K. C. Venugopal
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) | |
| Preceded by | A. M. Ariff |
| Constituency | Alappuzha |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) – 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| General Secretary (Organisation) of the All India Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 2019 (2019) | |
| Preceded by | Ashok 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) | |
| President | Rahul Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Randeep Surjewala |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| 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 |
| Minister of State for Civil Aviation | |
| In office 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) – 26 May 2014 (2014-05-26) | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Jayanthi Natarajan |
| Succeeded by | G. M. Siddeswara |
| Minister of State for Power | |
| In office 20 January 2011 (2011-01-20) – 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki |
| Succeeded by | Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996 (1996)–2009 (2009) | |
| Preceded by | K. P. Ramachandran Nair |
| Succeeded by | A. A. Shukoor |
| Constituency | Alappuzha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-02-04) 4 February 1963 (age 61) Payyanur, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Asha Venugopal |
| Children | 2 |
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| Residence(s) | Alappuzha, Kerala |
| Alma mater | University of Calicut |
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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 was born on 4 February 1963 to Kunjukrishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma in Payyanur, Kannur DistrictofKerala.[3]
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 ElectionstoLoksabha 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]
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.).
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