K. C. Kondaiah
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K.C.Kondaiah | |
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| Member of Parliament - Bellary (Lok Sabha constituency) | |
| In office 7 May 1996 – 6 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Basavarajeshwari |
| Succeeded by | Sonia Gandhi |
| MP of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office January 2000 – April 2002 | |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| In office 6 January 2016 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mrutunjaya Jinaga |
| Succeeded by | YM Satish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1950 Bellary, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | K. Meenakshi |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
K.C. Kondaiah (born 10 July 1950) is an Indian politician and a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Council[1] from Bellary. He is also a former member of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. A staunch supporter of the Nehru-Gandhi family, Kondaiah played a significant role in Sonia Gandhi's[2] victory from the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency in 1999.
Political career
[edit]- Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha (1996):
Kondaiah was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from the Bellary constituency in 1996. During this term, he served on the following committees:
- Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
- Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development
- Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Steel and Mines
- Other roles in the 11th Lok Sabha:
He was also a member of the Coffee Board and the Z.R.U.C.C., Central and Southern .[3]
- Re-elected to the 12th Lok Sabha (1998):
In 1998, Kondaiah was re-elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. He served on the following committees:
- Ministry of Defense's Consultative Committee
- House Committee, Lok Sabha
- Z.R.U.C.C., Central and Southern Railway
- Committee on Energy
- Congress Party in Parliament (Karnataka State):
In 1999, he became the Convener of the Congress Party in Parliament (Karnataka State).
- Member of the Rajya Sabha (2000–2002):
Kondaiah served as a member of Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka from January 2000 to April 2002.[4]
- Karnataka Legislative Council (2001–2004):
In June 2001, Kondaiah was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He was re-elected in June 2004.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "KC Kondaiah Bio Data". Karnataka Government. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2004.
- ^ "How Safe Is Safe?". Outlook India. 6 September 1999. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010.
- ^ https://myneta.info/karnatakamlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=237
- ^ "Rajya Sabha members". Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ https://myneta.info/karnatakamlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=237