Who Is Shelly Oberoi? Former DU Professor Elected Mayor Of Delhi

Shelly Oberoi joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013 and rose to become the vice president of its women's wing till 2020.

AAP's Shelly Oberoi has been elected as the new mayor of Delhi on Wednesday ( Image Source :Twitter/@OberoiShelly )

New Delhi: After a long tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, AAP's Shelly Oberoi has been elected as the new mayor of Delhi on Wednesday. Oberoi received 150 votes as against BJP candidate Rekha Gupta's 116.

“I assure you all that I will run this House in a constitutional manner. I expect you all will maintain the dignity of the House and cooperate in its smooth functioning,” Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi said after winning.

The elections took place after three failed attempts and an intervention by the Supreme Court.

“Today in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, hooliganism was defeated and the people of Delhi won. Congratulations to the people of Delhi for electing Shelly Oberoi as Mayor," tweeted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Hindi.

A total of 10 nominated MPs, 14 nominated MLAs, and 241 elected Councilors out of 250 voted.

Here's all you need to know about the new mayor- 

• The new Delhi Mayor is a first-time councillor from the East Patel Nagar ward.
  
  
• She won the MCD civic election from ward no. 86 on December 7.

• Shelly joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013 and rose to become the vice president of its women's wing till 2020.

• The 39-year-old councilor was a visiting assistant professor at Delhi University.
  
  
• She is a lifetime member of the Indian Commerce Association (ICA).
  
  
• Shelly has received multiple awards at various conferences, including best paper awards in different national and international conferences, and also won a Gold medal (Prof Manubhai Shah Award) at ICA Conference.
  
  
• She has studied management from IIM, Kozhikode.
  
  
• She earned her master's degree in commerce at Himachal Pradesh University.
  
  
• She did her PhD in Philosophy from the School of Management Studies (SOMS), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
  
  
• She has also been awarded the "​ Miss Kamla Rani Prize" and was a scholarship holder for achieving the highest marks in college.