Arya, a college student to be Mayor, Thiruvananthpuram

Arya Rajendran  is set to be new Mayor of Thivananthpuram in Kerala. CPI-M district unit has entrusted her the coveted Mayoral post.  21-year-old Arya Rajendran is  the second year B.Sc Mathematics student of the All Saints College.  she is the youngest Mayor of the country. Rajendran broke the record of Abilasha Gupta Nandi who became the Mayor of Allahabad at the age of 23, records show. Senior party leader Jameela Sreedharan and two others were also in the running, but the party chose a young leader over them.

She said along with her new role she would like to continue her studies. “People in my ward gave me a thumping margin because I was young and a student. I will pursue my studies along with my public service,” she said. Her elder brother works in a West Asian country. In the just concluded civic polls, Arya won from the Mudavanmugal ward, and was reportedly the party's youngest candidate this time. The left-dominating local body in the state capital was retained by LDF, but it faced a strong setback as two of its mayoral candidates and existing mayor faced losses.