N. D. Appachan

Nellinilkkumthadathil Devassia Appachan is an Indian National Congress politician from Kerala, India. He represented Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency in 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

N. D. Appachan
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly (MLA)
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byP. V. Varghese Vaidyar
Succeeded byP. Krishna Prasad
ConstituencySulthan Bathery
Personal details
Born (1949-05-02) 2 May 1949
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseThressia
Children3
Residence(s)Kakkavayal, Wayanad district, Kerala
In this Indian name, the name Nellinilkkumthadathil Devassia is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Appachan.

Biography

N. D. Appachan was born on May 2, 1949, to N. J. Devassia of the Nellinilkkumthadathil house and Annamma.[1] He lives in Kakkavayal, Wayanad district.[1] He and his wife Tressia have 3 children.[1]

Political career

Appachan, who was the first elected District Congress Committee (DCC) President of Wayanad District in 1991, served as the DCC President and Wayanad District UDF Chairman till 2004.[2] In 2021 he was re-elected DCC President.[2]

He was elected to the 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001.[1] He represented Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate.[1] He resigned from the post on July 5, 2005.[1]

Controversies

In 2022, a complaint was filed against Appachan by a tribal woman who was Youth Congress Mananthavady Constituency secretary alleging that she was abused by him for her caste and gender.[3] But the Adivasi Congress Mananthavady constituency committee said the allegations are baseless.[4]

References
  1. "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org.
  2. നെറ്റ്‌വർക്ക്, റിപ്പോർട്ടർ (29 August 2021). "'വീണ്ടും ഡിസിസി പ്രസിഡന്റാകാന്‍ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല'; വ്യത്യസ്ഥനായി എന്‍ ഡി അപ്പച്ചന്‍". www.reporterlive.com (in Malayalam).
  3. "n d appachan". Kairali News | Kairali News Live. 10 January 2022.
  4. ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (9 January 2022). "'എൻ.ഡി. അപ്പച്ചനെ ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്താൻ അനുവദിക്കില്ല' | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam).
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