K. Jayakumar is an Indian politician. He was elected as a

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in Lok Sabha from Thiruvallur Constituency (SC) in 2019. He served as a

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. He was elected as an

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candidate from Namakkal constituency in

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and 2006 elections.2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
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Early life

Jayakumar was born in Pinayoor on 1 March 1950. He earned multiple degrees: B.E., M.Tech.(Mgt.)., P.G.Dip.RT. & M., P.G.Dip.I.D., (Holland). M.I.E., Ph.D.

Career

He joined INC in 1976. He served as Secretary, All India Congress. He was a member of the All India Congress Committee. He served in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001-2006. College Hockey Team Captain.

Political responsibilities

* He has been National Secretary of the Indian National Congress For 15 years. * He has been Member of Legislative Assembly two times(2001–06, 2006–11) in Namakkal. * Treasurer : Congress Legislative Party – 2001 – 2006 * Leader : Legislative body – 2006 – 2011 * Member: Legislative Level Panel – 2006 – 2011 * Member: Legislative Standing Committee – 2006 – 2011 * Secretary: Tamilnadu Congress – 1998 – 2002

Government Responsibilities

* Director: National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) * Director: National Insurance Company, Calcutta * Senior Manager: Import and Export Bank, Mumbai * Manager: TIDCO Chennai * Manager: SIPCOT Chennai * Engineer: National Highway Department, Chennai, HAL Bangalore.

References

Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu Living people 1950 births Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011 {{TamilNadu-INC-politician-stub