Anathalavattom Anandan

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Anathalavattom Anandan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency	Attingal
In office 1987 (1987)–1991 (1991)
Preceded by	Vakkom Purushothaman
Succeeded by	Adv. T. Sarath Chandra Prasad
In office 1996 (1996)–2001 (2001)
Preceded by	Adv. T. Sarath Chandra Prasad
Succeeded by	Vakkom Purushothaman
In office 2006 (2006)–2011 (2011)
Preceded by	Vakkom Purushothaman
Succeeded by	B. Satyan
Personal details
Born	Krishnan Anandan (1937-04-22)22 April 1937 Anathalavattom, Travancore, British Raj (present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Died	5 October 2023(2023-10-05) (aged 86) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse	Laila Anandan
Parents	V. Krishnan Nani Amma
Occupation	Politician
Committees	Coir Commission Estimate Committee Public Undertaking Committee Committee on Environment Public Accounts Committee

Anathalavattom Anandan (22 April 1937 – 5 October 2023) was an Indian politician, a trade unionist and a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the President of the Kerala State Committee and national Vice President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and the State Secretariat Member of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee. Anandan was also the President of Kerala Coir Workers Centre. He was elected thrice to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Attingal constituency in 1987, 1996 and 2006. The Government of Kerala had appointed him as the Vice Chairman of Apex Body for Coir in August 2016.