Who Is Rekha Gupta, Delhi's New Chief Minister
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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Rekha Gupta, a former president of the Delhi University Students' Union, will take over as the Chief Minister of Delhi
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The 50-year-old, who is a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, defeated AAP candidate Bandna Kumari by over 29,000 votes in Delhi election
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She contested the Shalimar Bagh seat in both 2015 and 2020 but was defeated by AAP both times
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She started her political journey with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, in 1992
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In 1996-97, she became president of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU). Her political career with the BJP began in the early 2000s
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She joined the BJP's youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), and was secretary in the Delhi unit
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In 2007, she was elected councillor in the MCD elections, representing the North Pitampura constituency
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She went on to head the Women's Welfare and Child Development Committee in MCD from 2007 to 2009
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She also held several other key positions, including general secretary of the Delhi BJP Women's wing, and National Executive Member of the party
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