Tejpal Singh Nagar popularly known as Tejpal Master is an

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politician from

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. He is a member of 17th and

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and presently representing Dadri constituency since March 2017 as MLA. Tejpal Nagar is a member of the

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(BJP).

Early life and education

Tejpal Singh Nagar was born in a

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family of Village Akilpur jagir in Gautam Budh Nagar district. He has done Postgraduation and posted as Principal in Sant Vinobha High School Vedpura, UP.

Political career

Tejpal Singh Nagar has been chosen as

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from Dadri constituency in the

and was also member of 17th Legislative Assembly of India. He won the election by a margin of 80,177 to the two times MLA Satveer Singh Gurjar. He was a member of Zila panchayat. Many accused the local MP of favouring Tejpal Nagar over senior BJP leader Nawab Singh Nagar for Dadri seat in 2017 state elections. Fondly known as Tejpal Master, Nagar had secured 141,226 votes in the 2017 assembly polls and won by a margin of 80,000. He outperformed himself in his second term MLA elections on 10th February 2022 by getting 218,068 votes. His vote percentage also increased from 53.2% to 61.4%. He defeated Samajwadi Party’s national spokesperson Raj Kumar Bhati by a margin of 138,218 votes.

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