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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tony Chammany
| image =
| caption =
| office = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term_start = May 2026
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Vypen (State Assembly constituency)|Vypen]]
| predecessor = [[K. N. Unnikrishnan]]
| successor =
| birth_name = Tony Chammany
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Kochi]], [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| father = Thomas
| occupation = Politician, Social Worker
| education = Graduate
}}

'''Tony Chammany''' (born 1969) is an Indian politician serving as the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for the [[Vypen (State Assembly constituency)|Vypen]] constituency in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Express_Win" /> A leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], he was elected in the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], wresting the seat from the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]].<ref name="TOI_Vypen" /> He previously served as the mayor of the [[Kochi Municipal Corporation]] from 2010 to 2015.

== Early life and education ==
Tony Chammany was born to Thomas in [[Kochi]], Ernakulam district In a Latin Catholic Family.<ref name="Affidavit_ECI" /> He has been a long-time political activist, rising through the ranks of the [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU) and the [[Indian Youth Congress]]. He is a graduate and has been a prominent face of the Congress party in Kochi's urban and coastal politics for over two decades.<ref name="MyNeta" /><ref name="Hindu_Profile" />

== Political career ==
Chammany's political career is highlighted by his tenure as the mayor of Kochi (2010–2015), during which he oversaw significant infrastructure projects, including the initial phases of the [[Kochi Metro]]. After a narrow defeat in the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] in the Kochi constituency, he continued his organizational work within the party.<ref name="TOI_Vypen" />

In the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, he was fielded from the Vypen constituency. In a result that marked a major gain for the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] in Ernakulam district, Chammany polled 66,112 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Adv. M. B. Shyni of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], by a margin of 15,648 votes.<ref name="BT_Result" /><ref name="ECI_Result" />

== Election results ==
=== 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:130px" | Party
! scope="col" style="width:220px" | Candidate
! scope="col" style="width:80px" | Votes
! scope="col" style="width:50px" | %
! scope="col" style="width:50px" | ±%
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | '''[[Indian National Congress|INC]]'''
| style="text-align:left" | '''Tony Chammany'''
| '''66,112'''
| '''49.52'''
| '''+15.22'''
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[CPI(M)]]
| style="text-align:left" | Adv. M. B. Shyni
| 50,464
| 37.80
| -11.04
|-
| style="background-color: #f7df10" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam|Twenty20]]
| style="text-align:left" | Anitha Thomas
| 14,210
| 10.64
| -
|-
| style="background-color: #00008b" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| style="text-align:left" | Mohandas
| 1,220
| 0.91
| -
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Margin of victory
! 15,648
! 11.72
!
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Total valid votes
! 1,33,512
!
!
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}; text-align:left" | '''[[Indian National Congress|INC]] gain''' from [[CPI(M)]]
| '''[[Swing (politics)|Swing]]'''
| +13.13
|
|}
<ref name="ECI_Result" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="ECI_Result">{{cite web |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 - Vypen (S1179) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/ConstituencywiseS1179.htm |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Express_Win">{{cite news |title=Vypen (Kerala) Assembly Election Result 2026: Tony Chammany of INC Wins |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/vypen-election-result-live-updates-kerala-assembly-election-results-winner-10669352/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="TOI_Vypen">{{cite news |title=Vypin Assembly Election Results 2026 Highlights: Tony Chammany of Congress wins Vypen by 15,648 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/kerala/vypen-assembly-election-results-2026-live-updates/liveblog/130694589.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="BT_Result">{{cite news |title=Vypen Election Results 2026 Highlights: Tony Chammany of INC wins Vypen with 66,112 votes |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/elections/kerala/story/vypen-assembly-election-results-2026-live-updates-kerala-election-polls-results-2026-kaelb-529256-2026-05-04 |work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Tony Chammany (Indian National Congress): Constituency - VYPEN (ERNAKULAM) - Affidavit Information |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=330 |publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Hindu_Profile">{{cite news |title=Tony Chammany, VYPEN constituency, INC, Kerala Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Kerala2026/tony-chammany-330/ |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Affidavit_ECI">{{cite web |title=Candidate Affidavit: Tony Chammany |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/Tony_Chammany_2026 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=22 March 2026}}</ref>
}}

[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Kochi]]

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