Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 26: Shelly Oberoi of the Aam Aadmi Party was unanimously chosen as Delhi’s Mayor on Wednesday after BJP nominee Shikha Rai withdrew her nomination. With this, Oberoi has guaranteed herself a second term as the Mayor of Delhi.
Rai informed the House that she had withdrawn her nomination because the standing committee election had not taken place.
Aaley Mohammad Iqbal, the AAP’s incumbent deputy mayor, was re-elected to the position after BJP’s Soni Pal withdrew from the campaign. The ruling AAP expressed satisfaction with the results of the municipal elections.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi and the AAP’s national convenor, stated in a tweet, “Congratulations Shelly and Aley on again becoming Mayor and Dy Mayor, this time unopposed. Best wishes to both. People have huge expectations from us. Work hard to meet their expectations.”
Mukesh Goyal, a senior AAP councillor, presided over the mayoral vote. Goyal is the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s senior-most councillor.
On February 22, Shelly Oberoi was chosen as the mayor of Delhi after three attempts to conduct the election had been hampered by conflicts between AAP and BJP councillors. Rekha Gupta of the BJP had been beaten by Oberoi by a margin of 34 votes. Out of the 266 votes cast, 116 went to Gupta, while Oberoi earned 150.
The Civic Centre, the MCD’s administrative centre, hosted the vote. After a fiscal year ends, the city elects a new mayor.
In the nation’s capital, the position of mayor is filled on a rotating basis for five one-year terms: the first year is reserved for women, the second year is for the open category, the third year is for the reserved category, and the final two terms are again for the open category.
