Anil Akkara
Anil Akkara | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Wadakkancherry, Kerala | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | C. N. Balakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Chittilappilly |
| Constituency | Wadakkancherry |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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]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 margins 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.
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 an ideal panchayat.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Profile". www.niyamasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Kerala suspense ends, Anil Akkara wins". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Kerala 2001". eci.gov.in.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, M. G. "Anil Akkara". India Today. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Kerala: Work in panchayat won him a ticket to Vadakkanchery". The Indian Express. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Nidhin, T. R. (9 October 2015). "Adat, a model grama panchayat to emulate". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 June 2018.