| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly, Wadakkancherry, Kerala
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|---|---|
| Term start | 2016 |
| Term end | 2021 |
| Predecessor | C. N. Balakrishnan |
| Successor | Xavier Chittilappilly
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| Constituency | Wadakkancherry
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| Born | Thrissur
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| Political party | INC
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Anil Akkara (born 1972) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, social worker and farmer from Kerala, India. He represented the Wadakkancherry constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly.[1]
Political career
Prior to contesting for the legislative assembly, Anil Akkara served as president for Adat grama panchayath for seven years.Template:Citation needed 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.Template:Citation needed
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.[2][3] Anil Akkara was defeated by Xavier Chittilappilly LDF Candidate in 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election with a vote margin of 15,168 votes.
Notable initiatives
During his tenure as President of Adat grama panchayath, Akkara has transformed the village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives.[4] 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".[5] Adat Panchayat has won several awards including Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar of the Central government and the state's Swaraj Award for the ideal panchayat.[6]
References
- ↑ Anil Akkara of the Congress Wins Wadakkancherry Seat
- ↑ Kerala suspense ends, Anil Akkara wins
- ↑ EIC 2001 Kerala Assembly Election Results, EIC Website.
- ↑ Anil Akkara transformed his village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives
- ↑ Work in panchayat won him a ticket to Vadakkanchery
- ↑ Adat, a model grama panchayat to emulate. Deccan Chronicle(9 October 2015).