Shelly Oberoi - AAP's candidate for Delhi mayor, here's all about her

Shelly Oberoi has been nominated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the position of Mayor of Delhi. The AAP won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections earlier this month, thereby ending the BJP's 15-year reign.

The mayoral elections are slated on January 6, but Shelly Oberoi is expected to win because the BJP has stated that it would not participate.

According to the regulations, the MCD must elect five mayors in five years, beginning with a woman. The office shall be filled by an elected councillor from the Scheduled Caste in the third year.


Until 2012, when the MCD was divided into the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi had a single mayor for the whole city. The unification took place early this year. As a result, Delhi

Shelly Oberoi, who is she?

Shelly Oberoi, 39, is a councillor in West Delhi's East Patel Nagar ward. She worked at Delhi University as an Assistant Professor.

She is also a member of the Indian Commerce Association for life. She earned her doctorate in philosophy from Indira Gandhi National Open University's School of Management Studies (SOMS) (IGNOU).

Oberoi has also received best paper honours at many national and international conferences, as well as a gold medal (Prof Manubhai Shah Award) at the ICA Conference.

She has also received the "Miss Kamla Rani Prize" and a scholarship for having the greatest grade point average in college.

The election of the mayor has been notified, and the deadline for submitting nominations is Tuesday, December 27.

FAQ

1. Shelly Oberoi is from which political party?
Shelly Oberoi belongs to the Aam Aadmi party.

2. What political party was ruling the municipal corporation before?
BJP was ruling the Municipal corporation.