K. C. Venugopal

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[1] and former member of parliament in Upper House and is a member of the Indian National Congress. 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[2] in the UPA Government.

K. C. Venugopal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded byA. M. Ariff
ConstituencyAlappuzha
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) – 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
ConstituencyRajasthan
General Secretary (Organisation) of the All India Congress Committee
Assumed office
2019 (2019)
Preceded byAshok Gehlot
General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee for Karnataka
In office
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) – 11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)
PresidentRahul Gandhi
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byRandeep Surjewala
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
31 May 2009 (2009-05-31) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded byK. S. Manoj
Succeeded byA. M. Ariff
ConstituencyAlappuzha
Minister of State for Civil Aviation
In office
28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) – 26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJayanthi Natarajan
Succeeded byG. M. Siddeswara
Minister of State for Power
In office
20 January 2011 (2011-01-20) – 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byBharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Succeeded byJyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1996 (1996)–2009 (2009)
Preceded byK. P. Ramachandran Nair
Succeeded byA. A. Shukoor
ConstituencyAlappuzha
Personal details
Born (1963-02-04) 4 February 1963
Payyanur, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseAsha Venugopal
Children2
Parents
  • Kunjukrishnan Nambi
  • Janaki Amma
Residence(s)Alappuzha, Kerala
Alma materUniversity of Calicut
Source

Personal life

K. C. Venugopal was born on 4 February 1963 to Kunjukrishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma in Payyanur, Kannur District of Kerala.[3]

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.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9][10] 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
  1. "Rajya Sabha elections: Congress wins two seats, BJP wins one in Rajasthan". The Tribune. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Press Information Bureau".
  3. http://niyamasabha.org/codes/members/venugopalkc.pdf
  4. http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_10.htm Members of 10th KLA 1996-01
  5. http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_11.htm Members of 11th KLA 2001-06
  6. http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_12.htm Members of 12th KLA 2006-11
  7. "For Venugopal, Kannur is the launch pad". The Hindu. 19 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. "CBI Takes Over Solar Scam Probe, Case Against Top Kerala Congress Leaders". NDTV. 17 August 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. 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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