K. C. Venugopal (Indian Politician) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/02/1963
Age	63 years
Birthplace	Kandonthar, Payyanur in the Kannur District of Kerala, India

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K. C. Venugopal (Kozhummal Chattadi Venugopal) is a senior Indian National Congress politician from Kerala with a career spanning student activism, state-level politics, and national governance. He entered politics through the Kerala Students Union (KSU) and rose to prominence as a three-term Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly before transitioning to national politics. He has served as Minister of State for Power and Civil Aviation in the UPA Government, and held key organizational roles in the Indian National Congress including General Secretary of AICC.

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Name not known
College/University	Payyannur College, Kannur district Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala
Educational Qualification	Master's degree of Science in Mathematics at Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala
LLB degree	LLB Course completed

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Address	Rajeevam, Pazhaveedu P.O., Alappuzha, District Kerala, Pin Code- 695004
Hobbies	Reading Writing Listening to music Sports and games
Controversies	Accused of sexually exploiting a woman

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Father	Kunji Krishnan Nambi
Mother	Janaki Amma
Siblings	He has one sister
Spouse	Dr. Asha Venugopal (Assistant Professor, Department of English, VTM NSS College, Dhanuvachapuram, Thiruvananthapuram)
Children	Gokul Venugopal Parvati Venugopal One son One daughter

Career

Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	Joined the Indian National Congress in late 1990s Served as a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2009 Served as the Minister of State for Power from 20 January 2011 to 28 October 2012 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Held the position of Minister of State for Civil Aviation from 28 October 2012 to 26 May 2014 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Was a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha, representing the constituency of Alappuzha, from 31 May 2009 to 23 May 2019 Was the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee for Karnataka from 22 June 2018 to 11 September 2020 Became the General Secretary (Organisation) of the All India Congress Committee in 2019 Became a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha on 19 June 2020 representing the constituency of Rajasthan Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Alappuzha seat in Kerala Entered politics through the Kerala Students Union (KSU) while a student Served as KSU Unit President and Thaliparamba Taluk Treasurer Elected as State President of KSU for five years from 1988 Served as Youth Congress State President from 1993 to 2000 Elected Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Alappuzha in 1996, 2001, and 2006 Served as Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Devaswom in the Kerala Government from 5 April 2004 to 17 May 2006 Served as Minister of State for Power from 19 January 2011 to 28 October 2012 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Served as Minister of State for Civil Aviation from 28 October 2012 to 26 May 2014 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Re-elected to Lok Sabha in 2014 (16th Lok Sabha) Appointed General Secretary of AICC and given charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017 Served as Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan from 22 June 2020 to 4 June 2024 Re-elected to Lok Sabha from Alappuzha in 2024

Political Party

Indian National Congress (INC)

Political Journey

Joined the Indian National Congress in late 1990s
Served as a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2009
Served as the Minister of State for Power from 20 January 2011 to 28 October 2012 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Held the position of Minister of State for Civil Aviation from 28 October 2012 to 26 May 2014 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Was a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha, representing the constituency of Alappuzha, from 31 May 2009 to 23 May 2019
Was the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee for Karnataka from 22 June 2018 to 11 September 2020
Became the General Secretary (Organisation) of the All India Congress Committee in 2019
Became a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha on 19 June 2020 representing the constituency of Rajasthan
Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Alappuzha seat in Kerala
Entered politics through the Kerala Students Union (KSU) while a student
Served as KSU Unit President and Thaliparamba Taluk Treasurer
Elected as State President of KSU for five years from 1988
Served as Youth Congress State President from 1993 to 2000
Elected Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Alappuzha in 1996, 2001, and 2006
Served as Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Devaswom in the Kerala Government from 5 April 2004 to 17 May 2006
Served as Minister of State for Power from 19 January 2011 to 28 October 2012 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Served as Minister of State for Civil Aviation from 28 October 2012 to 26 May 2014 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Re-elected to Lok Sabha in 2014 (16th Lok Sabha)
Appointed General Secretary of AICC and given charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017
Served as Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan from 22 June 2020 to 4 June 2024
Re-elected to Lok Sabha from Alappuzha in 2024

Favourites

Food	Fish Curry
Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Actress	Rekha
Film	Sholay

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Toyota Innova Toyota Etios

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He played volleyball during college, representing Payyanur College and Calicut University in matches.
2. His political journey started with the Indian National Congress Student Movement.
3. Venugopal became KSU State President in 1988, holding the position for five years.
4. In 1991, he gained fame getting a Lok Sabha ticket from Kasaragod through K. Karunakaran.
5. A public disagreement with Karunakaran in 1995 was over Arjun Singh's suspension.
6. He won his first Kerala Legislative Assembly election in 1996 and became an MP in the Lok Sabha in 2009.
7. On 29 April 2017, he became the General Secretary of AICC.
8. He showed strong leadership managing Congress War Rooms during elections.
9. Elected as a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan on 19 June 2020.
10. His income was about Rs. 9 lakhs, and net worth around Rs. 2.7 crores in 2018-19.
11. In 1991, he gained prominence receiving a Lok Sabha ticket from Kasaragod through K. Karunakaran.
12. He demonstrated strong leadership managing Congress War Rooms during elections.
13. He belongs to the Nair community, an influential group in Kerala politics.
14. His induction as Union Minister in 2011 was seen as a strategic move to strengthen Congress support among the Nair community ahead of Kerala Assembly elections.

K. C. Venugopal Politician Indian Kandonthar, Payyanur in the Kannur District of Kerala, India