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'''Kempa Govindaraj''' is a [[politician]] and [[sports administrator]] from [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. He is a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]], representing the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== | == Early life == | ||
Govindaraj hails from [[Bangalore]]. He played sports during his college days.<ref name=":0" /> He is a [[post graduate]] in [[political science]] and also did a [[diploma]] in [[public relations]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} | |||
== Political career == | |||
Govindaraj began his political journey in 1999 contesting the Shivajinagar Assembly constituency as a candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He lost the 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election losing to [[Katta Subramanya Naidu]] of BJP by a margin of 10,553 votes. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly constituency in 2012.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress, BJP legislators cross vote in Karnataka legislative council poll |url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/congress-bjp-legislators-cross-vote-in-karnataka-legislative-council-poll-487838 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He served as the parliamentary secretary to the [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] [[Siddaramaiah]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-05 |title=CM appoints 10 parliamentary secretaries |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/cm-appoints-10-parliamentary-secretaries/article7848433.ece |access-date=2023-07-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> from 2015 to 2018. He is also the political secretary of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gets two political secretaries |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-gets-two-political-secretaries-1224032.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Prabhu |first=Nagesh |date=2017-03-05 |title=Hustle and bustle over diaries puts little-known MLCs in the limelight |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hustle-and-bustle-over-diaries-puts-littleknown-mlcs-in-the-limelight/article17413077.ece |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> again during the Congress government from 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gets two political secretaries |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-gets-two-political-secretaries-1224032.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> He also held the position as Syndicate Member, Kuvempu University and government nominee on the board of directors of Bangalore Water Supply Sewage Board (BWSSB). In the late nineties, he served as an Officer on Special Duty in the Legislative Council for chairman D. B. Kalmakar.<ref name=":1" /> In February 2017, Income Tax department held a raid at his residence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Poovanna |first=Sharan |date=2017-02-14 |title=Congress MLC seeks answers from tax department on raids at his residence |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZXC00krBqSQlVitCVnLw6J/Congress-MLC-seeks-answers-from-tax-department-on-raids-at-h.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> He is reportedly close to the Congress Party leaders and is said to be one of the party's fund raisers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-24 |title=Rs 600 crore payoffs? Diary seized from Congress MLC stirs row |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congress-netas-diary-stirs-controversy/articleshow/57322519.cms |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | |||
== | == Career as sports administrator == | ||
Govindaraj is also serving as the as president of FIBA Asia<ref>{{Cite web |title=K Govindaraj first Indian to be nominated as FIBA Asia President |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/k-govindaraj-first-indian-to-be-nominated-as-fiba-asia-president-2334625-2023-02-14 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-14 |title=BFI president Govindaraj all set to become first Indian as president of FIBA Asia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/bfi-president-govindaraj-all-set-to-become-first-indian-as-president-of-fiba-asia/articleshow/97925622.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> from 2023 to 2027 on a rotation basis as a nominee of South Asian Basketball Association.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-04-25 |title=BFI president Govindaraj set to be elected as Asian basketball body president |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/basketball-federation-india-president-govindraj-to-be-elected-fiba-asia-head-congress-bengaluru/article66778560.ece |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he also held the post of the president of the [[Basketball Federation of India]] from 2023 to 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=CM congratulates Govindaraj on his election as FIBA Asia president |url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1082566 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref> and the Karnataka Olympic Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Olympic Association official website |url=http://karnatakaolympicassociation.com/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=karnatakaolympicassociation.com}}</ref> The other roles he held as sports administrator include secretary, Karnataka State Basketball Association and member of Sports Authority of Karnataka. He was the selection committee member for Indian basketball teams during 2000 to 2007.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} | |||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
* Karnataka State Dasara | *Karnataka State Dasara awardee for the best sports promoter in the year 1993.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} | ||
* | *Indira Priyadarshini award for outstanding contribution to social service and sports, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://myneta.info/karnatakamlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=81 K. Govindaraj (Criminal & Asset Declaration)] | * [http://myneta.info/karnatakamlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=81 K. Govindaraj (Criminal & Asset Declaration)] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 18 January 2025
K. Govindaraj | |
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| Born | 1 September 1959 Bengaluru |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Kempa Govindaraj is a politician and sports administrator from Karnataka, India. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, representing the Indian National Congress.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Govindaraj hails from Bangalore. He played sports during his college days.[1] He is a post graduate in political science and also did a diploma in public relations.[citation needed]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Govindaraj began his political journey in 1999 contesting the Shivajinagar Assembly constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. He lost the 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election losing to Katta Subramanya Naidu of BJP by a margin of 10,553 votes. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly constituency in 2012.[1][2] He served as the parliamentary secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah[3] from 2015 to 2018. He is also the political secretary of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah[4][5] again during the Congress government from 2023.[1] He also held the position as Syndicate Member, Kuvempu University and government nominee on the board of directors of Bangalore Water Supply Sewage Board (BWSSB). In the late nineties, he served as an Officer on Special Duty in the Legislative Council for chairman D. B. Kalmakar.[5] In February 2017, Income Tax department held a raid at his residence.[6] He is reportedly close to the Congress Party leaders and is said to be one of the party's fund raisers.[7][5]
Career as sports administrator[edit | edit source]
Govindaraj is also serving as the as president of FIBA Asia[8][9] from 2023 to 2027 on a rotation basis as a nominee of South Asian Basketball Association.[10] Earlier, he also held the post of the president of the Basketball Federation of India from 2023 to 2024[11] and the Karnataka Olympic Association.[12] The other roles he held as sports administrator include secretary, Karnataka State Basketball Association and member of Sports Authority of Karnataka. He was the selection committee member for Indian basketball teams during 2000 to 2007.[citation needed]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Karnataka State Dasara awardee for the best sports promoter in the year 1993.[citation needed]
- Indira Priyadarshini award for outstanding contribution to social service and sports, 2006.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gets two political secretaries". Deccan Herald. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Congress, BJP legislators cross vote in Karnataka legislative council poll". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "CM appoints 10 parliamentary secretaries". The Hindu. 5 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah gets two political secretaries". Deccan Herald. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Prabhu, Nagesh (5 March 2017). "Hustle and bustle over diaries puts little-known MLCs in the limelight". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ Poovanna, Sharan (14 February 2017). "Congress MLC seeks answers from tax department on raids at his residence". mint. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "Rs 600 crore payoffs? Diary seized from Congress MLC stirs row". The Times of India. 24 February 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "K Govindaraj first Indian to be nominated as FIBA Asia President". India Today. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ "BFI president Govindaraj all set to become first Indian as president of FIBA Asia". The Times of India. 14 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ PTI (25 April 2023). "BFI president Govindaraj set to be elected as Asian basketball body president". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "CM congratulates Govindaraj on his election as FIBA Asia president". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "Karnataka Olympic Association official website". karnatakaolympicassociation.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.