K. Jeyakumar

{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use British English|date=April 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = K. Jeyakumar | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|3|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Madras State (now Tamil Nadu India) | death_date = | death_place = | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term_start = 23 May 2019 | term_end = 4 June 2024 | predecessor = Ponnusamy Venugopal | constituency = Thiruvallur | office1 = Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | term_start1 = 13 May 2001 | term_end1 = 13 May 2011 | predecessor1 = K. Veisamy | successor1 = K. P. P. Baskar | constituency1 = Namakkal constituency | office2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | party = Indian National Congress | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = | website = | footnotes = | date = | year = | source = }} '''K. Jayakumar''' is an Indian politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Thiruvallur Constituency (SC) in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile Jayakumar, Dr. K.|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4957|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Parliament of India LOK SABHA}}</ref> He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Namakkal constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref>

== 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.

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