K. Govindaraj

Kempa Govindaraj is a politician and sports administrator from Karnataka, India. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, representing the Indian National Congress. He served as the parliamentary secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah from 2015 to 2018. He is also the political secretary of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah again during the Congress government from 2023. He also held the position as Syndicate Member, Kuvempu University and government nominee on the board of directors of Bangalore Water Supply Sewage Board (BWSSB). In the late nineties, he served as an Officer on Special Duty in the Legislative Council for chairman D. B. Kalmakar. He is reportedly close to the Congress Party leaders and is said to be one of the party's fund raisers. from 2023 to 2027 on a rotation basis as a nominee of South Asian Basketball Association. Earlier, he also held the post of the president of the Basketball Federation of India from 2023 to 2024 and the Karnataka Olympic Association. The other roles he held as sports administrator include secretary, Karnataka State Basketball Association and member of Sports Authority of Karnataka. He was the selection committee member for Indian basketball teams during 2000 to 2007.

Awards Karnataka State Dasara awardee for the best sports promoter in the year 1993. Indira Priyadarshini award for outstanding contribution to social service and sports, 2006.