Name of Member: Shri K. C. Venugopal
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Alappuzha (Kerala)
Lok Sabha Experience: 15,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Alappuzha (Kerala) |
| Party Name : |
Indian National Congress(INC) |
| Email Address : |
kc[DOT]venugopal[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
kcvenugopal[DOT]org[AT]gmail[DOT]com |
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| Father’s Name |
Shri Kunjikrishnan Nambi |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Janaki Amma |
| Date of Birth |
04 Feb 1963 |
| Place of Birth |
Kandonthar, Distt. Kannur (Kerala) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
11 Sep 1994 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Asha Venugopal |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.Sc. (Mathematics)
Educated at Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala |
| Profession |
Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| Rajeevam, Pazhaveedu, |
| P.O. Alappuzha, Kerala |
Tel : (0477) 2266220, 09447016661 (M)
Fax : (0477) 2268720 |
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| Present Address |
| 34, Lodhi Estate, |
| New Delhi – 110 003 |
Tel : (011) 24692331, 09013180106 (M)
Fax : (011) 24692332 |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1996-2009 |
Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms) |
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| 2004-06 |
Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Kerala |
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| 2009 |
Elected to 15th Lok Sabha |
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| 6 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
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| 31 Aug. 2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
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Member, Railway Convention Committee |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture |
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| 22 Jul. 2010 |
Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group |
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| 19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power |
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| 28 Oct. 2012 – 2014 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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| May, 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1 Sep. 2014 onwards |
Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture |
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Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha) |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development |
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| 27 April 2015 onwards |
Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.) |
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| 11 May 2016 onwards |
Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 |
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| Books Published |
| Published many articles on various social and political issues in major Malayalam dailies and periodicals |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Social service |
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| Special Interests |
| Environmental issues |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Volley Ball, University Volley Ball Team Member; College Team Captain, Payyannur College, Kannur, won many prizes and awards in many sports competitions like sportsmeet for MLAs 2008, Kerala Assembly and individual Champion, MLA Sportsmeet |
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| Countries Visited |
| Bahrain, France, Germany, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, UAE, UK and USA |
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| Other Information |
| State President (i) Indian Youth Congress (I), Kerala (ii) KSU (I), a State Unit of NSUI (I) (iii) AICC (iv) Senate, Kerala University (v) Pariyaram Medical College and (vi) Kerala Sports Council; Member, K.P.C.C Executive Committee |
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