Rekha Gupta

Rekha Gupta (née Jindal; born 19 July 1974)^[1] is an Indian politician who has served as the 9th Chief Minister of Delhi since February 20, 2025, making her the fourth woman to hold this position after Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit, and Atishi Marlena. She is a member of the BJP and has been the MLA for Shalimar Bagh Assembly Constituency since 2025.^[2][3]

Rekha Gupta
Gupta in 2025
9th Chief Minister of Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 February 2025
Lieutenant Governor	Vinai Kumar Saxena
Ministry and Departments	List General Administration Finance Planning Revenue Women & Child Development Land & Building Services Information & Public Relation Vigilance Administrative Reforms Any other department not allocated to other Ministers
Preceded by	Atishi Marlena
Member of Vidhan Sabha, Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2025
Preceded by	Bandana Kumari
Constituency	Shalimar Bagh
Personal details
Born	Rekha Jindal (1974-07-19) 19 July 1974 (age 50) Julana, Haryana, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2002–present)
Spouse	Manish Gupta
Children	2
Residence	6, Flagstaff Road, New Delhi
Education	Daulat Ram College, DU (BCom) Chaudhary Charan Singh University (LLB)
Profession	Politician Lawyer

She had previously served as General Secretary and President of the Delhi University Students Union and is a Member of the National Executive and General Secretary of the Delhi state unit of the BJP.^[4]

Early life

Gupta was born in Julana, Haryana on 19 July 1974 into a Hindu Bania family.^[5] She graduated from Daulat Ram College under Delhi University and completed LLB from IMIRC College of Law Bhaina, Ghaziabad under Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut in 2022.^[6]

Career

Student politics

Gupta entered politics with the Delhi University students union elections and was elected President of Delhi University Students' Union in 1996. She held this post until 1997.^[7]

Early electoral career

She is a three-time councillor and former mayor of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). She was elected to the Delhi Councillor elections from Uttari Pitampura (Ward 54) in 2007 and 2012.^[8][9][10] She was also pitted by the BJP as the MCD mayoral candidate against AAP's Shelly Oberoi in 2022.^[11]

Gupta is the National Vice President of the BJP Mahila Morcha and had previously served as the general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi.^[12]

She won the Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency in 2025 assembly elections with a margin of 29,595 votes by defeating AAP's Bandana Kumari.^[13]

Gupta was also a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and started her political journey as a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.^[14]

Chief Minister

Main article: Rekha Gupta ministry

Gupta was named as the Chief Minister of Delhi by the BJP on 19 February, with the appointment taking effect the next day.^[15]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Shalimar Bagh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rekha Gupta	68,200	59.95	13.49
	AAP	Bandana Kumari	38,605	33.93	15.48
	INC	Praveen Jain	4,892	4.30	2.17
	NOTA	None of the above	770	0.68	0.05
Majority			29,595	26.02	23.07
Turnout			1,12,994	58.6
	BJP gain from AAP		Swing

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Shalimar Bagh^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Bandana Kumari	57,707	49.41	−2.73
	BJP	Rekha Gupta	54,267	46.46	+3.45
	INC	J. S. Nayol	2,491	2.13	−0.53
	NOTA	None of the above	735	0.63	+0.11
Majority			3,440	2.95	−6.18
Turnout			1,17,030	61.80	−7.09
	AAP hold		Swing	-2.73

Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Shalimar Bagh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Bandana Kumari	62,656	52.14	+8.13
	BJP	Rekha Gupta	51,678	43.01	+8.92
	INC	Sulekh Aggarwal	3,200	2.66	−11.93
	BSP	Lalit Kumar Gautam	892	0.74	−1.74
	NOTA	None	627	0.52	−0.34
Majority			10,978	9.14	−0.78
Turnout			1,20,173	68.90
	AAP hold		Swing	+8.13

See also

• 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
• Rekha Gupta ministry