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K.C. Kondaiah (born 10 July 1950), is an Indian politician and a former member of the
Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in South Western India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Leg ...
from Bellary. He is a former member of the (
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and
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) from Karnataka. Kondaiah is an ardent partisan of the Nehru-Gandhi family. He was instrumental in
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's win from Bellary Lok Sabha Constituency in 1999.


Early life and background

Kondaiah started as a farmer after his schooling. In 1980, along with a group of friends, he started a company, namely Bellary Steels and Alloys Limited. The Steel Melt Shop was commissioned in the year 1987, with an initial capacity of 18,000 TPA. The capacity was enhanced to 50,000 TPA, in 1988. In the year 1995, the Electric Arc Furnace was replaced by an ultra high power Eccentric Bottom Tapping (EBT) furnace. The Direct Reduced Iron Plant was commissioned in 1992 – 1993. This was the first of its kind in South India. Most recently BSAL commissioned an Integrated Steel Plant with a capacity of 500,000 TPA having a layout provision to expand to 2 MTPA.


Political career

He was elected to the
11th Lok Sabha General elections were held in India in 1996 Indian general election, April–May 1996 to elect the members of the 11th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was a hung parliament, which would see three Prime Ministers in two years and force t ...
in 1996 from Bellary constituency in 1996. In the 11th Lok Sabha (1996–97) he was a member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, a member (Special Invitee) of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development, a member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Steel and Mines. He was also a member of the Coffee Board and the Z.R.U.C.C., Central and Southern Railway. In 1998 he was re-elected to the
12th Lok Sabha This is the list of members of the 12th Lok Sabha, (10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that d ...
from the same constituency. In the 12th Lok Sabha (1998–1999), he was a member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence, the House Committee, Lok Sabha, the Z.R.U.C.C, Central and Southern Railway, the Committee on Energy. In 1999, he became the Convener, Congress Party in Parliament (Karnataka State). He was a member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from January 2000 to April 2002. In June 2001, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council and in June 2004, he was re-elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kondaiah, K. C. Living people Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1996–1997 1950 births People from Bellary Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council