP hold Swing -4.75

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