Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi Chief Minister

Rekha Gupta is a former president of the Delhi University Students’ Union, Gupta is a three-time MCD councillor with vast administrative experience.

The 50-year-old Rekha Gupta was born in Nandgarh village in Haryana’s Jind district and was only two when her parents moved to Delhi. Her father used to work for the State Bank of India.

Rekha Gupta joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students’ organisation affiliated to the RSS, starting her political journey at Daulat Ram College in 1993. She served as the general general secretary of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) from 1995 to 1996 and was its president from 1996 to 1997. She holds a degree in commerce and a Master’s degree in management and arts from the University of Delhi.