Arya Rajendran

Arya Rajendran (born 12 January 1999) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as the mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.[1][2][3][4] Arya won as councillor from Mudavanmukal ward of Thiruvananthapuram corporation at the 2020 Kerala local body elections at the age of 21 and was appointed as the mayor of the corporation which made her the youngest mayor in the country.[5]

In this Indian name, the name Rajendran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Arya.
Arya Rajendran
Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram
In office
28 December 2020 – incumbent
Preceded byK Sreekumar
State President
Balasangam, Kerala
Personal details
Born12 January 1999 (1999-01-12) (age 22)
India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Parents
  • Rajendran
  • Sreelatha
EducationAll Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram

Life

Arya Rajendran is the daughter of Rajendran, an electrician, and Sreelatha, an LIC agent.[6][7] She did her schooling from Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Trivandrum. She is a second year B.Sc Mathematics student at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram.[8]

Politics

Arya Rajendran is the state president of Bala Sangham, the world's largest children's organisation.[7][9] She is a state committee member of Students' Federation of India[6][10][11] and also serves as CPI(M)'s area committee member at Chala.[1]

She was the candidate of Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Mudavanmugal ward in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the youngest candidate in 2020 civic body elections at the district.[8][12][13] She defeated the UDF candidate Sreekala by 2872 votes.[6]

Arya broke the record of Sabitha Beegum who became Kollam Mayor at 23[14] and Devendra Fadnavis, the opposition leader in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by being the youngest mayor in India.[15][16] Fadnavis became the mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 27.[17][18]

References
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  2. "Arya Rajendran, 21, to be India's Youngest Mayor from Kerala's Capital Thiruvananthapuram". News18. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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  5. Scroll Staff. "21-year-old set to become Thiruvananthapuram mayor, youngest in the country". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  6. "21-year-old BSc student Arya Rajendran to become youngest Mayor in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  7. "Meet Arya Rajendran, electrician's daughter set to become Thiruvananthapuram city mayor, youngest in India". Deccan Herald. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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  9. Dec 27, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:26. "CPM's bet on youth is part of a smart strategy | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-27.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "At 21, Arya Rajendran is all set to become India's youngest mayor". WION. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  11. "21-yr-old Arya Rajendran may be Thiruvananthapuram's new Mayor". The News Minute. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  12. "21-year-old Arya Rajendran to be Thiruvananthapuram Mayor". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  13. Writer, Staff (2020-12-26). "At 21, this college student from Kerala is set to become India's youngest mayor". mint. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  14. "Arya Rajendran, 21, set to be Thiruvananthapuram mayor | Thiruvananthapuram News". The Times of India. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  15. Marathi, TV9 (2020-12-25). "आर्या राजेंद्रन, अवघ्या 21 वर्षाची महापौर!". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  16. "দেশের সবচেয়ে কম বয়সী মেয়র হচ্ছেন কেরালার আর্যা রাজেন্দ্রন". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  17. Ramu Bhagwat (2013-04-12). "Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis named Maharashtra BJP president | India News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  18. PTI (2020-12-26). "21-year-old Arya Rajendran to become India's youngest mayor". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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