List of the youngest mayors in India explained

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
Arya RajendranCorporation of Thiruvananthapuram21957,730Incumbent since 2020Communist Party of India (Marxist)She is the youngest mayor in the country. She became the mayor of the capital of Kerala.[1] [2]
Sabitha BeegamKollam Corporation23397,4192000–2004Communist Party of India (Marxist)She was the youngest mayor in the country till the election of Arya Rajendran.
Sanjeev Ganesh NaikNavi Mumbai Municipal Corporation23318,0001995–2009Nationalist Congress PartyNaik was the first mayor of the Navi Mumbai satellite city.[3]
Saroja Cherian Polasapalli Kakinada Municipal Corporation24312,5382005-2010Indian National CongressSaroja Cherian Polasapalli, is the Youngest & First Mayor of Kakinada Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh And the 4th Youngest Mayor of India.

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Rekha PriyadarshiniSalem City Municipal Corporation24829,2672006–2010Dravida Munnetra KazhagamPriyadarshini was the first woman mayor from the Scheduled Caste community.[7]
Panchumarthi AnuradhaVijayawada Municipal Corporation261,723,0002000-2005Telugu Desam PartyYoungest mayor at the age of 26 in the year 2000[8] [9]
Mekala KavyaJawaharnagar Municipal Corporation, Medchal2648,216Incumbent since 2019Bharat Rashtra SamithiMekala is the first mayor of Jawaharnagar in Medchal.[10] [11]
Devendra Fadnavis2782,0001997–1999Bharatiya Janata PartyFadnavis was the second youngest mayor in the country till the election of Sabitha Begum.[12]
Tasneem BanoMysore City Corporation31893,062Incumbent since 2020Janata Dal (Secular)Tasneem is the first Muslim Mayor of Mysore.[13]
Nutan RathoreFirozabad Municipal Corporation31[14] 604,214Incumbent since 2017Bharatiya Janata Party

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raghunath. Arjun. 2020-12-25. Meet Arya Rajendran, electrician's daughter set to become Thiruvananthapuram city mayor, youngest in India. 2020-12-26. Deccan Herald. en.
  2. News: 27 December 2020. 21-year old Arya set to become country's youngest Mayor from Kerala capital. The Week. Press Trust of India.
  3. Web site: 2010-05-10. At 23, he heads civic body. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228113049/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/at-23-he-heads-civic-body/story-CIHntHJKtjtrwRRyIsk3yO.html. 2020-12-28. Hindustan Times. en.
  4. News: 2009-05-14 . Be empowered to empower others . en-IN . The New Indian Express .
  5. News: 2019-03-03 . Ex-Mayor Joins Jansena Party . en-IN . .
  6. News: 2017-08-05. Kakinada civic poll to be held on Aug 29 . en-IN . .
  7. Web site: Kumar. N Vinoth. 2020-12-27. Before Kerala, TN had the record for the youngest mayor in the country. 2020-12-28. The Federal. en-US.
  8. News: 2014-07-02 . City to have ninth Mayor . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-04-06 . 0971-751X.
  9. Web site: Ex-Vijaywada Mayor Anuradha to Head Women's Finance Corporation . 2023-04-06 . The New Indian Express. 17 December 2015 .
  10. Web site: Mehdi. Tamanna S. 15 August 2020. A will issue, not a skill issue: India's youngest Mayor Mekala Kavya on work-life balance. 2020-12-27. The New Indian Express.
  11. Web site: Younus. 2020-01-28. Mekala Kavya becomes youngest mayor at 26. 2020-12-28. The Siasat Daily. en-GB.
  12. Web site: 1 November 2014. Who is Devendra Fadnavis?. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228114536/https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/who-is-devendra-fadnavis-687253. 2020-12-28. NDTV.
  13. Web site: Alex Arakal. Ralph. 2020-01-20. Meet Tasneem, the first Muslim woman mayor of Mysuru. 2020-12-26. The Indian Express. en.
  14. Web site: Kathuria. Charvi. 2017-12-02. Nutun Rathore becomes UP's youngest mayor. 2020-12-28. SheThePeople.TV. en-US.