Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Name not known |
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| Educational Qualification | Master's degree of Science in Mathematics at Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala in 1986 |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Address | Rajeevam, Pazhaveedu P.O., Alappuzha, District Kerala, Pin Code- 695004 |
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| Controversies | Accused of sexually exploiting a woman |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Kunji Krishnan Nambi | ||||
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| Mother | Janaki Amma | ||||
| Siblings | He has one sister | ||||
| Spouse | Asha Venugopal (Assistant Professor and Head of the English Department at VTM NSS College, Dhanuvachapuram, Thiruvananthapuram) | ||||
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Career
| Political Party | Indian National Congress (INC) |
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Favourites
| Food | Fish Curry |
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| Actor | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Actress | Rekha |
| Film | Sholay |
Style Quotient
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| He played volleyball during college, representing Payyanur College and Calicut University in matches. | |
| His political journey started with the Indian National Congress Student Movement. | |
| Venugopal became KSU State President in 1988, holding the position for five years. | |
| In 1991, he gained fame getting a Lok Sabha ticket from Kasaragod through K. Karunakaran. | |
| A public disagreement with Karunakaran in 1995 was over Arjun Singh's suspension. | |
| He won his first Kerala Legislative Assembly election in 1996 and became an MP in the Lok Sabha in 2009. | |
| On 29 April 2017, he became the General Secretary of AICC. | |
| He showed strong leadership managing Congress War Rooms during elections. | |
| Elected as a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan on 19 June 2020. | |
| His income was about Rs. 9 lakhs, and net worth around Rs. 2.7 crores in 2018-19. |
