Theegulla Padma Rao Goud (born 7 May 1954) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He served as the 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. He was the minister of Excise, Sports, Prohibition from 2014 to 2018 in Telangana.

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 Bharat Rashtra Samithi. 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.

+ Electoral history of T. Padma Rao Goud Year Constituency Party Result 2004 Secunderabad TRS Won 2008 Secunderabad TRS Lost 2009 Sanathnagar TRS Lost 2014 Secunderabad TRS Won 2018 Secunderabad TRS Won 2023 Secunderabad BRS Won 2024 Secunderabad (LS) BRS Lost

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

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