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Arya Rajendran educational qualification: Solving equations by day, running a city by 21 – Times of India

Zohran Mamdani; Arya Rajendran “So, what kind of mayor does NYC need right now?” That’s the question New York politician Zohran Mamdani tweeted in 2020, alongside a photo of a 21-year-old woman draped in a red stole, standing with the quiet confidence of someone about to run not just a council meeting, but history itself. That woman was Arya Rajendran, fresh from winning her first election, and on the brink of becoming India’s youngest ever mayor. Five years later, as Mamdani’s own rise in US politics sets tongues wagging, his now-viral tweet has again steered global curiosity toward that remarkable girl from Thiruvananthapuram.And who exactly is Arya Rajendran? A political prodigy? A communist trailblazer? A mathematician-turned-mayor-turned-mother juggling municipal files and feeding bot...

Eye on local, assembly polls & ‘new Kerala’ aspiration, BJP names Rajeev Chandrasekhar new state chief

Thiruvananthapuram: With two crucial elections around the corner—the 2025 local body polls and 2026 assembly elections—Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s appointment as the new chief of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kerala unit reflects the party’s growing aspirations in the state. Following his 2024 Lok Sabha performance, Chandrasekhar is set to replace K. Surendran, the party head in Kerala since 2020. BJP’s Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha candidate in 2024, Chandrasekhar campaigned mostly on the promise of ‘transforming the constituency’ through IT and infrastructure development, raising the party’s vote share in the constituency from 31.30 percent in 2019 to 35.52 percent. Though he lost to United Democratic Front’s Shashi Tharoor by 16,077 votes, he pushed the Left Democratic Front’s Pannyan Raveendran t...

Data | Malappuram, Palakkad and Wayanad lag behind other Kerala districts

Members of a boat club practising ahead of Champakulam Moolam boat race on Vembanad Lake in Alappuzha | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY It is a well-documented fact that Kerala ranks first on many socio-economic indicators compared to other States. For instance, it has a low share of teenage marriages, a low infant mortality ratio, a low share of stunted children, and a high share of people using sanitation facilities compared to other States. In fact, it stands out on many indicators even among the relatively advanced southern States.However, significant inter-district disparities exist across many indicators. The differences between relatively rich districts such as Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Thrissur and Thiruvanan...