Anoop Jacob

Anoop Jacob
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
Preceded byT. M. Jacob
ConstituencyPiravom
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Kerala
In office
12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Preceded byT. M. Jacob
Succeeded byP. Thilothaman
Personal details
Born (1977-12-16) 16 December 1977 (age 46)
Political partyKerala Congress (Jacob)
Spouse
Anila Anoop
(m. 2002)
Children2
Parents
Residence(s)Thirumarady, Piravom ‍
Alma mater

Anoop Jacob (born 16 December 1977) is an Indian politician and a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and Legislative Party leader of the Kerala Congress (Jacob), a constituent of the UDF political alliance.[1] He is the son of T. M. Jacob who founded the party in 1993. Anoop represents Piravom Constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly following a by-election at Piravom in March 2012 which was necessitated due to the demise of his father, the incumbent of the constituency. He was also elected in May 2016. In the 2021 election Anoop was elected from the same constituency with a highest majority.

  1. ^ "Kaumudi Online".