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	{{Infobox Indian politician		{{Infobox Indian politician
	\| name = Antony Raju		\| name = Antony Raju
	~~\| nick name = ആന്റണി രാജു~~		\| native_name = ആന്റണി രാജു
	\| native_name = ആന്റണി രാജു		\| image = Antony Raju.jpg
	\| image = Antony Raju.jpg		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1954\|12\|18}}
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1954\|11\|18}}		\| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram\|Trivandrum]]
	\| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram\|Trivandrum]]		\| residence = Nanthencode, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
	\| residence =[[~~Nanthencode~~]], [~~Thiruvananthapuram~~][[Kerala]]		\| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
	\| ~~death_date~~ =		\| term_start1 = {{Start date\|2021\|05\|02}}
	\| ~~death_place~~ =		\| term_end1 =
	\| constituency =		\| predecessor1 = [[V. S. Sivakumar]]
	\| office =		\| successor1 =
	\| predecessor =		\| constituency = [[Thiruvananthapuram (State Assembly constituency)\|Thiruvananthapuram]]
	\| successor =		\| office = Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, Water Transport, [[Government of Kerala]]
	\| party =[[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/kerala-elections-2016-kerala-congress-m-rebels-form-new-party-may-join-ldf/\|title=Kerala Congress (M) rebels form new party, may join LDF\|date=10 March 2016\|work=The Indian Express\|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>		\| term_start = {{Start date\|2021\|05\|20\|df=yes}}
	\| spouse = ~~Gracy Raju~~		\| term_end =
	\| children = ~~Roshni Raju <br> Rohan Raju~~		\| predecessor = [[A. K. Saseendran]]
	\| website = [http://antonyraju.in/ www.antonyraju.in]		\| successor =
	~~\| footnotes =~~		\| constituency1 = [[Thiruvananthapuram (State Assembly constituency)\|Thiruvananthapuram]]
	~~\| date =~~		\| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
	~~\| year =~~		\| term_start2 = {{Start date\|1996\|05\|20}}
	~~\| source =~~		\| term_end2 = {{End date\|2001\|05\|10}}
			\| constituency2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram (State Assembly constituency)\|Thiruvananthapuram West]]
			\| predecessor2 = [[M. M. Hassan]]
			\| successor2 = [[M. V. Raghavan]]
			\| party = [[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/kerala-elections-2016-kerala-congress-m-rebels-form-new-party-may-join-ldf/\|title=Kerala Congress (M) rebels form new party, may join LDF\|date=10 March 2016\|work=The Indian Express\|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>
			\| spouse =
			\| children =
			\| website = [http://antonyraju.in/ www.antonyraju.in]
	}}		}}

	'''Antony Raju''' ({{lang-ml\| ആന്റണി രാജു}}) ~~(born 18 November 1954)~~ is ~~a leader~~ of [[~~Janadhipathya~~ Kerala ~~Congress~~]]~~, one of~~ the ~~main factions~~ of ~~the~~ [[Kerala Congress]]. He was ~~a member of~~ [[Kerala_Legislature\|Kerala legislative assembly]] ~~during the period 1996-2001~~ from [[Thiruvananthapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)\|Thiruvananthapuram ~~West~~ Constituency]] of [[Kerala]].~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m044~~.~~htm\|title=Members - Kerala Legislature\|publisher=\|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>~~		'''Antony Raju''' ({{lang-ml\| ആന്റണി രാജു}}) is an Indian politician and Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, Water Transport,<ref>https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Notifications - Government of Kerala, India\|url=https://kerala.gov.in/notifications\|access-date=2021-05-21\|website=kerala.gov.in}}</ref> [[Government of Kerala]]. He is the leader of [[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]]. He was elected to the [[Kerala_Legislature\|Kerala legislative assembly]] from [[Thiruvananthapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)\|Thiruvananthapuram Constituency]] of Kerala in 2021. Earlier he was the MLA of Thiruvananthapuram West Constituency from 1996 to 2001.

