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]
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.
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]