Anil Akkara
| Anil Akkara | |
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| അനിൽ അക്കര | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly, Wadakkancherry, Kerala | |
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Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | C. N. Balakrishnan |
| Constituency | Wadakkancherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thrissur |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (I) |
| Spouse(s) | Jini Anil |
| Children | Yes |
| Religion | Christian |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Notable initiatives
During his tenure as President of Adat grama panchayath, Anil Akkara has transformed the village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives.[3] 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”.[4] 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.[5]