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Anto Antony

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In this Indian name, the name Antony is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anto.
Anto Antony
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 May 2009 (2009-05-31)
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyPathanamthitta
Personal details
Born (1957-05-01) 1 May 1957 (age 67)
Moonilavu, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSmt. Grace Anto
Children2
Parent(s)Kuruvilla Antony
Chinnamma Antony
Residence(s)Vadavathoor, Kottayam, Kerala
North Avenue, New Delhi, Delhi
Alma materSt. Thomas College, Palai
Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram
Government Law College, Ernakulam
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
OccupationPolitician, Agriculturist
Websiteantoantony.in

Anto Antony Punnathaniyil (born 1 May 1957) is an Indian politician and agriculturist who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Pathanamthitta, Kerala, since 2009. A member of Indian National Congress, he serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and is also a member of the Consultative Committee on Minority Affairs. He was formerly a member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, Energy and Committee on Government Assurances.[1]

In 2009, he made a significant breakthrough when he was elected as a United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate from the newly apportioned Pathanamthitta district. Since then he has retained the seat through the subsequent elections held in 2014, 2019 and 2024.[2]

Personal life

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He was born in Moonilavu, Kerala, to Kuruvilla Antony and Chinnamma Antony. He pursued his education at St. Thomas College, Pala, followed by the Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, the Government Law College, Ernakulam, and the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. He is married to Grace Anto and the couple has two children.[2]

Political life

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His political career began with his involvement in the Kerala Students Union. His leadership skills were recognised early on, leading to his appointment as the union's general secretary. Being a member of the Indian National Congress, on 16 May 2009, in the first election held in this newly apportioned constituency of Pathanamthitta, he was elected as a United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate by 408,232 votes over K. Ananthagopan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 297,026; B. Radhakrishna Menon of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 56,294 and three other candidates.[3] In 2014 general elections, he was re-elected from the same constituency with a margin of 58,836 against LDF supported opponent independent candidate Peelipose Thomas, who was an ex DCC president.[2]

For the 2024 General elections also, the Congress party renominated Anto Antony to contest from Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha Constituency and he won in the election.[4] In 2004, he had lost in the Kottayam race to CPI(M) candidate K. Suresh Kurup, by 341,213 votes to his 298,299.[5] He won Lok Sabha elections from Pathanamthitta in 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024.[2][4]

Election Constituency Result Margin
2004 Kottayam Lost 42,914
2009 Pathanamthitta Won 1,11,206
2014 Pathanamthitta Won 56,191
2019 Pathanamthitta Won 44,243
2024 Pathanamthitta Won 66,119

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Anto Antony to represent Pathanamthitta". 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Bureau, The Hindu (4 June 2024). "UDF's Anto Antony retains Pathanamthitta by margin of 66,119 votes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Indian General Elections: Result Of Kottayam (Kerala) in 2004 IBNPolitics.com". 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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