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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name = Anto Antony<br />
| image = Anto Antony MP.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|5|1|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Moonilavu]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| residence = Vadavathoor, [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[Indian Parliament]] <br /> for [[Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
| term_start = 31 May 2009<br />
| term_end = <br />
| constituency = [[Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
| term = <br />
| occupation = Agriculturist<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| successor = <br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = Smt. Grace Anto<br />
| parents = Kuruvilla Antony<br />
Chinnamma Antony<br />
| children = 2 <br />
| siblings = Annamma Joseph<br />
James Antony<br />
Maria Babu<br />
Jose Antony<br />
Charles Antony<br />
| alma_mater = [[St. Thomas College, Palai]]<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| date = 15 December<br />
| year = 2016<br />
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4571<br />
}}<br />
'''Anto Antony Punnathaniyil'''<br />
(born 1 May 1957) is a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]], [[16th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pathanamthitta]] [[electoral district]] in [[Kerala]]. <br />
He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] and on 16 May 2009, in the first election held in this newly [[apportionment (politics)|apportioned]] district, he was elected as a [[United Democratic Front (India)|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104083715/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051754300300.htm Election report] in ''[[The Hindu]]'' 17 May 2009</ref><br />
In 2014 general elections, he was re-elected from the same constituency with a margin of 58,836 against LDF supported opponent independent candidate Mr. Peelipose Thomas, who was an ex DCC president. <br />
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For the 2019 General elections also, the Congress party has renominated Anto Antony to contest from Pathanamthitta LokSabha Constituency.<br />
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In 2004, he had lost in the [[Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kottayam]] race to CPI(M) candidate [[K. Suresh Kurup]], by 341,213 votes to his 298,299.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090411130528/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/constituency/2004/S11/13.html 2004 Kottayam results]</ref> He won [[Lok Sabha]] elections from [[Pathanamthitta|Pathanamthitta in 2009,2014 and 2019]]<ref>http://inc.in/resources/press-releases/410-lok-sabha-elections-2014</ref><br />
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== Background ==<br />
A native of Moonnilavu Panchayath in Pala assembly segment in [[Kottayam district]], he attended [[St. Thomas College, Pala]]; the Kerala Law Academy Law College, [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (affiliated to [[Kerala University]]); the Government Law College, Ernakulam, (under [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]]; and the [[Rajagiri|Rajagiri College of Social Sciences]].<ref>[http://antoantony.in/home.html Antony's campaign website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403181614/http://antoantony.in/home.html |date=3 April 2009 }}</ref> He was [[general secretary]] of the [[Kerala Students Union]]<ref>[http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/biodata.php4?no=33&name=Anto%20Antony Biodata on the KeralaAssembly.org website]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{commons category|Anto Antony Punnathaniyil}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090403181614/http://www.antoantony.in/home.html Antony's campaign website]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090504215828/http://www.antoantony.com/ Anto Antony Web Site]<br />
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Office Address<br />
Anto Antony MP,<br />
Catholicate College Junction,<br />
Pathanamthitta<br />
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Personal Staff<br />
George Varughese (Private Secretary)<br />
Jomon (Office Secretary Delhi)<br />
Subin Neerumplackal( Personal Secretary)<br />
Shyam ( Office Secretary Ponkunnam)<br />
Sanal Kumar (Office Secretary, Pathanamthitta)<br />
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