Who is Delhi's new mayor Shelly Oberoi

NEW DELHI: Shelly Oberoi, a first-time councillor from Delhi's East Patel Nagar ward and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate, won the mayoral election of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday.

Here's all you need to know about Shelly Oberoi:

• Shelly Oberoi (39) won the election in the East Patel Nagar ward, which is known as the stronghold of former Delhi BJP leader Adesh Gupta.
• Oberoi had registered victory in the MCD polls from ward no. 86 on December 7.
• She becomes Delhi’s first woman mayor in little over a decade.
• Shelly won the mayoral election by securing 150 votes while BJP candidate Rekha Gupta got 116 votes.
• She has worked as an assistant professor in Delhi University.
• She is more known for her academic laurel
• The 39-year-old councilor is also a lifetime member of Indian Commerce Association (ICA).
• Shelly has received multiple awards at various conferences.
• Shelly Oberoi's education: She earned her doctoral degree in philosophy from Indira Gandhi National Open University's School of Management Studies.
• The councillor has been awarded both the 'Miss Kamla Rani Prize' and a scholarship for achieving the highest grade point average among all the students in the college.
• She earned her master's degree in commerce at Himachal Pradesh University.
• Shelly Oberoi's political career: She joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013.
• She was appointed as the Delhi AAP's vice-president of the women's wing.
• On January 26, Shelly approached the Supreme Court demanding timely conduct of MCD mayor polls.

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