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
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.
[ 4]
[ 5]
[ 6]
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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^ a b "21-year old Arya set to become country's youngest Mayor from Kerala capital" . The Week . Press Trust of India . 27 December 2020.
^ "At 23, he heads civic body" . Hindustan Times . 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020.
^ "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 . 17 December 2015. 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 .