K. C. Kondaiah

K.C.Kondaiah
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	(1950-07-10) 10 July 1950 (age 74) 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

• 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

1. "KC Kondaiah Bio Data". Karnataka Government. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2004.
2. "How Safe Is Safe?". Outlook India. 6 September 1999. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010.
3. https://myneta.info/karnatakamlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=237
4. "Rajya Sabha members". Retrieved 31 December 2009.
5. https://myneta.info/karnatakamlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=237

External links

• Biodata