The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the mayoral polls in Delhi on Wednesday. 

Its candidate Shelly Oberoi was declared the new mayor of Delhi after three failed attempts in the past to hold voting.

Ms Oberoi, a former Delhi University professor, is a first-time councillor who won the Delhi civic body election from East Patel Nagar ward in December last year. 

AAP won the Delhi Municipal Corporation election on December 8, ending the BJP’s 15-year dominance over the civic body.

The 39-year-old has studied management from IIM, Kozhikode.

Shelly Oberoi has been associated with AAP since 2014 and named the vice president of party’s Mahila Morcha in 2020.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms Oberoi is a lifetime member of the Indian Commerce Association (ICA). She did her PhD from Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) School of Management Studies. She won several awards in different conferences.

After Mayor poll, ruckus over standing committee members’ election happened 

The election to pick the six members of the standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday got stalled due to an uproar in the House, hours after the new mayor was elected.

“BJP councillors tried to attack me while conducting standing committee elections” alleges Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi amid ruckus between BJP & AAP members inside the MCD house

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the mayoral polls in Delhi on Wednesday. 

Its candidate Shelly Oberoi was declared the new mayor of Delhi after three failed attempts in the past to hold voting.

Ms Oberoi, a former Delhi University professor, is a first-time councillor who won the Delhi civic body election from East Patel Nagar ward in December last year. 

AAP won the Delhi Municipal Corporation election on December 8, ending the BJP’s 15-year dominance over the civic body.

The 39-year-old has studied management from IIM, Kozhikode.

Shelly Oberoi has been associated with AAP since 2014 and named the vice president of party’s Mahila Morcha in 2020.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms Oberoi is a lifetime member of the Indian Commerce Association (ICA). She did her PhD from Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) School of Management Studies. She won several awards in different conferences.

After Mayor poll, ruckus over standing committee members’ election happened 

“BJP councillors tried to attack me while conducting standing committee elections” alleges Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi amid ruckus between BJP & AAP members inside the MCD house

The election to pick the six members of the standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday got stalled due to an uproar in the House, hours after the new mayor was elected.