T. Devender Goud

Tulla Devender Goud
Tulla Devender Goud
	Goud in 2015
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
Succeeded by	C. M. Ramesh, TDP
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Deputy Floor Leader, T.D.P in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2004–2008
Leader of Opposition.	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister for Home affairs for United Andhra Pradesh; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1999–2004
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister for Cinematography for United Andhra Pradesh; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1999–2004
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister for Revenue for United Andhra Pradesh; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1995–1999
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister for Rehabilitation for United Andhra Pradesh; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1995–1999
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare, Prohibition and Excise, Cooperation; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1994–1995
Member of the Legislative Assembly; Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1994 – 2008 (3 terms)
Constituency	Medchal
Chairman - Ranga Reddy District Zilla Parishad
	In office; 1988–1993
Personal details
Born	18 March 1953; Thukkuguda, Hyderabad State, India; (now in Telangana, India)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	T. Vinoda
Children	3
Residence(s)	8-2-503, Beside Irani Consulate, Road No. 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034
Website	www.tulladevendergoud.com

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.

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