Anil Akkara
Anil Akkara | |
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| അനിൽ അക്കര | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly, Wadakkancherry, Kerala | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | C. N. Balakrishnan |
| Constituency | Wadakkancherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thrissur |
| Political party | INC |
Anil Akkara (born 1972) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress, social worker and farmer from Kerala, India. He represents 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.[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]
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 Website. "EIC 2001 Kerala Assembly Election Results".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Anil Akkara transformed his village with organic farming and sanitation initiatives
- ^ Work in panchayat won him a ticket to Vadakkanchery
- ^ Nidhin, T. R. (9 October 2015). "Adat, a model grama panchayat to emulate". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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