Arya Rajendran to become mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, the youngest in the country


A 21-year-old college student, Arya Rajendran, will become the mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. Hindustan Times reported on Friday. You will be the youngest person to hold the position anywhere in the country.

The district secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) recommended her for the position at a meeting on Friday. The recommendation will be approved by the state CPI (M) committee, after which the appointment will be officially announced.

Arya currently serves as the state president of Balasangam, a children’s organization affiliated with the CPI (M), The news minute reported. He won the elections of the civic body of the Mudavanmugal neighborhood. The Left Democratic Front led by the CPI (M) won the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation for the second time in a row. It swept 51 of the 100 districts of the city. The results of the election were released on December 16.

The 21-year-old was the youngest electoral candidate in Thiruvananthapuram, according to India Today. She is a sophomore student of the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. at All Saints College.

Arya said she has not received any information from the party about the post so far, but added that she will happily accept responsibility. The New Indian Express reported. “Right now I am functioning as a councilor,” he said. “But I will assume the responsibilities that the party has given me.”

Arya said she was heavily influenced by Kerala’s chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, and the state’s health minister, KK Shailaja. Hindustan Times reported. The student added that she will continue her studies along with her new role.

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