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Rekha Gupta Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 1, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth19 July 1974

Age50 Years

BirthplaceJulahna, Haryana

ProfessionPolitician, Advocate

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseManish Gupta

FamilySon - Nikunj Gupta; Daughter - Harshita Gupta; Father - Jai Bhagwan Jindal; Mother - Urmila Jindal; Siblings - 1 brother, 4 sisters

Net worthRs. 3,07,65,134 (3.07 Crore) (as of 2025)

Rekha Gupta Biography

Rekha Gupta is an Indian politician and advocate from Julahna, Haryana. A long-time member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, she rose through student and city

Early life and background

Rekha Gupta was born on 19 July 1974 in Julahna, Haryana. She attended local schools including Manender Shakti Vidyalaya in Keshavpuram and Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Ashok Vihar before going on to study at Daulat Ram College and Delhi University. Gupta also completed legal studies at IMIRC College of Law affiliated to CCS University, Ghaziabad. Her academic record includes a Bachelor of Commerce, an LLB, a Master of Arts and an MBA.

Career

Gupta’s public life began in student politics. She joined the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1992 and served in several student leadership posts at Delhi University through the mid-1990s, including terms as secretary and later president of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). These early roles included work on campus safety and student services.

She entered mainstream party politics with the Bharatiya Janata Party and held positions in youth and women’s wings at state and national levels. In the 2000s she served as a councillor from Uttari Pitampura (Ward 54) and chaired the Women Welfare and Child Development Committee. Local initiatives credited to her time as councillor include multi-utility projects at CU Block Market in Pitampura, development of parks and community facilities, installation of street lights and improved pension distribution, and steps to address parking and slum-area administrative access.

As committee chair, she promoted schemes to support girls’ higher education, pensions for divorced or separated women, personality development programs for women councillors and mass reward programs for schoolchildren in MCD schools. Health camps and awareness work on issues such as female feticide and child labour were also part of her portfolio.

Outside politics, Gupta founded Aakriti Handicraft and Events, a handicraft business that created local employment, and launched an NGO called AAS Foundation that engaged community volunteers, particularly housewives, in social work. She has been involved with charitable medical work as a women trustee and coordinator of Maharaja Agrasen International Kidney Hospital.

In 2022 the BJP selected her as its candidate for the Delhi mayoral election. She contested municipal mayoral polls in January 2023 and later contested the Delhi Legislative Assembly election from the Shalimar Bagh constituency in February 2025. Winning that assembly seat, she was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi on 20 February 2025. Upon taking office she assumed charge of a range of departments including Finance, Planning, General Administrative Department, Women and Child Development, Services, Revenue, Land and Building, Information and Public Relations, Vigilance and Administrative Reforms.

Public profile

Rekha Gupta is married to Manish Gupta and the couple have two children, a son named Nikunj and a daughter named Harshita. Her parents are Jai Bhagwan Jindal and Urmila Jindal. She comes from a family with multiple siblings. She is identified as Hindu by religion and is listed as belonging to the Baniya (Vaishya) caste.

Physical details in public records list her height at approximately 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) with black hair and black eyes. Her public-residence address in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, appears in official filings.

Gupta’s political career has included membership of the BJP national executive and leadership roles in the party’s youth and women’s organisations. Her record as a councillor and committee chair highlights development projects and social programs within the Municipal Corporation of Delhi sphere.

Latest updates

In February 2025 Rekha Gupta won the Shalimar Bagh assembly seat by a substantial margin and was sworn in as Delhi’s ninth Chief Minister on 20 February 2025. She immediately took charge of several key departments in the Delhi government. Her earlier bid for the MCD mayoralty in 2023 did not succeed; she was the BJP nominee for that election and later lost the mayoral vote to a rival party candidate.

Controversies and other notes

A widely circulated video from 22 February 2023 showed Gupta involved in a confrontation following the mayoral election proceedings; the incident attracted media attention at the time.

Gupta continues to be active in both party organisation and local welfare initiatives while serving in state government roles.
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Recent Work

Chief Minister of Delhi

Sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi and took charge of multiple departments including Finance, Planning, WCD, and Vigilance.

2025
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly — Shalimar Bagh

Elected as MLA from the Shalimar Bagh constituency in February 2025.

2025
BJP Mayoral Candidate — Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Selected as the BJP candidate for the Delhi mayoral election in 2022 and contested the January 2023 mayoral poll.

2023
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Career Highlights

  1. President of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU)
  2. Councillor from Uttari Pitampura (Ward 54)
  3. Chairperson of Women Welfare and Child Development Committee (MCD)
  4. Member of BJP National Executive
  5. Elected MLA from Shalimar Bagh (2025)
  6. Sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi (20 February 2025)
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Net Worth

Rs. 3,07,65,134 (3.07 Crore) (as of 2025)

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rekha Gupta born?

19 July 1974

What is Rekha Gupta known for?

Politician, Advocate

What is Rekha Gupta’s marital status?

Married

Who is Rekha Gupta married to?

Manish Gupta

What is Rekha Gupta’s net worth?

Rs. 3,07,65,134 (3.07 Crore) (as of 2025)