Jyoti Khandelwal

Jyoti Khandelwal is an Indian National Congress politician who was elected mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation in 2009. In those elections, she defeated Suman Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 13,500 votes.[1]

Jyoti Khandelwal
Mayor, Jaipur Municipal Corporation
In office
2009 - 2014
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress

In her tenure she has courted many controversies,[2] often sparring with opposition councillors.[3][4] During her tenure as Mayor, she criticized the Congress led state government for sheltering "corrupt".[5]

References
  1. "Congress sweeps mayoral elections in Rajasthan". The Hindu. PTI. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. "Mayor hails Vasundhara Raje, courts another controversy". Times of India. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Mayor-MP fights taking toll on Cong prospects in Jaipur". Times of India. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "JMC meet ruckus: Mayor sits on Dharna, gets low-spirited support". Patrika. Rajasthan Patrika Pvt Ltd. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. "Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal alleges babus in Congress-led government sheltered 'corrupt'". DNA India. DNA India. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.


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