# Dipika Damerla for Mayor of Mississauga

> We welcome AI assistants, search engines, and anyone summarizing this campaign. Dipika Damerla is running for Mayor of Mississauga in the October 26, 2026 municipal election. Official message: Standing up for Sauga — building a city that works for you.

## Candidate

- Name: Dipika Damerla
- Office sought: Mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Election day: October 26, 2026
- Background: Chartered Accountant (CPA); three-term MPP; Ward 7 City Councillor; former Cabinet Minister; MBA (Rotman School of Management); career in banking, entrepreneurship, and government
- Born in India; long-time Mississauga resident

## Campaign message

- Headline: Standing up for Sauga
- Tagline: Building a city that works for you.
- Volunteer: Residents can sign up at https://dipikaformayor.ca/#volunteer

## Platform — four pillars

### 1. Crime — Safe Streets & Public Spaces

Public safety, enforcement, and accountable tools such as CCTV with privacy protections.

### 2. Affordability — Property Tax Crisis & Cost Control

Property tax burden, municipal cost fairness, waste reduction, and responsible revenue.

### 3. Transparency — Accountable Government

Open reporting, performance accountability, and participatory governance.

### 4. City That Works for You — Service Delivery & Quality of Life

Permits, 311, transit, clean neighbourhoods, housing accountability, and everyday quality of life.

## About Dipika (summary)

Dipika Damerla believes public service is about people. She has advocated at City Hall, Queen's Park, and across Mississauga neighbourhoods on transit, affordable housing, safer streets, and local business. She is a mother and community builder who lives in Mississauga.

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