Tulla Devender Goud
| Devender Goud | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Andhra Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 3rd April 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 March 1953 Thukkuguda, Hyderabad State, India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party, TDP |
| Spouse(s) | Vinoda |
| Children | Vijayender Tulla Vinayender Tulla Veerender Tulla |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Religion | Hindu |
Tulla Devender Goud, also known as Devender Goud is a senior leader of Telugu Desam Party. He founded the Nava Telangana Praja Party (NTP) to fight for separate statehood for Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh but later returned to his parent outfit.
A backward classes leader, he served as a cabinet minister for BC welfare and Prohibition portfolios in N.T. Rama Rao's cabinet. He has also worked as a cabinet minister handling Revenue and Home portfolios under Nara Chandrababu Naidu.
He was elected three times to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh from Medchal assembly constituency as a representative of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He was a TDP politbureau member since 1991, deputy leader of TDP legislature party in the AP legislative assembly and was considered number two leader, next only to Nara Chandrababu Naidu in TDP before he resigned to fight for separate statehood of Telangana state.
Tulla Devender Goud was born on March 18, 1953 at Tukkuda village of Maheswaram mandal in Rangareddy district of Telangana to Tulla Sayanna Goud and Sathemma. He did his bachelors in commerce from Badruka college at Hyderabad, Telangana.
He married Vinoda in 1978, and together they had three sons Vijayender, Vinayender, and Veerender Goud.
Goud was elected as a student leader while at college. He then joined N.T. Rama Rao's new political party, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and was elected Chairman of the Zilla Parishad for Rangareddy district. He became the TDP candidate for Medchal assembly constituency six months prior to the scheduled elections of 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, and was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for that constituency in 1994.
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