K. J. George Explained

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
Office:Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
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[1]
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
Term Start1:6 June 2018
Term End1:23 July 2019
Predecessor2:R. Ashoka (Home)
Successor2:G. Parameshwara (Home)
Governor2:Vajubhai Vala
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Siddaramaiah
Subterm2:Cabinet
2Blankname2:Ministry and Departments
2Namedata2:
  • Bengaluru Development and Town Planning (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
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Constituency3:Sarvagnanagar
Birth Name:Kelachandra Joseph George
Birth Date:24 August 1949
Birth Place:Chingavanam, Travancore (now in Kottayam, Kerala, India)
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse: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

George was born on 24 August 1946 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. In 1975 and through 1978 he became the Treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee.
  4. 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.
  5. In 1985, he was elected from the erstwhile Bharatinagar Assembly Constituency and became an MLA through 1994.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: K. J. George sworn as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka.
  2. Web site: Aji . Sowmya . The rags-to-riches story of KJ George, the closest aide of Karnataka CM . The Economic Times . 28 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Kelachandra Brothers. Kelachandra Brothers. 17 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Kelachandra Group. 17 December 2016.
  5. News: Who is KJ George?. 4 February 2018. The Indian Express. 28 October 2017.
  6. News: Staff Reporter . K.J. George emerges topper . 15 June 2018 . The Hindu . 14 April 2018 . en-IN.

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