Shelly Oberoi defeated BJP’s Rekha Gupta by 34 votes
Shelly Oberoi of the Aam Aadmi Party won the highly contested election for mayor of Delhi by 34 votes against Rekha Gupta of the BJP on February 22. She became the 8th women mayor of Delhi after 10 years.
Who is Delhi’s New Mayor, Shelly Oberoi?
The 39-year-old Shelly Oberoi was a visiting Assistant Professor at Delhi University, and She also belongs to the Indian Business Association as a lifetime member. She is pursuing a doctorate in philosophy from the School of Management Studies (SOMS), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
She has won a Gold medal (Prof Manubhai Shah Prize) at the ICA Conference and best paper awards at other national and international conferences. She did her BCom from Delhi University’s Janki Devi Memorial College.
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In 2013, Shelly Oberoi became a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, and from 2013 until 2020, she served as its Vice President for women.
In the crucial MCD election, Shelly Oberoi received 150 votes and Rekha Gupta 116.
Out of the total 266 total votes in the election held after the AAP’s decisive victory in the Supreme Court.
Three failed attempts
Three attempts to elect the mayor of Delhi had failed, and the election had been in limbo. As the earlier elections were delayed due to a commotion about the voting rights being given to nominated members, Delhi was elected mayor in the fourth attempt.
According to the rules, the MCD must choose five mayors over five years, starting with a woman. An elected council member from a Scheduled cast is given the position in the third year.
In a significant win for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court had on February 17 ordered that alderperson, members nominated by the Lieutenant Governor, would not be allowed to cast votes in Delhi mayoral elections.
AAP had previously alleged that the nominated members were former associates of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which could lead to unfair Delhi mayoral polls.
Would work to fulfil the ten promises: Shelly Oberoi
Shelly Oberoi stated that she would work to fulfil the ten promises Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made to the people of the nation’s capital after being elected mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
“We’ll work to fulfil the ten promises Arvind Kejriwal made to Delhi residents. We’ll also inspect the garbage mountain. The newly elected MCD mayor said, “The municipal job of Delhi would now be done officially, even though our councillors had already started working before they took an oath.
Shelly Oberoi also assured to address the low salary issue of municipal workers and the shortage of funds.
Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia congratulated Shelly Oberoi for winning the mayoral election, stating, “goons lost, the public won.”
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गुंडे हार गये, जनता जीत गयी.
दिल्ली नगर निगम में आम आदमी पार्टी का मेयर बनने पर सभी कार्यकर्ताओं को बहुत बधाई और दिल्ली की जनता का तहे दिल से एक बार फिर से आभार.
AAP की पहली मेयर @OberoiShelly को भी बहुत बहुत बधाई.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) February 22, 2023
“Many congratulations to all the workers on Aam Aadmi Party’s mayor in Municipal Corporation of Delhi and once again wholehearted gratitude to the people of Delhi,” he said in a tweet in Hindi. “Many, many congratulations to the first Mayor @OberoiShelly of AAP.”
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