Shelly Oberoi

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Shelly Oberoi
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Shelly Oberoi chairing a meeting of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
26th Mayor of Delhi
In office
22 February 2023 –14 November 2024
OccupationProfessor, Politician

Shelly Oberoi is an Indian politician who served as the Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi from February 2023 to November 2024. [1]

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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 received her PhD in Commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University, [2] and did Bachelor of Commerce from Janki Devi Memorial College [3] and Master of Commerce from Himachal Pradesh University. [4]

She has served as an assistant visiting professor at Delhi University. [5]

Political career

Oberoi joined Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi in 2013 and became the Vice President of its women’s wing in 2021. [6] She won 2022 Delhi Municipal Corporation election from Ward 86 which comes under Patel Nagar Assembly constituency. [7] On 23 December 2022, she became mayoral candidate. [8] 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again has been re-elected as the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after BJP candidate Shikha Rai name was withdrawn from the mayoral post. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Prakash, Karam. "AAP wins Delhi mayoral poll; Shelly Oberoi elected mayor". The Tribune India . Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Roy, Snehashish (23 December 2022). "AAP's Shelly Oberoi is new Delhi mayor. 5 things to know about her". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Paliwal, Aishwarya (22 February 2023). "कौन हैं AAP की शैली ओबेरॉय? MCD में 15 साल से काबिज BJP को किया बाहर". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Teotia, Riya (22 February 2023). "Who is Shelly Oberoi? New mayor of Delhi who won the MCD elections from Aam Aadmi Party". WION News . Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Pathak, Analiza. "AAP's Shelly Oberoi Is The New Mayor Of Delhi; Who Is She?". Zee Media . Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Singh, Rakesh (22 February 2023). "दिल्ली की मेयर शैली ओबरॉय कौन हैं? पढ़ाई-लिखाई से सियासी लड़ाई तक, जानें 'कुंडली'". News18 India (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Basnet, Radha (22 February 2023). "Meet Shelly Oberoi, The Professor-Turned-Politician, Elected As Delhi's New Mayor". Dainik Jagran . Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Jain, Pankaj (23 December 2022). "Shelly Oberoi named Delhi Mayor candidate of AAP". India Today . Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "AAP की शैली ओबेरॉय फिर बनीं दिल्ली की मेयर, बीजेपी ने वापस लिया नाम". आज तक (in Hindi). 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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