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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = S. K. Bagga<br />
| image = <br />
| constituency_AM = [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]<br />
| assembly = Delhi Legislative<br />
| term_start1 = February 2015<br />
| term_end1 = 8 February 2025<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Anil Goyal]]<br />
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Meerut University]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1954|2|7}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2025|3|5|1954|2|7}}<br />
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'''S. K. Bagga''' (7 February 1954 – 5 March 2025) was an Indian politician and member of the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]. A member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]], he represented [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar (Assembly constituency)]] of Delhi.<ref name="Election result1">{{cite news|title=Election result|publisher=Election commission of India|accessdate=10 February 2015|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU05.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227005206/http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU05.htm|archive-date=27 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
S. K. Bagga was the son of S. L. Bagga.<ref name="aff"/> He was a lawyer and a social worker.<ref name="zee"/> He was an [[Master of Commerce|M. COM]] (post-graduate) and became an advocate ([[LLB]]) from [[Meerut University]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1992.<ref name="aff">{{cite web | url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/171/SKBAGGA.pdf | title=S K Bagga Affdavit | work=myneta.info/ | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/delhi/krishna-nagar-mla-results | title=Krishna Nagar Results | work=NDTV | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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Bagga and his family were part of the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement]] under the leadership of [[Anna Hazare]]. He was the president of the Bhagwan Shri Ram Chander Dusshera Dharmik Committee from 1993 until his death. The organization works for education of underprivileged children.<ref name="asian age"/><br />
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Bagga was a resident of Krishna Nagar, Delhi and worked in the area as a lawyer and a social worker for more than 40 years.<ref name="asian age"/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Bagga contested from [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar constituency]] in the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]s from the AAP against [[Kiran Bedi]], the chief ministerial candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name="zee">{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/exclusive/after-defeating-kiran-bedi-aap-leader-sk-bagga-vows-to-make-krishna-nagar-a-model-constituency_1545777.html | title=After defeating Kiran Bedi, AAP leader SK Bagga vows to make Krishna Nagar a model constituency | date=14 February 2015 | agency=Zee News | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> He raised the issue of a simplified [[Value-added taxation in India|Value-added tax (VAT)]] as well as other issues of traders.<ref name="asian age"/> He got 65,919 votes and defeated his nearest rival Bedi by a margin of 2,277 votes.<ref name="Election result1" /><ref>[http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=60 Assembly Elections 2015 Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191056/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=60 |date=2 January 2014 }}</ref><br />
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Krishna Nagar had previously been held by [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]] of the BJP (since 1993), who vacated the seat when he was elected to the [[Lok Sabha|Indian Parliament]] in the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections|2014 Indian general elections]]. It was considered a bastion of the BJP and a "safe" seat for BJP, which banked on Harsh Vardhan's work in the assembly. Bagga's win was considered a "shocking" upset and earned him sobriquets like "man of the match", "giant killer" and "show stealer". The previously little-known Bagga rose to instant fame, after his victory.<ref name="zee"/><ref name="asian age">{{cite news | url=http://www.asianage.com/delhi/kiran-bedi-outsider-says-giant-killer-sk-bagga-654 | title=Kiran Bedi an outsider, says giant killer SK Bagga | work=The Asian Age | date=11 February 2015 | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> Bagga said that his victory was due to his work in the area, while Bedi, who does not reside in the area, was an "outsider".<ref name="asian age"/><br />
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===Member of Legislative Assembly (2015–2020)===<br />
Between 2015 and 2020, he was a Member of the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] representing [[Krishna Nagar Assembly constituency]].<br />
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===Member of Legislative Assembly (2020–2025)===<br />
From 2020 to 2025, he was an elected member of the [[7th Delhi Assembly]] representing [[Krishna Nagar Assembly constituency]].<br />
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;[[7th Delhi Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |website=Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163636/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CS-Eng.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <br />
* Member (2022–2023), [[7th Delhi Assembly#Committee on Estimates (2022–23)|Committee on Estimates]]<ref name="Delhi House Committees 2021-2022">{{cite web |title=Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022 |url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226020949/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm |archive-date=26 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Bagga died on 5 March 2025, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bharat |first1=E. T. V. |title=Former AAP MLA SK Bagga, Who Defeated Kiran Bedi, Passes Away At 71 |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/former-aap-mla-from-krishna-nagar-sk-bagga-who-defeated-kiran-bedi-passes-away-enn25030504160 |website=ETV Bharat News |access-date=5 March 2025 |language=en |date=5 March 2025}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Politics}}<br />
* [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[Government of India]]<br />
* [[Politics of India]]<br />
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