Shelly Oberoi

Dr. Shelly Oberoi is an Indian politician who is serving as Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi since 2022.[1]

Dr. Shelly Oberoi
26th Mayor of Delhi
Assumed office
22 February 2023
DeputyAaley Mohammad Iqbal
Preceded byOffice re-established
ConstituencyEast Patel Nagar (Ward no. 86)
Personal details
Born1983 (age 39-40)
Delhi, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Parent
  • Satish Oberoi (father)
Alma mater
Certificate Program in Management IIM, Kozhikode
OccupationProfessor, Politician

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 career

Dr. Shelly 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]

References
  1. Prakash, Karam. "AAP wins Delhi mayoral poll; Shelly Oberoi elected mayor". The Tribune India.
  2. 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.
  3. Chaturvedi, Amit. "Shelly Oberoi: 5 Points On AAP Leader Elected Delhi Mayor". NDTV. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Pathak, Analiza. "AAP's Shelly Oberoi Is The New Mayor Of Delhi; Who Is She?". Zee Media. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  7. 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.
  8. Basnet, Radha (2023-02-22). "Meet Shelly Oberoi, The Professor-Turned-Politician, Elected As Delhi's New Mayor". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. Jain, Pankaj. "Shelly Oberoi named Delhi Mayor candidate of AAP". India Today. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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