Anil Akkara

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Anil Akkara
അനിൽ അക്കര
Member of Legislative Assembly, Wadakkancherry, Kerala
In office
2016–2021
Preceded byC. N. Balakrishnan
Succeeded byXavier Chittilappilly
ConstituencyWadakkancherry
Personal details
BornThrissur
Political partyINC

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[edit]

Prior to contesting for the legislative assembly, Anil Akkara served as president for Adat grama panchayath for seven years.[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.[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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ↑ Anil Akkara of the Congress Wins Wadakkancherry Seat
  2. ↑ Kerala suspense ends, Anil Akkara wins
  3. ↑ EIC Website. "EIC 2001 Kerala Assembly Election Results".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Anil Akkara transformed his village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives
  5. ↑ Work in panchayat won him a ticket to Vadakkanchery
  6. ↑ Nidhin, T. R. (9 October 2015). "Adat, a model grama panchayat to emulate". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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