K. C. Venugopal

K. C. Venugopal
K. C. Venugopal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 19 June 2020 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Vijay Goel
Succeeded by	Ravneet Singh Bittu
Constituency	Rajasthan
General Secretary (Organisation) ; Indian National Congress
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
INC President	Sonia Gandhi ; (2019 - 2022); Mallikarjun Kharge ; (2022 - present);
Preceded by	Ashok Gehlot
General Secretary of the ; Indian National Congress for Karnataka
	In office; 22 June 2018 – 11 September 2020
President	Rahul Gandhi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Randeep Surjewala
13th Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
	In office; 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Ajit Singh
Preceded by	Jayanthi Natarajan
Succeeded by	G. M. Siddeswara
22nd Union Minister of State for Power
	In office; 20 January 2011 – 28 October 2012
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde; Veerappa Moily;
Preceded by	Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Succeeded by	Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 2024
Preceded by	A. M. Ariff
Constituency	Alappuzha, Kerala
	In office; 31 May 2009 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	K. S. Manoj
Succeeded by	A. M. Ariff
Constituency	Alappuzha, Kerala
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1996–2009
Preceded by	K. P. Ramachandran Nair
Succeeded by	A. A. Shukoor
Constituency	Alappuzha
Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 August 2024
Preceded by	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Personal details
Born	4 February 1963 (age 61); Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Asha Venugopal
Children	2
Parents	Kunjukrishnan Nambi; Janaki Amma;
Residence(s)	Alappuzha, Kerala
Alma mater	University of Calicut
	Source [1]

K. C. Venugopal (born 4 February 1963) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha elected from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency and former member of parliament in Upper House and is a member of the Indian National Congress.^[1]^[2] He has been appointed a General Secretary of AICC and in charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017. Later, he was given additional charge of the general secretary of the organization. He was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation & Ministry of Power in the UPA Government.^[3]

Personal life

K. C. Venugopal was born on 4 February 1963 to Kunjukrishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma in Payyanur, Kannur District of Kerala.^[4]

Political life

He came to active politics through the Student Movement of the Indian National Congress. He became the State President of the Kerala Students Union and State President of the Indian Youth Congress, He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Alappuzha Constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006.^[5]^[6]^[7] He served as the Minister for Dewaswom and Tourism in the Oommen Chandy Ministry from 2004-06. He contested the General Elections to Loksabha from Alappuzha Constituency in 2009 and was elected.^[8]

On 29 April 2017, he was chosen as general secretary of All India Congress Committee. He also was made in charge of Congress War Rooms in many elections. He was elected from Rajasthan as a Member of parliament Rajya Sabha on 19 June 2020.^[9]

Positions Held

Positions Held
Position	Duration
Chairperson, Committee on Public Accounts	14 August 2024 – Present
Elected to 18th Lok Sabha	June 2024
Member, Committee on Defence	September 2021 – Present
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Education	July 2020 – Present
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture	July 2020 – September 2021
Elected to Rajya Sabha	June 2020
Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016	11 May 2016 – Present
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.)	27 April 2015 – Present
Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha)
Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture
Member, Committee on Government Assurances	1 September 2014 – Present
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)	May 2014
Minister of State for Civil Aviation	1 May 2012 – 2014
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation	28 October 2012 – 2014
Minister of State for Power	1 May 2011 –
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power	19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012
Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group	22 July 2010
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
Member, Railway Convention Committee
Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture	31 August 2009
Member, Committee on Estimates	6 August 2009
Elected to 15th Lok Sabha	2009
Minister, Government of Kerala	1 September 2004 – 2006
Cabinet Minister, Government of Kerala	2004 – 2006
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Kerala	1 May 1996 – 2009
Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms)	1996 – 2009

Member of coordination committee of INDIA (Alliance)

He has been appointed as a member of the Coordination Committee of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at its Mumbai convention on 1 September 2023.^[10]^[11] The coordination committee will decide the national agenda, common campaign issues and common program of the country's main opposition alliance (I.N.D.I.A.).

References

^ "'Not taking CPI's criticism seriously, Congress does not want CPI-free Kerala'". Kerala Kaumudi. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Rajya Sabha elections: Congress wins two seats, BJP wins one in Rajasthan". The Tribune. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Press Information Bureau".
^ "Venugopal, K.C." (PDF). niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ Members of 10th KLA 1996-01
^ Members of 11th KLA 2001-06
^ Members of 12th KLA 2006-11
^ "For Venugopal, Kannur is the launch pad". The Hindu. 19 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders". NDTV. 17 August 2021.
^ "Opposition alliance named 'INDIA', 11-member coordination committee to decide on all important issues". The Times of India. 19 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ Singh, Mritunjay (September 2023). "Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi, Raghav Chadha Named In I.N.D.I.A's 13-Member Coordination Panel". ABP Live. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

External links

[1] "'Not taking CPI's criticism seriously, Congress does not want CPI-free Kerala'". Kerala Kaumudi. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[2] "Rajya Sabha elections: Congress wins two seats, BJP wins one in Rajasthan". The Tribune. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[3] "Press Information Bureau".

[4] "Venugopal, K.C." (PDF). niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[5] Members of 10th KLA 1996-01

[6] Members of 11th KLA 2001-06

[7] Members of 12th KLA 2006-11

[8] "For Venugopal, Kannur is the launch pad". The Hindu. 19 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[9] "CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders". NDTV. 17 August 2021.

[10] "Opposition alliance named 'INDIA', 11-member coordination committee to decide on all important issues". The Times of India. 19 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[11] Singh, Mritunjay (September 2023). "Sharad Pawar, Tejashwi, Raghav Chadha Named In I.N.D.I.A's 13-Member Coordination Panel". ABP Live. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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