T. Padma Rao Goud

T. Padma Rao Goud
2nd Deputy Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office 24 Feb 2019 – 6 December 2023
Preceded by	Padma Devender Reddy, TRS
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 June 2014
Preceded by	Assembly established
Constituency	Secunderabad
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Talasani Srinivas Yadav
Succeeded by	Talasani Srinivas Yadav
Constituency	Secunderabad
Personal details
Born	Thigulla Padma Rao Goud (1954-05-07) 7 May 1954 (age 70) Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana, India)
Political party	Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Spouse	Swarupa Rani
Children	6
Residence	Hyderabad

Thigulla Padma Rao Goud^[1] (born 7 May 1954) is an Indian politician who is the current and 2nd Deputy Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 24 February 2019 and Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Secunderabad Constituency from 2 June 2014.^[2][3] He was the minister of Excise, Sports, Prohibition from 2014 to 2018 in Telangana.^[4][5][6]

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 entered politics after education and served as a Municipal Councillor in 1984 & 2001 (Hyderabad Municipal Corporation). Later in 2001 he joined 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 indu

T Padma Rao Goud, Deputy Speaker in his office

Personal life

He is married to Swarupa Rani and has 4 sons and 2 daughters, namely Kishore Goud, Kiran Goud, Rameshwar Goud, Trinethra Goud, Aishwarya Goud and Mounika Goud.

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. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
7. "Suryapet Assembly Election 2014".

Political offices
Preceded by Position Established	Excise and Prohibition, Sports and Youth Services Minister of Telangana 2014–present	Incumbent