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Arya Rajendran

Indian politician

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Source revisionJun 7, 2026
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Arya Rajendran S. (born 12 January 1999) is an Indian politician who was the 46th Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation from 2020 to 2025. 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.

Early life

Arya is the daughter of Rajendran, an electrician, and Sreelatha, an LIC agent. She studied at the Carmel Girls' School in Thiruvananthapuram and did her B.Sc. in Mathematics at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Arya is married to K. M. Sachin Dev, who was the member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Balussery constituency. The couple has a daughter named Dua Dev.

Politics

Arya Rajendran was the state president of Bala Sangham, the Kerala's largest children's organisation. She was also a state committee member of Students' Federation of India and also serves as CPI(M)'s area committee member at Chala. In 2024, Arya Rajendran was elected to the CPIM Thiruvananthapuram District Committee

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.

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