Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud Explained

Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud
Caption:Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud in 2021
Birth Date:24 May 1966
Birth Place:Rahamat Nagar, Bheemgal Mandal, Nizamabad District, Telangana, India
Residence:Hyderabad
Office:4th President of the
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
Termstart:6 September 2024
Predecessor:Anumula Revanth Reddy
1Namedata:Mallikarjun Kharge
1Blankname:AICC President
Office1:Member of Telangana Legislative Council
Term Start1:22 January 2024
Predecessor1:Kadiyam Srihari
Constituency1:Elected by MLAs
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Sandhya Rani
Children:Rithwik Goud, Pranav Goud
Father:Bomma Gangadhar Goud
Mother:Bomma Mannemma
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Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is currently serving as President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from 6 September 2024. He was elected unanimously as member of the Telangana Legislative Council under the MLA quota on 22 January 2024.

He was the Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from 28 June 2021 to 6 September 2024.[2] [3]

Political career

Mahesh Kumar Goud started his political journey with NSUI and later he was the NSUI State President in the 90's and held various positions in the Congress party. He contested the 1994 assembly elections as a Congress candidate from Ditchpally constituency at a young age and lost. Mahesh Kumar served as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation from 2013 to 2014. Mahesh Kumar Unsuccessfully contested from Nizamabad Urban constituency in 2014 assembly elections and later that he worked as PCC Secretary, Spokesperson and PCC General Secretary.

Mahesh Kumar Goud was appointed as the TPCC working president on 26 June 2021,[4] and later appointed asa special invitee in TPCC Political Affairs Executive Committee on 10 December 2022.[5] Mahesh Kumar Goud played a pivotal role in coordinating the party cadre and leaders. He was a strong aspirant for the Nizamabad Urban seat in 2023 Telangana Legislative Elections he was convinced to sacrifice his seat to former Minister Md. Ali Shabbir the TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy's decision to contest from Kamareddy seat.

Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud's candidature was announced for member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under the MLAs' quota on 17 January 2024[6] and filed his nomination on 18 January 2024[7] and as no other nomination was filed from others, the election authorities declared him elected unopposed as MLC on 22 January 2024[8] and he took oath as Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) on 31 January 2024 in Legislative council chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy's chamber.

Mahesh Kumar Goud was appointed as President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee on 6 September 2024[9] and took charge on 15 September 2024 at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Election Commission of Telangana . Mahesh Goud Afidavit MLC 2024 . 30 January 2024 . 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130191722/https://ceotelangana.nic.in/BY_MLA_AFFIDAVIT_2024/Mahesh%20Kumar%20Goud%20Bomma_2.pdf . 30 January 2024.
  2. News: The Hindu . Mahesh Goud and Venkat Balmoor elected as MLCs . 30 January 2024 . 22 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130190911/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-and-venkat-balmoor-elected-as-mlcs/article67766758.ece . 30 January 2024 . en-IN.
  3. News: The New Indian Express . Telangana: Mahesh Goud, Balmoor elected unopposed as MLCs . 30 January 2024 . 23 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130192041/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Jan/23/telangana-mahesh-goud-balmoor-elected-unopposed-as-mlcs . 30 January 2024 . en.
  4. News: NDTV. A Revanth Reddy Appointed New Telangana Pradesh Congress Chief. 18 January 2024. 26 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118054752/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-mp-a-revanth-reddy-appointed-new-telangana-pradesh-congress-chief-2473237. 18 January 2024.
  5. News: Cong sets up political affairs, executive committees in Telangana, appoints 24 VPs, 84 gen secys in Telangana unit. The Economic Times. 10 December 2022. 18 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118054942/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cong-sets-up-political-affairs-executive-committees-in-telangana-appoints-24-vps-84-gen-secys-in-telangana-unit/articleshow/96135624.cms?from=mdr. 18 January 2024.
  6. News: The Times of India . Congress picks Mahesh Goud and Balmoor Venkat for two MLC seats . 31 January 2024 . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240131174933/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/congress-picks-mahesh-goud-and-balmoor-venkat-for-two-mlc-seats/articleshow/106942392.cms . 31 January 2024.
  7. News: The Hindu . Mahesh Goud and Balmoor Venkat file nominations as Congress MLC candidates . 31 January 2024 . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240131175825/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-and-balmoor-venkat-file-nominations-as-congress-mlc-candidates/article67751645.ece . 31 January 2024 . en-IN.
  8. News: The New Indian Express . Mahesh Goud, Balmoor elected unopposed as MLCs . 31 January 2024 . 23 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240131174901/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Jan/23/telangana-mahesh-goud-balmoor-elected-unopposed-as-mlcs . 31 January 2024 . en.
  9. News: The Hindu . Mahesh Goud is the new president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee . 23 November 2024 . 6 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241123162828/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-is-the-new-president-of-telangana-pradesh-congress-committee/article68613617.ece . 23 November 2024 . en-IN.
  10. News: The Hindu . Mahesh Goud takes oath as fourth PCC chief of Telangana . 23 November 2024 . 15 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241123163015/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-takes-oath-as-fourth-pcc-chief-of-telangana/article68646086.ece . 23 November 2024 . en-IN.