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	Neeraj Dangi
Constituency	Rajasthan
General Secretary (O) All India Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019 (2019)
AICC President	Sonia Gandhi (2019 - 2022) Mallikarjun Kharge (2022 - present)
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 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
Personal details
Born	(1963-02-04) 4 February 1963 (age 61) Payyanur, 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
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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 and former member of parliament in Upper House and is a member of the Indian National Congress.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Personal life

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

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.^[5][6][7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10][11] 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.).