A.P. Anil Kumar is an Indian politician and

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leader from

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and ...

district. He is a former minister of Kerala and current

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. of

Wandoor Wandoor is a town in Nilambur Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala, India. It is located on the southeast of the Chaliyar River, about 24 kilometres northeast of the district seat Malappuram and 8 km south of the taluk seat Nilambur. In the ...

assembly constituency since 2001.

Early life

Son of A.P. Balan and Devakiamma he was born on 15 March 1965 at Malappuram District. He completed B.A. Political Science.

Political career

A.P. Anil Kumar started his political career in the

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and was the State Secretary of the

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. In 2001, he was elected by the

Constituency to the

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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

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during 2002-04 and the Student welfare committee chairman. He has now completed 20 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

References

Living people 1965 births Politicians from Malappuram district Kerala MLAs 2006–2011 Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala {{Kerala-INC-politician-stub