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{{Indian patronymic|Appachan|Nellinilkkumthadathil Devassia}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = N. D. Appachan<br />
| image =<br />
| office1 = Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly (MLA)<br />
| term_start1 = 2001<br />
| term_end1 = 2005<br />
| predecessor1 = [[P. V. Varghese Vaidyar]]<br />
| successor1 = [[P. Krishna Prasad]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Sulthan Bathery]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = Thressia<br />
| children = 3<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|5|2}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
}}<br />
'''Nellinilkkumthadathil Devassia''' '''Appachan''' is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Kerala]], India. He represented [[Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency]] in 11th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
N. D. Appachan was born on May 2, 1949, to N. J. Devassia of the Nellinilkkumthadathil house and Annamma.<ref name="niyamasabha">{{cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m045.htm |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> He lives in Kakkavayal, Wayanad district.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> He and his wife Tressia have 3 children.<ref name="niyamasabha"/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Appachan, who was the first elected District Congress Committee (DCC) President of Wayanad District in 1991, served as the DCC President and Wayanad District [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] Chairman till 2004.<ref name="reporterlive">{{cite news |last1=നെറ്റ്വർക്ക് |first1=റിപ്പോർട്ടർ |title='വീണ്ടും ഡിസിസി പ്രസിഡന്റാകാന് ആഗ്രഹിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല'; വ്യത്യസ്ഥനായി എന് ഡി അപ്പച്ചന് |url=https://www.reporterlive.com/politics/nd-appachan-wayanad-dcc-president-reaction-57714?infinitescroll=1 |work=www.reporterlive.com |date=29 August 2021 |language=ml |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122130525/https://www.reporterlive.com/politics/nd-appachan-wayanad-dcc-president-reaction-57714?infinitescroll=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021 he was re-elected DCC President.<ref name="reporterlive"/><br />
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He was elected to the 11th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> He represented [[Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> He resigned from the post on July 5, 2005.<ref name="niyamasabha"/><br />
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==Controversies==<br />
In 2022, a complaint was filed against Appachan by a tribal woman who was [[Indian National Congress|Youth Congress]] Mananthavady Constituency secretary alleging that she was abused by him for her [[Caste system in India|caste]] and gender.<ref>{{cite news |title=n d appachan |url=https://www.kairalinewsonline.com/2022/01/10/477514.html |work=Kairali News {{!}} Kairali News Live |date=10 January 2022}}</ref> But the Adivasi Congress Mananthavady constituency committee said the allegations are baseless.<ref>{{cite news |last1=ഡെസ്ക് |first1=വെബ് |title='എൻ.ഡി. അപ്പച്ചനെ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്താൻ അനുവദിക്കില്ല' {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/wayanad/--906155 |work=www.madhyamam.com |date=9 January 2022 |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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