NEW DELHI: First-time councillor from Delhi's East Patel Nagar ward, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Shelly Oberoi has won the mayoral election of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Here's all you need to know about Shelly Oberoi:
- Shelly Oberoi won the MCD civic election from ward no. 86 on December 7.
- She has worked as an assistant professor in Delhi University.
- 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.