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23-year-old Bhajan Singer Anil Nagouri Nominated by BJP for Ward 37 in Nagaur District Council Election
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 19 Oct 2026, 09:00 AM
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BJP has fielded 23‑year‑old Anil Nagouri, who gained attention in 2019 for singing a bhajan to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at age 16, as its candidate for Ward 37 in Nagaur’s district council polls.
The Bharatiya Janata Party announced that 23‑year‑old Anil Nagouri will contest the Nagaur district council election from Ward No. 37. Nagouri, a resident of Nagaur, has been selected as the party’s official candidate for the upcoming local body polls.
Nagouri first entered public view in 2019 when, at the age of 16, he performed a devotional bhajan before Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Rajasthan. The brief encounter received media coverage and highlighted the young singer’s devotion and confidence.
His candidature marks a shift from cultural recognition to active politics, as the BJP seeks to leverage his local popularity in a constituency where voter sentiment remains closely contested. The district council election is scheduled for later this month, and party officials expect Nagouri’s youthful image to resonate with younger voters.
Nagouri first entered public view in 2019 when, at the age of 16, he performed a devotional bhajan before Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to Rajasthan. The brief encounter received media coverage and highlighted the young singer’s devotion and confidence.
His candidature marks a shift from cultural recognition to active politics, as the BJP seeks to leverage his local popularity in a constituency where voter sentiment remains closely contested. The district council election is scheduled for later this month, and party officials expect Nagouri’s youthful image to resonate with younger voters.