Shelly Oberoi is an Indian politician who served as the Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi from February 2023 to November 2024.[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 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again has been re-elected as the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after BJP candidate Shikha Rai name was withdrawn from the mayoral post.[9]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. ^ a b 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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Oberoi
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