Shri K. C. Venugopal political profile

Venugopal, Shri K. C. 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

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 Present Address 34, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tel : (011) 24692331, 09013180106 (M) Fax : (011) 24692332 Positions Held

1996-2009 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms)

2004-06 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Kerala

2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

22 Jul. 2010 Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group

19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power

28 Oct. 2012 – 2014 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

27 April 2015 onwards Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.)

11 May 2016 onwards Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Books Published Published many articles on various social and political issues in major Malayalam dailies and periodicals Social And Cultural Activities Social service Special Interests Environmental issues Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading 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 Countries Visited Bahrain, France, Germany, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, UAE, UK and USA 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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