Antony Raju

Antony Raju (Malayalam: ആന്റണി രാജു) is an Indian politician and Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, Water Transport,[2][3] Government of Kerala. He is the leader of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. He was elected to the Kerala legislative assembly from Thiruvananthapuram Constituency of Kerala in 2021. Earlier he was the MLA of Thiruvananthapuram West Constituency from 1996 to 2001.

Antony Raju
ആന്റണി രാജു
Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, Water Transport, Government of Kerala
Assumed office
20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)
Preceded byA. K. Saseendran
ConstituencyThiruvananthapuram
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02)
Preceded byV. S. Sivakumar
ConstituencyThiruvananthapuram
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
May 20, 1996 (1996-05-20) – May 10, 2001 (2001-05-10)
Preceded byM. M. Hassan
Succeeded byM. V. Raghavan
ConstituencyThiruvananthapuram West
Personal details
Born (1954-12-18) 18 December 1954
Trivandrum
Political partyJanadhipathya Kerala Congress[1]
Residence(s)Nanthencode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Websitewww.antonyraju.in

Early life and education

Raju was born on 18 November 1954 in Poonthura, Trivandrum. He had his early education at the St. Thomas School Poonthura, Trivandrum, and completed his schooling at the Rajagiri School, Kalamassery, Ernakulam.[4] He completed his pre-degree from St.Xavier's College, Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram.

Political career

In 1996, Antony Raju was KC(J) candidate and contested for LDF. It was Antony's first political victory in Assembly Election from Trivandrum West Constituency. However, in the 2016 elections he contested as Janadhipathya Kerala Congress candidate but lost to VS Sivakumar. But in the 2021 elections, he defeated VS Sivakumar by more than 8000 votes.

References
  1. "Kerala Congress (M) rebels form new party, may join LDF". The Indian Express. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791
  3. "Notifications - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. "LDF candidate Antony Raju begins election campaign". www.uniindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.


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