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Rekha Gupta
Chief Minister of Delhi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rekha Gupta (née Jindal; born 19 July 1974)[1] is an Indian politician who is serving as the Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2025. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she has been serving as the MLA from Shalimar Bagh since 2025.[2][3]
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]
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Early life
Gupta was born in Julana, Haryana on 19 July 1974.[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
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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 Education committee Chairman of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). 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
Gupta was named as the Chief Minister of Delhi by the BJP on 19 February, with the appointment taking effect the next day.[15]
The Delhi government has cancelled the tender for renovation of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's official residence owing to administrative reasons, according to documents.The cancelled tender worth ₹60 lakh was related to proposed installations at her residence, including 14 air conditioners, televisions and electrical fixtures.[16]
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