State Revenue Awards announced: Arjun Pandyan named Best Collector, Thiruvananthapuram wins Best Collectorate award

Saturday 21 February 2026 10:10 PM IST

THRISSUR: Minister K Rajan has announced the State Revenue Awards. Thrissur District Collector Arjun Pandyan has been selected as the Best Collector, while Thiruvananthapuram has been chosen as the Best Collectorate.

O.V. Alfred (Thiruvananthapuram) has been named the Best Sub Collector. G. Suresh Babu (Punalur) was selected as the Best RDO, and the Thrissur RDO Office was chosen as the Best RDO Office. K. Sunilkumar (Palakkad) was selected as Best Deputy Collector (General), P.A. Vibhooshanan (Thrissur) as Best Deputy Collector (RR), C. Premji (Alappuzha) as Best Deputy Collector (DM), and R. Sudheesh (Alappuzha) as Best Deputy Collector (LA).

A. Venugopalan (Perinthalmanna), D. Vinod (Kanayannur), and N.N. Muhammad Rafi (Palakkad) were selected as the Best Principal Tahsildars. Thrissur was also chosen as the Best Taluk Office.

Among Tahsildars, C. Sreekumar (Kozhikode) and V.V. Jayesh (Aluva) were named Best Tahsildars (LR). A. Abdul Latheef (Palakkad) was selected as Special Tahsildar (LT). T.G. Bindu (Thrissur), M. Lija (Kozhikode), and N.H.V. Bindu (Koyilandy) were selected as Special Tahsildars (LA). Atul S. Nath (Idukki) was chosen as the Pattayam Nodal Officer.

The Best Village Offices selected were Chemmaruthi (Thiruvananthapuram), Meenadu (Kollam), Peringanad (Pathanamthitta), Nedumudi (Alappuzha), Kooroppada (Kottayam), Kattappana (Idukki), Kodanad (Ernakulam), Ayyanthole (Thrissur), Vadakkencherry (Palakkad), Amarambalam (Malappuram), Unnikulam (Kozhikode), Kuppadi (Wayanad), Kurumathur (Kannur), and North Trikkarippur (Kasaragod).

Best Village Officers

  • Thiruvananthapuram- A. Riyas (Pangode), P. Subhash Kumar (Aruvikkara), and V. Vinod (Kowdiar).
  • Kollam- S. Sishubalan (Pooyappally), R. Jayachandran (Thazhava), and R. Sivaprasad (Vadakkevila).
  • Pathanamthitta- Renu Raman (Pandalam), F. Anvarsha (Kulanada), and Ajitha Philip (Erathu).
  • Alappuzha- Deepthi (Kanjikuzhi), M.P. Udayakumar (Aryad South), and J. Rajashree (Cheruthana).
  • Kottayam- Jaboy Mathew (Kottayam), K.M. Sunilkumar (Thalayazham), and Mohammed Iqbal (Kanjirappally).
  • Idukki- M. Manu Prasad (Karikkode), K.S. Lavanya (Manakkad), and Jose Sebastian (Upputhodu).
  • Ernakulam- S. Thasbi (Velloorkunnam), Rony Felix (Poonithura), and M. Shehnas (Kodanad).
  • Thrissur- T.K. Anilkumar (Iringapurram), S. Sahira Beevi (Ollukkara), and T.R. Prashanth (Methala)
  • Palakkad- T.S. Sreekala (Vadakkencherry), R. Sreeja (Kollengode), and K. Nadeera (Thrithala).
  • Malappuram- K. Shaju (Kavannur), P. Bineesh (Parappanangadi), and K. Narayanankutty (Thrikkanode).
  • Kozhikode- V. Preetha (Naduvannur), Jineesh C. Chappayil (Onchiyam), and M.P. Santhosh Kumar (Kakkodi).
  • Wayanad- T.G. Pradosh (Sulthan Bathery), E. Khadeeja (Ambalavayal), and P.G. Smitha (Purakkadi).
  • Kannur- A.K. Arif (Ancharakandi), K.P. Ranjith (Muzhakkunnu), and P.V. Vinod (Pariyaram).
  • Kasaragod- K.T. Jayalakshmi (Ajanur), K. Radhika (Karinthalam), and B.R. Divya (Bare).