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File photo of Arya Rajendran casting her vote for election.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Arya Rajendran, a 21-year-old BSc Mathematics student, was sworn in as the mayor of Thiruvananthapuram city corporation on Monday. She is currently the youngest mayor in office of a municipal corporation in the country.
UDF and BJP had fielded candidates for the mayoral election. Arya won by 54 votes while BJP candidate Simi Jyothish got 35 votes. UDF candidate Mary Pushpam won 9 votes. One vote was invalid and one councillor was absent from the session since she was under quarantine.
Arya s parents Rajendran and Sreelatha both party activists for a long time, stood proudly near the dais watching their youngest daughter swear in as the mayor of city corporation. Thiruvananthapuram is the biggest municipal corporation among six corporations in Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram has a total of 100 wards.