Pathanamthitta: Anto Antony from INC is won by 219604 votes. Thomas Issac from CPM is in the second place, & Anil K antoy in the third place. The final Lok Sabha election result of Pathanamthitta constituency in Kerala is yet to come as we wait for more updates on the vote tally.
Know More About Anto Antony
Anto Antony Punnathaniyil, born on 1 May 1957, is a senior leader of congress. He has been a member of the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from the Pathanamthitta electoral district in Kerala as a member of the Indian National Congress.
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.
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.
In 2009, he made a significant breakthrough when he was elected as a United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate from the newly apportioned Pathanamthitta district. He won the election by a substantial margin, securing 408,232 votes over K. Ananthagopan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who received 297,026 votes.
His victory in the 2009 elections marked the beginning of his tenure as a Member of Parliament. He was re-elected from the same constituency in the 2014 general elections with a margin of 58,836 against LDF-supported opponent, independent candidate Mr Peelipose Thomas. He once again retained his seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, marking his third consecutive term in the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
