Preceded by C. N. Balakrishnan Religion Christian Constituency Wadakkancherry | Children Yes Spouse Jini Anil Political party Indian National Congress | |
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Congress march turns violent anil akkara mla injured in police lathicharge
Anil Akkara (born 1972) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, social worker and farmer from Kerala, India.He represents Wadakkancherry constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly.
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- Congress march turns violent anil akkara mla injured in police lathicharge
- Political career
- Notable initiatives
- References
Political career
Prior to contesting for legislative assembly, Anil Akkara served as President for Adat grama panchayath for 7 years. He has also served as President of Development standing committee in Thrissur district panchayath. Anil also had the additional responsibility of Thrissur district panchayath for a short period .He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Wadakkancherry assembly constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 by defeating Mary Thomas of CPI(M) by a margin of 43 votes, the shortest margin of a winning candidate in the elections.
Notable initiatives
During his tenure as President of Adat grama panchayath, Anil Akkara has transformed the village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives. 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”. Adat Panchayat under the leadership of Anil Akkara, has won several awards including Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar of the Central government and the state's Swaraj Award for the ideal panchayat.
