INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Delhi lastly chose its mayor on Wednesday after practically two-and-a-half months given that the civic body polls
Shelly Oberoi, who ran as a candidate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), emerged triumphant in the highly-anticipated election, defeating Rekha
Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Delhi Mayor News Live UpdatesThe AAP chief and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the results as a triumph of Delhiities and lashed
out at the BJP, saying jerks were beat
The winning margin was 34 votes
1/12All you need to learn about Delhis brand-new mayor Shelly OberoiPreviousNextShow Captions I assure you all that I will run this House
I anticipate you all will maintain the dignity of your house and cooperate in its smooth performance
First-time councillor from Delhis East Patel Nagar ward, AAPs Shelly Oberoi wins MCD mayoral polls.< p > She has actually worked as an
assistant teacher in Delhi University.< p > The 39-year-old councilor is also a lifetime member of Indian Commerce Association (ICA)
Shelly has actually received numerous awards at various conferences
Shelly Oberoi beat BJPs Rekha Gupta by a margin of 34 votes to become the mayor of Delhi.< p > The councillor has been awarded both the Miss
Kamla Rani Prize and a scholarship for achieving the highest grade point average among all the trainees in the college
Oberoi surveyed 150 votes while Gupta got 116 votes out of the total 266 votes polled
AAPs Shelly Oberoi with celebration councillors commemorates her victory in the mayoral election, at the Civic Centre in New Delhi
The polls occurred in the background of a SC Court order recently ruling versus ballot rights of 10 aldermen selected by LG VK Saxena
Shelly Oberoi is being felicitated by celebration MP Sanjay Singh
In the mayoral polls, the AAP was leading in arithmetic with 150 votes while the BJP had 113 votes out of 274 votes
Furthermore, there were 2 votes from independent councillors.However, Oberoi received all the votes represented by her party, while the BJP
got three votes extra against its total strength
The electoral college consisted of the 250 votes from the chosen councillors, 7 BJP Lok Sabha members and three AAP Rajya Sabha member from
Delhi and 14 MLAs, consisting of 13 from the AAP and one from the BJP
In the MCD House, the Congress has 9 councillors
Declaring the survey results, presiding officer and BJP councillor Satya Sharma revealed the names of 8 councillors who were absent from the
All these councillors were from the Congress.Delhi MCD polls: AAPs Shelly Oberoi ends up being new mayor, defeats BJPs Rekha Gupta Oberoi, a
Delhi University teacher, is the very first mayor of the combined Municipal Corporation of Delhi
BJPs Gupta received 116 votes, 3 more than the overall votes represented her celebration
She got two votes of the independent councillors and Congress councillor too, MCD sources declared.Arvind Kejriwal is PM Modis only
challenger: Raghav Chadha after AAP win in Mayor pollsDelhi got its mayor on the 4th attempt because the earlier elections were stalled
amidst commotion over ballot rights being offered to the LG-appointed nominated members
Recently, Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena gave his nod to convene the municipal House for holding the mayoral election following the Supreme
Court order.Who is Shelly Oberoi, the newbie AAP councillor who has ended up being Delhis mayor? The leading court on February 17 purchased
the issuance of a notice within 24 hours for convening the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to repair the date of
elections for the mayor, the deputy mayor and the members of the standing committee of the civic body
The court released the order after hearing a plea moved by Oberoi
In a shot in the arm for the AAP, the peak court also held that the members chosen to the MCD by the Lt Governor can not vote to choose the
After the results were announced, Oberoi wearing a garland acknowledged individualss greetings with folded hands
Right after the outcomes were revealed in the MCD House, AAP councillors provided sugary foods to the recently chosen mayor while women
councillors were seen jostling on the dais to take a selfie with her, as other members flashed victory indications
After being elected, Oberoi stated, I thank CM Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and individuals of Delhi
In the next three days, we will check out land fill websites
All councillors will work from today only
The 10-guarantee programme will be our focus
The deputy mayor and standing committee elections will be held today itself
I also wish to thank the judiciary
Praising Delhiites, Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi: The hooligans lost, the public won
In the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the people of Delhi won and hooliganism was defeated
Congratulations to individuals of Delhi on Shelly Oberoi being elected mayor
His deputy Sisodia likewise congratulated Oberoi and the celebration workers on the win
The hooligans lost, the public won
Many congratulations to all the employees as AAP candidate has ended up being the mayor in Municipal Corporation of Delhi
When again entire hearted thankfulness to individuals of Delhi
Numerous numerous congratulations to the first Mayor @OberoiShelly of AAP, he tweeted in Hindi.The Congress had announced earlier that its
all 9 councillors would avoid the ballot
In the polling earlier in the day, one councillor from the Congress might have voted for the BJP, however there was no official
verification, either from the party or from the MCD Secretariat
Reacting to this, Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary stated they have found out that a person celebration councillor had participated in
the voting on Wednesday, which they were trying to recognize that person
The AAP had actually emerged as a clear winner in the December 4 MCD surveys, bagging 134 wards and ending the BJPs 15-year guideline in the
The BJP won 104 wards to finish second, while the Congress won 9 seats in the 250-member community House.(With inputs from PTI)
