Aam Aadmi Party’s Shelly Oberoi was on Wednesday elected the mayor of Delhi. She was elected to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from Patel Nagar’s Ward Number 86.
Shelly Oberoi, 39, was a visiting Assistant Professor at Delhi University. She is also a lifetime member of the Indian Commerce Association. She has pursued her Doctorate in Philosophy from the School of Management Studies (SOMS), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
She is also the recipient of best paper awards in different national and international conferences and has won a Gold medal (Prof Manubhai Shah Award) at ICA Conference. She completed her BCom from Janki Devi Memorial College of Delhi University.
Shelly Oberoi joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013 and was the vice-president of its women’s wing till 2020.
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She defeated Deepali Kumari by 269 votes in the high-stakes MCD election and has now defeated Rekha Gupta to become Delhi mayor.
As per provisions, the MCD has to elect five mayors in five years, starting with a woman. In the third year, an elected councillor from the Scheduled Caste will get the post.
