Anil Akkara

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]