Shelly Oberoi
Dr Shelly Oberoi | |
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 Dr Shelly Oberoi chairing a meeting of Municipal Corporation of Delhi as Mayor of Delhi | |
| 26th Mayor of Delhi | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2023 | |
| Deputy | Aaley Mohammad Iqbal |
| Preceded by | Office re-established |
| Constituency | East Patel Nagar (Ward no. 86) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
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| Occupation | Professor, Politician |
Shelly Oberoi is an Indian politician who is serving as Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi since February 2023.[1]
Oberoi became the first mayor elected after re-unification of the Municipal Corporation of North, South and East Delhi into a unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Early life and education
Oberoi was born in 1983. She has done PhD in Commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University,[2] studied management from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode,[3] Bachelor of Commerce from Janki Devi Memorial College[4] and Master of Commerce from Himachal Pradesh University.[5]
She has served as an assistant visiting professor at Delhi University.[6]
Political career
Oberoi joined Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi in 2013 and became the Vice President of its women’s wing in 2021.[7] She won 2022 Delhi Municipal Corporation election from Ward 86 which comes under Patel Nagar Assembly constituency.[8] On 23 December 2022, she became mayoral candidate.[9] She was elected as the Mayor of Delhi on 22 February 2023, winning by 34 votes against the BJP candidate Rekha Gupta[1] and on 26 April 2023 She again has been re-elected as the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after BJP candidate Shikha Rai name was withdrawn from the mayoral post.[1]
References
- ^ a b Prakash, Karam. "AAP wins Delhi mayoral poll; Shelly Oberoi elected mayor". The Tribune India.
- ^ Roy, Snehashish (2022-12-23). "AAP's Shelly Oberoi is new Delhi mayor. 5 things to know about her". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Amit. "Shelly Oberoi: 5 Points On AAP Leader Elected Delhi Mayor". NDTV. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Paliwal, Aishwarya (2023-02-22). "कौन हैं AAP की शैली ओबेरॉय? MCD में 15 साल से काबिज BJP को किया बाहर". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Teotia, Riya. "Who is Shelly Oberoi? New mayor of Delhi who won the MCD elections from Aam Aadmi Party". WION News. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Pathak, Analiza. "AAP's Shelly Oberoi Is The New Mayor Of Delhi; Who Is She?". Zee Media. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Singh, Rakesh (2023-02-22). "दिल्ली की मेयर शैली ओबरॉय कौन हैं? पढ़ाई-लिखाई से सियासी लड़ाई तक, जानें 'कुंडली'". News18 India (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Basnet, Radha (2023-02-22). "Meet Shelly Oberoi, The Professor-Turned-Politician, Elected As Delhi's New Mayor". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Jain, Pankaj. "Shelly Oberoi named Delhi Mayor candidate of AAP". India Today. Retrieved 2023-02-22.