Dr Shelly Oberoi | |
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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) |
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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.
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]
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again has been re-elected as the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after BJP candidate Shikha Rai name was withdrawn from the mayoral post.
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