A steering apparatus comprising: a steering shaft made of a material having a conductive property, the steering shaft including a fitting portion configured to transfer a steering force and being contractible in an axial direction, the fitting portion being applied with a resin coating; an outer column made of a material having a conductive property, the outer column including a guide groove penetrating upward in a radial direction and extending in an axial direction, and the outer column supporting the steering shaft rotatably; an inner column made of a material having a conductive property, the inner column being fitted in the outer column to enable a relative movement in the axial direction, and the inner column supporting the steering shaft rotatably; a resin coating applied to an inner peripheral surface of said outer column or an outer peripheral surface of said inner column; a guide member made of a resin and being received in the guide groove, the guide member being in slidable contact with the guide groove, the guide member fitted to the inner column; and characterized by: an electrifying member fitted to the inner column inwardly of the guide groove together with the guide member, the electrifying member having a contact piece which is formed with a contact protrusion (41a, 42a) being in contact with an upper surface (23a, 24a) of the guide walls, which are formed on both sides of the guide groove of the outer column; and a metallic fixture (35, 36) made of a material having a conductive property, the metallic fixture (35, 36) being in contact with the inner column, the metallic fixture (35, 36) fitting the electrifying member together with the guide member to the inner column. a steering shaft made of a material having a conductive property, the steering shaft including a fitting portion configured to transfer a steering force and being contractible in an axial direction, the fitting portion being applied with a resin coating; an outer column made of a material having a conductive property, the outer column including a guide groove penetrating upward in a radial direction and extending in an axial direction, and the outer column supporting the steering shaft rotatably; an inner column made of a material having a conductive property, the inner column being fitted in the outer column to enable a relative movement in the axial direction, and the inner column supporting the steering shaft rotatably; a resin coating applied to an inner peripheral surface of said outer column or an outer peripheral surface of said inner column; a guide member made of a resin and being received in the guide groove, the guide member being in slidable contact with the guide groove, the guide member fitted to the inner column; and characterized by: an electrifying member fitted to the inner column inwardly of the guide groove together with the guide member, the electrifying member having a contact piece which is formed with a contact protrusion (41a, 42a) being in contact with an upper surface (23a, 24a) of the guide walls, which are formed on both sides of the guide groove of the outer column; and a metallic fixture (35, 36) made of a material having a conductive property, the metallic fixture (35, 36) being in contact with the inner column, the metallic fixture (35, 36) fitting the electrifying member together with the guide member to the inner column. an electrifying member fitted to the inner column inwardly of the guide groove together with the guide member, the electrifying member having a contact piece which is formed with a contact protrusion (41a, 42a) being in contact with an upper surface (23a, 24a) of the guide walls, which are formed on both sides of the guide groove of the outer column; and a metallic fixture (35, 36) made of a material having a conductive property, the metallic fixture (35, 36) being in contact with the inner column, the metallic fixture (35, 36) fitting the electrifying member together with the guide member to the inner column.