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K. C. Venugopal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) – 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by	Vijay Goel
Succeeded by	Ravneet Singh Bittu
Constituency	Rajasthan
General Secretary (Organisation) Indian National Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019 (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 (2018-06-22) – 11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)
President	Rahul Gandhi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Randeep Surjewala
13th Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation
In office 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) – 26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)
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 (2011-01-20) – 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
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 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by	A. M. Ariff
Constituency	Alappuzha, Kerala
In office 31 May 2009 (2009-05-31) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded by	K. S. Manoj
Succeeded by	A. M. Ariff
Constituency	Alappuzha, Kerala
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1996 (1996)–2009 (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	(1963-02-04) 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

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. 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.

Personal life

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

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. 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.

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.

Positions Held

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. 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. "'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.

External links

• LS Biodata
• 2009 Ele.

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v t e Cabinet Ministers Agriculture Sharad Pawar Civil Aviation Ajit Singh Coal Shriprakash Jaiswal Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma Communications and IT Kapil Sibal Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch Defence A. K. Antony Earth Sciences Jaipal Reddy External Affairs Salman Khurshid Finance P. Chidambaram Food Processing Industries Sharad Pawar Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad Heavy Ind. & Public Enterprises Praful Patel Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija Vyas Human Resource Development Pallam Raju Labour and Employment Sis Ram Ola Law and Justice Kapil Sibal Mines Dinsha Patel Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Parliamentary Affairs Kamal Nath Petroleum and Natural Gas Veerappa Moily Railway Mallikarjun Kharge Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes Rural development Jairam Ramesh Science and Technology Jaipal Reddy Social Justice and Emp. Selja Kumari Steel Beni Prasad Verma Shipping G. K. Vasan Textiles Kavuri Samba Siva Rao Tribal Affairs Kishore Chandra Deo Urban Development Kamal Nath Water Resources Harish Rawat
v t e Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Chemicals and Fertilizers Srikant Kumar Jena Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution K. V. Thomas Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot Development of North Eastern Region Paban Singh Ghatowar Drinking Water and Sanitation Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari MSME K. H. Muniyappa Power Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena Tourism K. Chiranjeevi Women and Child Dev. Krishna Tirath Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh
v t e Ministers of State Agriculture Charan Das Mahant, Tariq Anwar Civil Aviation K. C. Venugopal Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil Commerce and Industry Daggubati Purandeswari, E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan Comm. & IT Killi Krupa Rani, Milind Murli Deora Corporate Affairs R. P. N. Singh Defence Jitendra Singh External Affairs E. Ahamed, Preneet Kaur Finance Namo Narain Meena, S. S. Palanimanickam Food Processing Ind. Charan Das Mahant Health and Family Welfare Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, S. Gandhiselvan Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran, R. P. N. Singh Human Resource Development Jitin Prasada, Shashi Tharoor Information and Broadcasting S. Jagathrakshakan Labour and Employment Kodikunnil Suresh Minority Affairs Ninong Ering Parliamentary Affairs Paban Singh Ghatowar, Rajeev Shukla Petroleum and Natural Gas Panabaka Lakshmi, R. P. N. Singh New and Renewable Energy S. Jagathrakshakan Personnel, Public Griev. & Pensions V. Narayanasamy Planning Commission Rajeev Shukla Power K. C. Venugopal PMO V. Narayanasamy Railway Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy Road Trans. & Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana, Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary Rural development Lal Chand Kataria, Pradeep Jain Aditya Shipping Milind Murli Deora Social Justice and Emp. Balram Naik, Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Textiles Panabaka Lakshmi Tribal Affairs Mahadeo Singh Khandela, Ranee Narah Urban Development Deepa Dasmunsi

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• Living people
• 1963 births
• Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan
• Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala
• Lok Sabha members from Kerala
• India MPs 2014–2019
• People from Alappuzha district
• Kerala MLAs 1996–2001
• Kerala MLAs 2001–2006
• Kerala MLAs 2006–2011
• India MPs 2024–2029
• Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election