Arya Rajendran

Arya Rajendran
Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 December 2020
Preceded byK Sreekumar
State President
Balasangam, Kerala
Personal details
Born12 January 1999 (1999-01-12) (age 25)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
[1][2]
Parents
  • Rajendran
  • Sreelatha
EducationAll Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram

Arya Rajendran S. (born 12 January 1999) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.[3][4][5][6] She was elected from Mudavanmugal ward, belonging to Nemom Assembly Constituency from Communist Party of India (Marxist) at the age of 21 and was appointed as the mayor of the corporation which made her the youngest mayor in the country.[7]

Personal life and education

Arya Rajendran is the daughter of Rajendran, an electrician, and Sreelatha, an LIC agent.[8][9] She did her schooling from Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram.[10] She is married to K. M. Sachin Dev, who is the member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Balussery constituency.[11]

Politics

Arya Rajendran was the state president of Bala Sangham, the Kerala's largest children's organisation.[9][12] She was also a state committee member of Students' Federation of India[8][13][14] and also serves as CPI(M)'s area committee member at Chala.[3]

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.[10][15][16] She defeated the UDF candidate Sreekala by 2872 votes.[8]

Arya broke the record of Sabitha Beegum who became Kollam Mayor at 23[17] and Devendra Fadnavis by being the youngest mayor in India.[18][19] Fadnavis became the mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 27.[20][21]

Controversies

On 29 April 2024, She and her husband, K. M. Sachin Dev, blocked a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Super Fast bus amidst service and having passengers onboard, with her private car and allegedly abused the bus driver. Arya accused the bus driver to have shown her obscene hand signs whilst driving. She was booked by the Cantonment police under non-bailable provisions as per the directions of the Thiruvananthapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

References

  1. ^ "Arya Rajendran, India's Youngest Mayor Weds Kerala's Youngest MLA Sachin Dev in Simple Ceremony". india.com. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ "രക്തഹാരം അണിഞ്ഞ് സച്ചിനും ആര്യയും; ആശംസയുമായി മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി കുടുംബസമേതം". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "India: 21-year-old student Arya Rajendran set to become mayor in Kerala". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Arya Rajendran, 21, to be India's Youngest Mayor from Kerala's Capital Thiruvananthapuram". News18. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ Anandan, S. (26 December 2020). "Arya Rajendran | From the classroom to Corporation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Thiruvanthapuram to have India's youngest mayor". Madhyamam. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ "21-year-old set to become Thiruvananthapuram mayor, youngest in the country". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "21-year-old BSc student Arya Rajendran to become youngest Mayor in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Meet Arya Rajendran, electrician's daughter set to become Thiruvananthapuram city mayor, youngest in India". Deccan Herald. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Arya Rajendran, 21, chosen country's youngest Mayor from Thiruvananthapuram". Hindustan Times. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya and MLA Sachin have a simple wedding at AKG Hall". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. ^ "CPM's bet on youth is part of a smart strategy". The Times of India. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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  16. ^ "At 21, this college student from Kerala is set to become India's youngest mayor". mint. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Arya Rajendran, 21, set to be Thiruvananthapuram mayor | Thiruvananthapuram News". The Times of India. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  18. ^ "आर्या राजेंद्रन, अवघ्या 21 वर्षाची महापौर!". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  19. ^ "দেশের সবচেয়ে কম বয়সী মেয়র হচ্ছেন কেরালার আর্যা রাজেন্দ্রন". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  20. ^ Ramu Bhagwat (12 April 2013). "Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis named Maharashtra BJP president | India News". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  21. ^ "21-year-old Arya Rajendran to become India's youngest mayor". ThePrint. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Mayor-driver row: police yet to check visuals in the surveillance camera". English.Mathrubhumi. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  23. ^ "KSRTC driver to approach HC as police junk his complaint against mayor-MLA couple". Onmanorama. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Wrong-side overtaking? Mayor and KSRTC driver fight over right of way". The Times of India. 29 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  25. ^ "'Didn't make any obscene gesture at mayor,' says KSRTC bus driver". The New Indian Express. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Thiruvananthapuram Mayor finds herself in a spot following a road rage incident". The Hindu. 1 May 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Human Rights Commission orders probe on KSRTC driver's complaint against Arya Rajendran". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Police book Mayor and others in second case following court direction". The Hindu. 6 May 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2024.