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{{short description|Indian politician}} | {{short description|Indian politician}} | ||
{{for|the Kerala politician|K. J. George (politician | {{for|the Kerala politician|K. J. George (Kerala politician)}} | ||
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{{Indian name|George|Kelachandra Joseph}}'''Kelachandra Joseph George''' (born 24 August 1949) is an Indian politician from [[Karnataka]]. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister of Energy in [[Government of Karnataka]] and as a member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Sarvagnanagar Assembly constituency|Sarvagnanagar]]. | |||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = K. J. George | | name = K. J. George | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| | | office = Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Karnataka]] | ||
| | | predecessor = | ||
| | | successor = | ||
| | | governor = [[Thawarchand Gehlot]] | ||
| | | 1blankname = Chief Minister | ||
| | | 1namedata = [[Siddaramaiah]] | ||
| | | subterm = '''Cabinet''' | ||
| | | suboffice = [[Second Siddaramaiah ministry]] | ||
| | | 2blankname = Ministry and Departments | ||
| | | 2namedata = '''Energy''' | ||
| | | term_start = 20 May 2023<ref>{{Cite web|title= K. J. George sworn as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/karnataka-swearing-in-ceremony-g-parameshwara-kj-george-mb-patil-take-oath-as-cabinet-ministers/videoshow/100376599.cms}}</ref> | ||
| | | successor1 = | ||
| | | governor1 = [[Vajubhai Vala]] | ||
| | | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | ||
| | | 1namedata1 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] | ||
| | | subterm1 = '''Cabinet''' | ||
| suboffice1 = [[Second Kumaraswamy ministry]] | |||
| | | 2blankname1 = Ministry and Departments | ||
| | | 2namedata1 = '''Large & Medium Scale Industries''' | ||
| office3 = [[ | | term_start1 = 6 June 2018 | ||
| term_start3 = 25 May 2008 | | term_end1 = 23 July 2019 | ||
| term_end3 = | | predecessor2 = [[R. Ashoka]] (Home) | ||
| predecessor3 = Constituency established | | successor2 = [[G. Parameshwara]] (Home) | ||
| successor3 = | | governor2 = [[Vajubhai Vala]] | ||
| | | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | 1namedata2 = [[Siddaramaiah]] | ||
| spouse = Suja George | | subterm2 = '''Cabinet''' | ||
| children = 2 | | suboffice2 = [[First Siddaramaiah ministry]] | ||
| profession = [[Politician]] <small>(1969–present)</small> | | 2blankname2 = Ministry and Departments | ||
| religion = <!--- WE NEED SELF-IDENTIFIED REFERENCES FOR THAT [[Christian]]- [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] ---> | | 2namedata2 = * '''Bengaluru Development and Town Planning''' and (31 October 2015 - 18 July 2016) | ||
* '''Home''' (20 May 2013 - 29 October 2015) | |||
| term_start2 = 2013 | |||
| term_end2 = 2016 | |||
| office3 = Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] | |||
| term_start3 = 25 May 2008 | |||
| term_end3 = | |||
| predecessor3 = Constituency established | |||
| successor3 = | |||
| constituency3 = [[Sarvagnanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarvagnanagar]] | |||
| birth_name = Kelachandra Joseph George | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|8|24|df=yes}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Chingavanam]], [[Travancore]] <small>(now in [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India)</small> | |||
| death_date = | |||
| death_place = | |||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | |||
| spouse = Suja George | |||
| children = 2 | |||
| profession = [[Politician]] <small>(1969–present)</small> | |||
| religion = <!--- WE NEED SELF-IDENTIFIED REFERENCES FOR THAT [[Christian]]- [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] ---> | |||
}} | }} | ||
He was a minister of large and medium size industry in the cabinet of [[H D Kumaraswamy]] and was the Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning. He was previously the Home Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Transport, Food and Civil Supplies in the [[Veerendra Patil]] government and Cabinet Minister for Housing & Urban Development in the [[S. Bangarappa]] government. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
George was born on 24 August 1949 to | George was born on 24 August 1949 to K. C. Joseph and Mariamma Joseph of [[Chingavanam]], in the Kingdom of [[Travancore]] (now in [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]]). His family moved to the [[Kodagu district]] of [[Karnataka]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aji |first1=Sowmya |title=The rags-to-riches story of KJ George, the closest aide of Karnataka CM |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/karnataka-cms-closest-aide-kj-georges-is-a-rags-to-riches-story/articleshow/61280101.cms |website=The Economic Times |date=28 October 2017}}</ref> He spent most of his childhood there before relocating to [[Bangalore]]. Joseph and his sons founded the [http://www.kelachandragroup.com/ Kelachandra Group] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kelachandra Brothers|url=http://www.kbros.co.in/|website=Kelachandra Brothers|accessdate=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kelachandra Group|url=http://www.kelachandragroup.com/about-us.html|accessdate=17 December 2016|archive-date=25 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145646/http://www.kelachandragroup.com/about-us.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> George is married to Suja and has two children.<ref>{{cite news|title=Who is KJ George?|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/karnataka-minister-congress-who-is-kj-george-4910216/|accessdate=4 February 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=28 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
