List of the youngest mayors in India
This is a list of the youngest mayors in India. This list is inclusive of individuals nearest to the age of majority at the time of their election; usually under the age of 30.
Youngest mayors
Name | Corporation | Age of Appointment | Population | Tenure | Political Party | Notes |
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Arya Rajendran | Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram | 21 | 957,730 | Incumbent since 2020 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | She is the youngest mayor in the country. She became the mayor of the capital of Kerala.[1][2] |
Sabitha Beegam | Kollam Corporation | 23 | 397,419 | 2000–2004 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | She was the youngest mayor in the country till the election of Arya Rajendran.[2] |
Sanjeev Ganesh Naik | Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation | 23 | 318,000 | 1995–2009 | Nationalist Congress Party | Naik was the first mayor of the Navi Mumbai satellite city.[3] |
Saroja Cherian Polasapalli | Kakinada Municipal Corporation | 24 | 312,538 | 2005-2010 | Indian National Congress | Saroja Cherian Polasapalli , is the Youngest & First Mayor of Kakinada Municipal Corporation , Andhra Pradesh And the 4th Youngest Mayor of India. |
Rekha Priyadarshini | Salem City Municipal Corporation | 24 | 829,267 | 2006–2010 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Priyadarshini was the first woman mayor from the Scheduled Caste community.[7] |
Panchumarthi Anuradha | Vijayawada Municipal Corporation | 26 | 1,723,000 | 2000-2005 | Telugu Desam Party | Youngest mayor at the age of 26 in the year 2000[8][9] |
Mekala Kavya | Jawaharnagar Municipal Corporation, Medchal | 26 | 48,216 | Incumbent since 2019 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | Mekala is the first mayor of Jawaharnagar in Medchal.[10][11] |
Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur Municipal Corporation | 27 | 82,000 | 1997–1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis was the second youngest mayor in the country till the election of Sabitha Begum.[12] |
Tasneem Bano | Mysore City Corporation | 31 | 893,062 | Incumbent since 2020 | Janata Dal (Secular) | Tasneem is the first Muslim Mayor of Mysore.[13] |
Nutan Rathore | Firozabad Municipal Corporation | 31[14] | 604,214 | Incumbent since 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
References
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- "21-year old Arya set to become country's youngest Mayor from Kerala capital". The Week. Press Trust of India. 27 December 2020.
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- "Be empowered to empower others". The New Indian Express. 14 May 2009.
- "Ex-Mayor Joins Jansena Party". United News of India. 3 March 2019.
- "Kakinada civic poll to be held on Aug 29". The Hans India. 5 August 2017.
- Kumar, N Vinoth (27 December 2020). "Before Kerala, TN had the record for the youngest mayor in the country". The Federal. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "City to have ninth Mayor". The Hindu. 2 July 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- "Ex-Vijaywada Mayor Anuradha to Head Women's Finance Corporation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- Mehdi, Tamanna S (15 August 2020). "A will issue, not a skill issue: India's youngest Mayor Mekala Kavya on work-life balance". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- Younus (28 January 2020). "Mekala Kavya becomes youngest mayor at 26". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Who is Devendra Fadnavis?". NDTV. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020.
- Alex Arakal, Ralph (20 January 2020). "Meet Tasneem, the first Muslim woman mayor of Mysuru". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Kathuria, Charvi (2 December 2017). "Nutun Rathore becomes UP's youngest mayor". SheThePeople.TV. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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