A. P. Anilkumar

Akkarapurakkal Anil Kumar is an Indian politician and Indian national congress leader from Malappuram district. He is a former minister of Kerala and current M.L.A. of Wandoor assembly constituency since 2001.

Early life Anil Kumar was born on 15 March 1965 as the son of Devakiamma and A. P. Balan of the Akkarapurakkal house at Malappuram District.

He completed B. A. Political Science.

Political career

A. P. Anil Kumar started his political career in the Kerala Students Union and was the State Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress. In 2001, he was elected by the Wandoor Constituency to the Kerala Legislative Assembly and later became Minister with portfolios of social, cultural, and youth affairs in the Oommen Chandy Ministry in 2004. He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2006 and 2011. He was a member of the executive committee of Kerala Agricultural University during 2002-04 and the Student welfare committee chairman. He has now completed 25 years as MLA in Wandoor town.

Political Positions

1979 KSU Unit President 1982 KSU Taluk President 1984 KSU District Secretary Malappuram 1986 Youth Congress Malappuram District Vice President, State General Secretary 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 Wandoor MLA 2004-2006 Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Communities and Youth Cultural affairs 2011-2016 Minister for Backward Communities and Tourism 2026 to present; minister for Land revenue and survey under V D Satheesan ministry.