# | #K. J. George joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1968. His political career started in 1969 when he was elected as the President of the Gonikoppal Town Youth Congress. During 1971–1972, he was the President of the Virajpet Taluk Youth Congress Committee. | ||
#From 1972 to 1973 he was the General of the Coorg District Youth Congress Committee and the President of this forum from 1973 to 1975. | #From 1972 to 1973 he was the General of the Coorg District Youth Congress Committee and the President of this forum from 1973 to 1975. | ||
#In 1975 and through 1978 he became the Treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee. | #In 1975 and through 1978 he became the Treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee. | ||
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#Currently, he is a State Election Commission Member, the General Secretary K.P.C.C., a Member of the A.I.C.C. and Working Committee Member All India I.N.T.U.C. | #Currently, he is a State Election Commission Member, the General Secretary K.P.C.C., a Member of the A.I.C.C. and Working Committee Member All India I.N.T.U.C. | ||
K J George won from the [[Sarvagnanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarvagnanagar]] constituency at the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections in 2013]] by polling in 69,673 votes against his nearest rival Padmanabha Reddy of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. During his tenure, the Bangalore Political Action Committee (B PAC) rated him the best among legislators of Bangalore, using data sets available in the public domain (Attendance in assembly, Starred questions, Unstarred questions, Percentage of MLALAD fund utilization, Perception survey, Educational qualification, Criminal record and Social Media etc.)<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=K.J. George emerges topper |url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-2018/kj-george-emerges-topper/article23532046.ece |accessdate=15 June 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=14 April 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | K. J. George won from the [[Sarvagnanagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarvagnanagar]] constituency at the [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections in 2013]] by polling in 69,673 votes against his nearest rival Padmanabha Reddy of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. During his tenure, the [[Bangalore Political Action Committee]] (B.PAC) rated him the best among legislators of Bangalore, using data sets available in the public domain (Attendance in assembly, Starred questions, Unstarred questions, Percentage of MLALAD fund utilization, Perception survey, Educational qualification, Criminal record and Social Media etc.).<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=K.J. George emerges topper |url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-2018/kj-george-emerges-topper/article23532046.ece |accessdate=15 June 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=14 April 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | ||
In 2018 Assembly Polls, George won from the Sarvagnanagar constituency by a margin of over 53,000 votes against Bhartiya Janta Party’s MN Reddy who stood a distant second. | In 2018 Assembly Polls, George won from the Sarvagnanagar constituency by a margin of over 53,000 votes against Bhartiya Janta Party’s MN Reddy who stood a distant second. | ||
He won 2023 elections in urban Bengaluru. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Karnataka]] | [[Category:State cabinet ministers of Karnataka]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians from | [[Category:Politicians from Bengaluru]] | ||
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]] | [[Category:People from Kodagu district]] | ||
[[Category:1949 births]] | [[Category:1949 births]] | ||
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[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]] | [[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]] | ||
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]] | [[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]] | ||
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:22, 9 February 2026
Kelachandra Joseph George (born 24 August 1949) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister of Energy in Government of Karnataka and as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Sarvagnanagar.
