Profession: | Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker |
Birth Date: | October 2, 1931 |
Birth Place: | Ilapuram, Nizamabad district, Hyderabad State |
Spouse: | Lakshmidevi (25 March 1945) |
Children: | 1 son and 4 dagughters |
Parents: | T. Bala Goud (father) |
Office: | Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. |
Minister: | Cabinet Minister, Andhra Pradesh |
Termstart: | 1978 |
Termend: | 1983 |
Office1: | Member of Parliament - 8th Lok Sabha |
Constituency1: | Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Termstart1: | 31 December 1984 |
Termend1: | 27 November 1989 |
Office2: | Member of Parliament - 9th Lok Sabha |
Constituency2: | Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Termstart2: | 2 December 1989 |
Termend2: | 13 March 1991 |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Taduri Bala Goud (2 October 1931 – 1 March 2010) was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. He was 2 time Member of parliament (MP), represented the Nizamabad constituency in Lok Sabha.[1] [2]
He was also elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)(MLA) from Yellareddy Assembly constituency of Nizamabad district and worked as Cabinet Minister in both former Chief Ministers Tanguturi Anjaiah and Bhavanam Venkataram Reddy cabinets.[3]
Bala Goud was born on 2 October 1931 in llapuram village of Nizamabad district of Telangana. He later married Lakshmi Devi.[4]
Goud began his political career at village level as a Panchayat member and rose to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly and a member of the parliament of India.
He was elected as MLA from Yellareddy Assembly constituency of Nizamabad district in 1978 from Indian National Congress party but lost in 1983 from the same constituency. He worked as a cabinet minister till 1982.
He was later twice elected as a member of Parliament of India from Nizamabad parliamentary constituency in 1984 and 1989 but lost in 1991 elections.
He headed several backward castes organisations to develop alternate political force and build unity among several associations and parties working for the welfare of backward castes and weaker sections in Andhra Pradesh.
1. | 1960 | 1970 | Gram Sarpanch. | |
2. | 1970 | 1975 | President of Panchayat Samiti, Yellareddy, Andhra Pradesh. | |
3. | 1978 | 1983 | Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
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4. | 1982 | 1984 | Chairman of Zila Parishad, Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh. | |
5. | 1984 | 1989 | MP (1st term) in 8th Lok Sabha from Nizamabad. | |
6. | 1989 | 1991 | MP (2nd term) in 9th Lok Sabha from Nizamabad.[7] |