Who is Shelly Oberoi, Delhi’s new Mayor?

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party candidate Shelly Oberoi was today elected the new Mayor of Delhi. She got 150 votes while BJP candidate Rekha Gupta secured 116 votes.

AAP fielded East Patel Nagar ward councillor Shelly Oberoi for the mayor’s post, while BJP had fielded Shalimar Bagh-B ward councillor Rekha Gupta.

#WATCH | AAP’s Shelly Oberoi becomes #Delhi mayor with 150 votes pic.twitter.com/LLbAJ1Xh3D

— ANI (@ANI) February 22, 2023

Earlier today, she also casted her vote.

Casted my vote for MCD Mayor Election.

Jai Hind. pic.twitter.com/z2pNz1oFVQ

— Dr. Shelly Oberoi (@OberoiShelly) February 22, 2023

On December 7, Shelly won the MCD civic election from ward no 86.

Who is Shelly Oberoi?

She joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP) joined the party in 2013.

Shelly has worked as an assistant professor at Delhi University

The new Delhi Mayor is also a lifetime member of the Indian Commerce Association (ICA).

At various conferences, she has won several awards.

She has also won the ‘Miss Kamla Rani Prize’ and also won the scholarship for achieving the highest grade point average among all the students in the college.

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