K. J. George | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2023[1] | |
| Governor | Thawarchand Gehlot |
| Cabinet | Second Siddaramaiah ministry |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Ministry and Departments | Energy |
| In office 6 June 2018 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Governor | Vajubhai Vala |
| Cabinet | Second Kumaraswamy ministry |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Ministry and Departments | Large & Medium Scale Industries |
| In office 2013–2016 | |
| Governor | Vajubhai Vala |
| Cabinet | First Siddaramaiah ministry |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Ministry and Departments |
|
| Preceded by | R. Ashoka (Home) |
| Succeeded by | G. Parameshwara (Home) |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Sarvagnanagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kelachandra Joseph George 24 August 1949 Chingavanam, Travancore (now in Kottayam, Kerala, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Suja George |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician (1969–present) |
He was a minister of large and medium size industry in the cabinet of H D Kumaraswamy and was the Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning. He was previously the Home Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Transport, Food and Civil Supplies in the Veerendra Patil government and Cabinet Minister for Housing & Urban Development in the S. Bangarappa government.
Early life[edit | edit source]
George was born on 24 August 1949 to K. C. Joseph and Mariamma Joseph of Chingavanam, in the Kingdom of Travancore (now in Kottayam, Kerala). His family moved to the Kodagu district of Karnataka in the 1960s.[2] He spent most of his childhood there before relocating to Bangalore. Joseph and his sons founded the Kelachandra Group in 1980.[3][4] George is married to Suja and has two children.[5]
Political career[edit | edit source]
- K. J. George joined the Indian National Congress in 1968. His political career started in 1969 when he was elected as the President of the Gonikoppal Town Youth Congress. During 1971–1972, he was the President of the Virajpet Taluk Youth Congress Committee.
- From 1972 to 1973 he was the General of the Coorg District Youth Congress Committee and the President of this forum from 1973 to 1975.
- In 1975 and through 1978 he became the Treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee.
- In 1982, he was the General Secretary of the All India Youth Congress Committee where he served till 1985. He later served as the General Secretary- Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee during and under the Presidentships of K. H Ranganath, N. Dharam Singh, S. M. Krishna, V. S. Kaujalgi, Allum Veerabhadrappa, Mallikarjun Kharge, Oscar Fernandes, Veerendra Patil and Janardhana Poojary.
- In 1985, he was elected from the erstwhile Bharatinagar Assembly Constituency and became an MLA through 1994.
- From 1985 to 1989, he was also the Secretary of the Congress Legislature Party. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Transport, Food and Civil Supplies under Chief Minister Veerendra Patil and Cabinet Minister for Housing and Urban Development under Chief Minister Bangarappa.
- Currently, he is a State Election Commission Member, the General Secretary K.P.C.C., a Member of the A.I.C.C. and Working Committee Member All India I.N.T.U.C.
K. J. George won from the Sarvagnanagar constituency at the assembly elections in 2013 by polling in 69,673 votes against his nearest rival Padmanabha Reddy of the Bharatiya Janata Party. During his tenure, the Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) rated him the best among legislators of Bangalore, using data sets available in the public domain (Attendance in assembly, Starred questions, Unstarred questions, Percentage of MLALAD fund utilization, Perception survey, Educational qualification, Criminal record and Social Media etc.).[6]
In 2018 Assembly Polls, George won from the Sarvagnanagar constituency by a margin of over 53,000 votes against Bhartiya Janta Party’s MN Reddy who stood a distant second. He won 2023 elections in urban Bengaluru.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "K. J. George sworn as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka".
- ↑ Aji, Sowmya (28 October 2017). "The rags-to-riches story of KJ George, the closest aide of Karnataka CM". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Kelachandra Brothers". Kelachandra Brothers. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ "Kelachandra Group". Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ "Who is KJ George?". The Indian Express. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (14 April 2018). "K.J. George emerges topper". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2018.