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==

	He was born on 18 November 1954 in [[Poonthura]], [[Thiruvananthapuram\|Trivandrum]] ~~to Smt. Lourdamma and Late Mr. S. Alphonse~~. He had his early education in St. Thomas School Poonthura, Trivandrum and completed his schooling in Rajagiri School, Kalamassery, [[Ernakulam]].<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/ldf-candidate-antony-raju-begins-election-campaign/election/news/431156.html</ref>		Raju was born on 18 November 1954 in [[Poonthura]], [[Thiruvananthapuram\|Trivandrum]]. He had his early education at the St. Thomas School Poonthura, Trivandrum, and completed his schooling at the Rajagiri School, Kalamassery, [[Ernakulam]].<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/ldf-candidate-antony-raju-begins-election-campaign/election/news/431156.html</ref>
	He completed his pre-degree from St.Xavier's College, Thumba, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]~~. And degree from Mar Ivanious College. He graduated in law from Law College, Thriruvanathapuram~~.		He completed his pre-degree from St.Xavier's College, Thumba, [[Thiruvananthapuram]].

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==

	In 1996, it was [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|LDF]]’s first political victory in [[State_Assembly_elections_in_India\|Assembly Election]] ~~when Adv.Antony Raju contested and won~~ from [[Thiruvananthapuram\|Trivandrum]] ~~West~~ Constituency. ~~He had defeated Congress Leader [[M. M. Hassan]]~~ in the ~~election and it was indeed a remarkable victory for the [[Left Democratic Front (~~Kerala~~)\|LDF]]~~.		In 1996, Antony Raju was [[KC(J)]] candidate and contested for [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|LDF]]. It was Antony's first political victory in [[State_Assembly_elections_in_India\|Assembly Election]] from [[Thiruvananthapuram\|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.

	~~=== Positions held ===~~

	* Was the chairman of public sector organizations like Travancore Cements Ltd. <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://corporatedir.com/company/the-travancore-cements-limited\|title=The Travancore Cements Limited information\|publisher=\|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>
	* Was the chairman of Handicrafts Development Corporation.
	*Syndicate member of University of Kerala.

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Antony Raju
| nick name = ആന്റണി രാജു
| native_name = ആന്റണി രാജു
| image = Antony Raju.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|11|18}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram|Trivandrum]]
| residence =[[Nanthencode]], [Thiruvananthapuram][[Kerala]]
| death_date =
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| constituency =
| office =
| predecessor =
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| party =[[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/kerala-elections-2016-kerala-congress-m-rebels-form-new-party-may-join-ldf/|title=Kerala Congress (M) rebels form new party, may join LDF|date=10 March 2016|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>
| spouse = Gracy Raju
| children = Roshni Raju <br> Rohan Raju
| website = [http://antonyraju.in/ www.antonyraju.in]
| footnotes =
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'''Antony Raju''' ({{lang-ml| ആന്റണി രാജു}}) (born 18 November 1954) is a leader of [[Janadhipathya Kerala Congress]], one of the main factions of the [[Kerala Congress]]. He was a member of [[Kerala_Legislature|Kerala legislative assembly]] during the period 1996-2001 from [[Thiruvananthapuram_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)|Thiruvananthapuram West Constituency]] of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m044.htm|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|publisher=|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

He was born on 18 November 1954 in [[Poonthura]], [[Thiruvananthapuram|Trivandrum]] to Smt. Lourdamma and Late Mr. S. Alphonse. He had his early education in St. Thomas School Poonthura, Trivandrum and completed his schooling in Rajagiri School, Kalamassery, [[Ernakulam]].<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/ldf-candidate-antony-raju-begins-election-campaign/election/news/431156.html</ref>
He completed his pre-degree from St.Xavier's College, Thumba, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. And degree from Mar Ivanious College. He graduated in law from Law College, Thriruvanathapuram.

== Political career ==

In 1996, it was [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]’s first political victory in [[State_Assembly_elections_in_India|Assembly Election]] when Adv.Antony Raju contested and won from [[Thiruvananthapuram|Trivandrum]] West Constituency. He had defeated Congress Leader [[M. M. Hassan]] in the election and it was indeed a remarkable victory for the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]].

=== Positions held ===

* Was the chairman of public sector organizations like Travancore Cements Ltd. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporatedir.com/company/the-travancore-cements-limited|title=The Travancore Cements Limited information|publisher=|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>
* Was the chairman of Handicrafts Development Corporation.
*Syndicate member of University of Kerala.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Chandy-Faces-Heat-Over-Kasturirangan-Report/2014/02/28/article2083074.ece Chandy Faces Heat Over Kasturirangan Report]

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