Devender Goud
Tulla Devender Goud | |
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Goud in 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. Keshava Rao |
| Succeeded by | C. M. Ramesh |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Minister for Home affairs and Cinematography Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Governor | C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Alimineti Madhava Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Kunduru Jana Reddy (Home Affairs) M. Satyanarayana Rao (Cinematography) |
| Minister of BC Welfare, Prohibition and Excise, Cooperation, Revenue and Rehabilitation Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Governor | Krishan Kant C. Rangarajan |
| Chief Minister | N. T. Rama Rao N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | N. Chandrababu Naidu (Revenue and Rehabilitation) |
| Succeeded by | Tammineni Sitaram (Revenue and Rehabilitation) |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1994–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Singireddy Uma Venkatarama Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Kichannagari Laxma Reddy |
| Constituency | Medchal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1953 Tukkuguda, Hyderabad State (present–day Telangana), India |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party (1988–2008; since 2009) |
| Other political affiliations | Praja Rajyam Party (2009) Nava Telangana Praja Party (2008–2009) |
| Spouse | T. Vinoda |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | 8-2-503, Beside Irani Consulate, Road No. 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034 |
| Website | |
Tulla Devender Goud is an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party. He founded the Nava Telangana Praja Party (NTP) to fight for separate statehood for the 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 the 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 the Telangana state.