T. Padma Rao Goud

Thigulla Padma Rao Goud (born on 7 April 1954) is an Indian politician who is the Current and 2nd Deputy Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly and MLA from Secunderabad Constituency.[2][3] He was the minister of Excise, Sports, Prohibition from 2014 to 2018 in Telangana.[4][5][6]

T. Padma Rao Goud
Deputy Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
24 Feb 2019
Preceded byPadma Devender Reddy, TRS
ConstituencySecunderabad Constituency, Hyderabad
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
June 2, 2014
Personal details
Born
Thigulla Padma Rao Goud[1]

(1954-04-07) 7 April 1954
Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse(s)Swarupa Rani
ChildrenKishore Goud, Kiran Goud, Rameshwar Goud , Trinethra Goud , Mounika Goud, Aishwarya Goud
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India

Early life

Padma Rao was born on 7 April 1954 in Secunderabad . He studied till Intermediate in Govt. Junior College, SP Road, Secunderabad.

Political career

He joined in politics after education and served as a Municipal Councillor (Hyderabad Municipal Corporation). Later in 2001 he joined in Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[7] He won from Secunderabad Assembly constituency in 2004 Assembly Election. In 2009 Assembly election he lost from Sanathnagar Assembly constituency to Congress Candidate Marri Shashidhar Reddy.

In 2014 Telangana Assembly Election he was re-elected from Secunderabad Assembly constituency. He was inducted into Cabinet on June 2, 2014 and made Excise and Prohibition,Sports and Youth Services Minister of Telangana. In December 2018, he became the Deputy Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly[8]

Personal life

He is married to Swarupa Rani and has 4 sons and 2 daughters. He tested positive for Covid19 in June 2020[9]

References
  1. Charan (14 May 2019). "Deputy Speaker Thigulla Padma Rao Goud felicitates SSC toppers". The Hans India. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "Election Commission Of India". eciresults.nic.in. ECI.
  3. "Secunderabad Assembly Election 2014".
  4. "KCR to Be Sworn in Telangana State's First CM on June 2". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. "Council of Ministers". telangana.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. "Padma Rao to be new deputy speaker of Telangana - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. "Suryapet Assembly Election 2014".
  8. https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/dy-speaker
  9. https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/telangana-deputy-speaker-padmarao-goud-tests-positive-coronavirus-120838
Political offices
Preceded by
Position Established		 Excise and Prohibition,Sports and Youth Services Minister of Telangana
2014–present		 Incumbent


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