New Delhi: Shelley Oberoi of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been elected as the new mayor of Delhi. A meeting was held in the Town Hall for the election of the new mayor of Delhi today. AAP candidate and first-time councilor Shelley Oberoi defeated BJP candidate Rekha Gupta by 34 votes and was elected as the new mayor of Delhi. BJP councilor and mayoral candidate Rekha Gupta, AAP mayoral candidate Shelley Oberoi and deputy mayor candidate Ali Muhammad Iqbal of North Delhi. Former mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, AAP leader in the house Mukesh Goyal and some other councilors voted in this election. Mayoral elections were held today (Wednesday) on the orders of the Supreme Court after three unsuccessful attempts to hold mayoral elections.
( Reporting-Soumyaranjan Rout )
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