- Name: Anto Antony
- Born : 1 May 1957
- Designation : Member of Parliament from Pathanamthitta (Kerala)
- Alma Mater: B.A.at St. Thomas College, Palai
- Occupation : Agriculturist
- Political party: Indian National Congress
- Previous offices: Member, Standing Committee on Energy
Member, Standing committee on external affairs
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer . Affairs and Public Distribution
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of . , Environment, Forest and Climate Change
. General secretary Kerala students Union
Anto Antony Punnathaniyil was born on1 May 1957. He is a member of the 15th, 16th Lok Sabha from the Pathanamthitta electoral district in Kerala.
He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is a native of Poonjar 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; and the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences.He was general secretary of the Kerala Students Union.
In 2004, he had lost in the Kottayam race to CPI(M) candidate K. Suresh Kurup, by 341,213 votes to his 298,299. In 2009, during the first election held in this newly apportioned district, 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.
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.For the 2019 General elections also, the Congress party has re nominated Anto Antony to contest from Pathanamthitta LokSabha Constituency.
He has held several posts,
He was an Ex-Officio Member, Kerala University Academic Council.
He was the President of (i) DCC, Kottayam; (ii) KSU, District Kottayam; (iii) KSU Unit; (iv) KSEF Officers Association; (v) Doordarshan, Akashvani Employees Association;
He was the Vice President of i) KSU, District Kottayam; (ii) All Kerala Balajanasakhyam;
He was the General-Secretary (i) Youth Congress, Kerala State; (ii) KSU, State; (iii) KSU, District; (iv) Youth Congress National Campaign Committee; (v) KSU, Taluk; Secretary, KPCC; Treasurer KSU District;
He was a Member, (i) KSU State Executive Committee; (ii) Kerala University Standing Committee for Planing and Research; (iii) Syndicate, University of Kerala; (iv) Senate, University of Kerala; (v) Senate, Mahatma Gandhi University; (vi) Selection Committee to choose Vice-Chancellor, M.G. University; (vii) Heavy Electricals and Allied Industries.
He was the Executive Member (i) KPCC; (ii) Kerala University Union
He was the Convenor of (i) UDF, Kottayam, Kerala; (ii) Kerala University Standing Committee for Students` affairs and sports; (iii) AICC Observer, Meghalaya Elections
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There was a case filed against Anto Antony in the Pamba Police Station Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. He hasn’t been convicted in any cases so far.
But during his election time there was a case filed against him contesting in elections in High court of Kerala. The Kerala High Court held as maintainable a petition challenging Congress nominee Anto Antony’s election from the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat on grounds that his wife had allegedly canvassed votes for him in the name of religion.
Justice P B Sureshkumar said the petition filed by Left Democratic Front Election Committee convenor S Ananthappan on behalf of the front’s losing candidate Veena George in the polls held in April was maintainable and the court would go ahead with the hearing.
The petitioner has alleged that Antony’s wife sought votes from Christians for her husband in the name of religion. When the matter came up for hearing, Justice Sureshkumar said the charge of use of religion in canvassing votes amounted to a corrupt practice.
He, however, observed that the allegation that Antony used the the Sabarimala temple women’s entry issue for canvassing votes was not maintainable.Sabarimala, the abode of Lord Ayyappa, comes under the Pathanamthitta constituency.
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