Arti Mehra was Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from 2007 to 2009.[1] She was replaced by Prithvi Raj Swahney. She represents the Hauz Khaz ward in South Delhi for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was born in Nangal in the Indian state of Punjab, and graduated from the Miranda House. She had done a course in marketing in the United States. She had previously served as the chairperson of health committee in MCD.[2]

In the 2013 Delhi state assembly elections, Mehra lost to Somnath Bharti of the Aam Admi Party by nearly 8,000 votes. She also represented India in the United Nations on climate change.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rajni Abbi new Mayor of Delhi". Deccan Herald. 20 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Arti Mehra set to be elected Delhi Mayor on Mon Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Express India, 13 September 2008)
  3. ↑ "Delhi polls: Several heavyweight Cong, BJP leaders bite dust". Deccan Chronicle. 9 December 2013.


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