# Rekha Gupta

Rekha Gupta (born 19 July 1974) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Chief Minister of Delhi since 20 February 2025. She is fourth female to hold this post after Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit & Atishi Marlena. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she has been serving as the MLA from Shalimar Bagh since 2025.
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.

## Early life

Gupta was born in Julana, Haryana on 19 July 1974 into a Hindu family of Bania Community. 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.

## Personal life

Gupta is married to a businessman Manish Gupta. They have two children: one daughter who is helping her husband's business and one son.

## Career
### Early career

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.

### Political 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. She was also pitted by the BJP as the MCD mayoral candidate against AAP's Shelly Oberoi in 2022.
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.
She won the Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency in 2025 assembly elections with a margin of 29,595 votes by defeating AAP's Bandana Kumari.
Gupta was also a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and started her political journey as a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

### 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.

## Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2025: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 29,595 | 26.02 | 23.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,994 | 58.6 | |
| | BJP gain from AAP | BJP gain from AAP | Swing | | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,440 | 2.95 | −6.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,030 | 61.80 | −7.09 |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | -2.73 | |
Delhi Assembly elections, 2015: Shalimar Bagh :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,978 | 9.14 | −0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,173 | 68.90 | |
| | AAP hold | AAP hold | Swing | +8.13 | |