- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Born
- 19 July 1974, Julana, Haryana
- Education (declared)
- LLB, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (2022); BCom, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi (1995)
- In current post since
- 20 February 2025
- Seat
- Shalimar Bagh, North West Delhi (Legislative Assembly)
Rekha Gupta was born in 1974 in Julana, Haryana, and studied commerce at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi. She was elected president of the Delhi University Students' Union in 1996, later served as a municipal councillor, and has been national vice president of the BJP Mahila Morcha. She completed a law degree in 2022 and lists her profession as advocate.
Shalimar Bagh
She lost Shalimar Bagh to the AAP's Bandana Kumari in 2015 and 2020, and lost the February 2023 mayoral contest to Shelly Oberoi. In 2025 she beat Bandana Kumari by 29,595 votes. The BJP named her Chief Minister on 19 February 2025, and she took office the next day, succeeding Atishi.
In office
In August 2025 she was attacked at a public grievance hearing. In October the AAP and the Congress accused the government of staging a clean stretch of the Yamuna for Chhath Puja, which she rejected, and the government was separately accused of tampering with air quality readings. In a December 2025 interview she described AQI as "a kind of temperature", a remark that drew criticism. No court has ruled on any of these claims.
Her 2025 affidavit declares no criminal cases and assets of about Rs 5.3 crore. Her 2015 affidavit listed two protest cases from 2010, which no longer appear.
Career at a glance
- 1996Elected president of the Delhi University Students' Union
- 2015Loses Shalimar Bagh to Bandana Kumari of the AAP; loses again in 2020
- Feb 2023Loses the Delhi mayoral contest to the AAP's Shelly Oberoi
- Feb 2025Wins Shalimar Bagh; sworn in as Chief Minister on 20 February
- Aug 2025Physically assaulted at a public grievance hearing
Cases and allegations
An allegation, FIR or chargesheet is not proof of guilt. Only a court can convict, and convictions can be overturned on appeal. Status is as last checked on 2 Nov 2026.
Two FIRs under IPC 188, 341 and 34, declared in her 2015 affidavit. Neither appears in her 2025 affidavit, and we have not found a record of the outcome. Source
The AAP and the Congress alleged in October 2025 that an "artificial" stretch of the Yamuna was created at Vasudev Ghat with filtered water before a visit by the Prime Minister. The BJP and Gupta rejected the accusation as politically motivated. Source
Her government was accused in October 2025 of sprinkling water near air quality monitors to lower readings. We have not found a response from her to that specific claim. Source
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 0Delhi 2025 affidavit, Shalimar Bagh; her 2015 affidavit had listed two protest cases | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Convictions | None declared2025 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 5.31 crore2025; liabilities of Rs 1.2 crore, mainly bank loans | Source |
| Declared assets, 2015 | Rs 2.6 croreLiabilities of Rs 42.1 lakh | Source |
| Shalimar Bagh result, 2025 | Won by 29,595 votes59.95% of the vote, against Bandana Kumari | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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