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| name = Anil Akkara<br />
| native_name = അനിൽ അക്കര<br />
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| birth_place = [[Thrissur]]<br />
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| constituency = [[Wadakkancherry]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Wadakkancherry]], [[Kerala]]<br />
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| term_end = 2021<br />
| predecessor = [[C. N. Balakrishnan]]<br />
| successor = [[Xavier Chittilappilly]]<br />
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'''Anil Akkara''' (born 1972) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician of the [[Indian National Congress]], social worker and farmer from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He represented the [[Wadakkancherry]] constituency in [[Kerala State Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/anil-akkara-of-the-congress-wins-wadakkancherry-seat.html Anil Akkara of the Congress Wins Wadakkancherry Seat]</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Prior to contesting for the legislative assembly, Anil Akkara served as president for Adat grama panchayath for seven years.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} He also served as President of the Development standing committee in [[Thrissur]] district panchayath, and had the additional responsibility of Thrissur district panchayath for a short period.{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}}<br />
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He was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Wadakkancherry]] assembly constituency in [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] by defeating Mary Thomas of CPI(M) by a margin of 43 votes, one of the shortest margin of a winning candidate in the elections.<ref>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/election/2016/kerala-assembly-election/kerala-suspense-ends-anil-akkara-wins-english-news-1.1072509 Kerala suspense ends, Anil Akkara wins]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=EIC Website|first=|date=|title=EIC 2001 Kerala Assembly Election Results|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3760-kerala-2001/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> <br />
Anil Akkara was defeated by [[Xavier Chittilappilly]] LDF Candidate in [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] with a vote margin of 15,168 votes.<br />
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== Notable initiatives ==<br />
During his tenure as President of Adat grama panchayath, Akkara has transformed the village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anil-akkara/1/105673.html Anil Akkara transformed his village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives]</ref> Every household in Adat, which has a population of 40,000, gets drinking water, is self-reliant in agriculture, has its own brand of organic rice and coconut oil, and owns a "tourism village".<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-assembly-elections-2016-work-in-panchayat-won-him-a-ticket-to-vadakkanchery-2783300/#sthash.2RTTywJI.dpuf Work in panchayat won him a ticket to Vadakkanchery]</ref> Adat Panchayat has won several awards including Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar of the Central government and the state's Swaraj Award for the ideal panchayat.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151009/nation-current-affairs/article/adat-model-grama-panchayat-emulate | title=Adat, a model grama panchayat to emulate | date=9 October 2015 | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | last=Nidhin | first=T. R. | accessdate=17 June 2018 }}</ref><br />
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