A. P. Anil Kumar

A.P. Anil Kumar
A.P. Anil Kumar
Minister for Revenue,; Government of Kerala
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 May 2026
Governor	Om Prakash Mathur
Chief Minister	V. D. Satheesan
Portfolio(s)	See list Land Revenue ; Survey ; Land Records ; Land Reforms ;
Preceded by	K. Rajan
Minister for Schedule Cast & Backward Communities Development and Tourism, ; Government of Kerala
	In office; 18 May 2011 – 20 May 2016
Preceded by	A. K. Balan (Schedule Casts & Backward Communities Development); Kodiyeri Balakrishnan; (Tourism )
Succeeded by	A. K. Balan (Schedule Casts & Backward Communities Development); A. C. Moideen (Tourism );
Minister for SC/ST Development & Welfare of Backward Communities, Youth Affairs, Zoo, Archaeology, Archives Museum and Cultural Affairs,; Government of Kerala
	In office; 31 August 2004 – 12 May 2006
Preceded by	M. A. Kuttappan (SC/ST Development & Welfare of Backward Communities, Youth Affairs); T. M. Jacob (Zoo, Archaeology, Archives and Museum); G. Karthikeyan (Cultural Affairs);
Succeeded by	A. K. Balan (SC/ST Development & Welfare of Backward Communities); M. Vijayakumar (Youth Affairs); M. A. Baby (Cultural Affairs, Zoo, Archaeology, Archives and Museum);
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 May 2001
Preceded by	N. Kannan
Constituency	Wandoor
Personal details
Born	15 March 1965 (age 61); Malappuram, Kerala
Party	Indian National Congress

Akkarapurakkal Anil Kumar is an Indian politician and Indian national congress leader from Malappuram district, Kerala. He is currently serving as the Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala. 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.

References

↑ "CB files case against three UDF MLAs". The Hindu. 14 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
↑ "FIR registered against 3 Congress MLAs in Kerala solar scam". thenewsminute.com. 15 March 2019.
↑ "Kerala solar scam: 3 Congress MLAs booked for rape". theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
↑ "Rape Allegations Against 3 Congress Leaders By Kerala Solar Scam Accused". NDTV. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
↑ Bureau, The Hindu (17 July 2026). "Kerala Revenue Minister says State aims to ensure title deed for all eligible individuals". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 October 2026. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
↑ "Kerala State – Everything about Kerala".
↑ "CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders". NDTV. 17 August 2021.

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[1] "CB files case against three UDF MLAs". The Hindu. 14 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[2] "FIR registered against 3 Congress MLAs in Kerala solar scam". thenewsminute.com. 15 March 2019.

[3] "Kerala solar scam: 3 Congress MLAs booked for rape". theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[4] "Rape Allegations Against 3 Congress Leaders By Kerala Solar Scam Accused". NDTV. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[5] Bureau, The Hindu (17 July 2026). "Kerala Revenue Minister says State aims to ensure title deed for all eligible individuals". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 October 2026. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[6] "Kerala State – Everything about Kerala".

[7] "CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders". NDTV. 17 August 2021.

A.P. Anil Kumar


Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 May 2026
Governor	Om Prakash Mathur
Chief Minister	V. D. Satheesan
Portfolio(s)	See list Land Revenue Survey Land Records Land Reforms
Preceded by	K. Rajan
Minister for Schedule Cast & Backward Communities Development and Tourism, Government of Kerala
In office 18 May 2011 – 20 May 2016
Preceded by	A. K. Balan (Schedule Casts & Backward Communities Development) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (Tourism )
Succeeded by	A. K. Balan (Schedule Casts & Backward Communities Development) A. C. Moideen (Tourism )
Minister for SC/ST Development & Welfare of Backward Communities, Youth Affairs, Zoo, Archaeology, Archives Museum and Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala
In office 31 August 2004 – 12 May 2006
Preceded by	M. A. Kuttappan (SC/ST Development & Welfare of Backward Communities, Youth Affairs) T. M. Jacob (Zoo, Archaeology, Archives and Museum) G. Karthikeyan (Cultural Affairs)
Succeeded by	A. K. Balan (SC/ST Development & Welfare of Backward Communities) M. Vijayakumar (Youth Affairs) M. A. Baby (Cultural Affairs, Zoo, Archaeology, Archives and Museum)
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 May 2001
Preceded by	N. Kannan
Constituency	Wandoor

Personal details
Born	(1965-03-15) 15 March 1965 (age 61) Malappuram, Kerala
Party	Indian National Congress