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V. Srinivas Goud
V. Srinivas Goud | |
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 Goud in 2019 | |
| Minister of Prohibition & Excise, Sports & Youth services, Tourism & Culture and Archaeology Government of Telangana | |
| Assumed office 19 Feb 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Constituency | Mahbubnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1969 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Spouse(s) | Sharada |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | B.Sc, PGDCJ, PGDWMM |
| Occupation | Politician and activist |
V. Srinivas Goud (born 16 March 1969) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Prohibition & Excise, Sports & Youth services, Tourism & Culture and Archaeology of Telangana state. He represents Mahbubnagar constituency as an MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
Goud his career started as a political activist. He is a former state government official who served as the Telangana Gazetted Officers’ (TGO) president.[1][2] He also acted as the co-chairman of Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (TJAC) during the Telangana movement.[3]
Early life[edit]
V. Srinivas Goud was born on 16 March 1969 in Hyderabad of present-day Telangana to V. Narayan Goud and Shanthamma.[4] He studied B.Sc, PGDCJ, PGDWMM. and hold a post-graduate degree in journalism.[5] After clearing the state civil services, Goud joined the Andhra Pradesh Government. He worked as a zonal commission in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation before starting a career in politics.[5]
Career[edit]
Goud joined the government of Andhra Pradesh in 1998.
Political career[edit]
Goud resigned from his government job and joined the political party Telangana Rashtra Samithi on 13 March 2014. He had contested in Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014 from Mahbubnagar constituency and won the seat.[6] Srinivas Goud has been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly for the 2nd time with 57,775 majority. This being the highest majority wins in combined Mahabubnagar district in 2019 elections. He is very close confidant of Chief Minister K ChandraShekar Rao and KTR. Goud has been inducted into the Telangana Cabinet on 19 February 2019,[5] and has been allocated Prohibition & Excise, Youth Services, Sports, Tourism, Culture & Archeology Portfolios.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Goud is married to Sharada and has two daughters.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Telangana gazetted officers warn of indefinite strike". The Hindu. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Panchayats oppose Bhadrachalam merger". The Hindu. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "TJAC intensifies activities". The Hindu. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature: SRI V. SRINIVAS GOUD". Telangana Legislature.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Maddela, Jagruthi (19 February 2019). "Work Profiles of new Ministers in the TS Government (V Srinivas Goud,Ch Malla Reddy,Koppula Eshwar)". The Hans India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ts Legislative Assembly Election 2014 Result". eciresults.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "Telangana State Portal Council of Ministers (Present)". www.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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