Tadur Bala Goud
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
In office
1978–1983
MinisterCabinet Minister, Andhra Pradesh
Member of Parliament - 8th Lok Sabha
In office
31 December 1984 – 27 November 1989
ConstituencyNizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Member of Parliament - 9th Lok Sabha
In office
2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991
ConstituencyNizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Personal details
BornOctober 2, 1931
Ilapuram, Nizamabad district, Hyderabad State
DiedMarch 1, 2010(2010-03-01) (aged 78)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseLakshmidevi (25 March 1945)
Children1 son and 4 dagughters
ParentT. Bala Goud (father)
ProfessionAgriculturist, Political and Social Worker

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]

Personal details

Bala Goud was born on 2 October 1931 in llapuram village of Nizamabad district of Telangana. He later married Lakshmi Devi.[4]

Political career

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.

  • He was convenor of Backward Classes Joint Action Committee(JAC) - which foresees the welfares of backward classes and decides whether new castes can be added to the existing Backward Classes category.[5]
  • He was the president of Andhra Pradesh BC Sangham
  • He headed the nine-member sub-committee constituted by the Backward Classes United Front - To foster unity among different backward classes organisations and parties namely - Rajyadhikara Party headed by V.G.R Naragoni, Mana Party headed by Kasani Gnaneshwar, AP State BC Welfare Association headed by R. Krishnaiah, and BC United Front Party headed by P. Ramakrishnaiah .[6]

Positions held

# From To Position
1. 1960 1970 Gram Sarpanch.[4]
2. 1970 1975 President of Panchayat Samiti, Yellareddy, Andhra Pradesh.[4]
3. 1978 1983 Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[4]
  • Cabinet Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
4. 1982 1984 Chairman of Zila Parishad, Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh.[4]
5. 1984 1989 MP (1st term) in 8th Lok Sabha from Nizamabad.[4]
6. 1989 1991 MP (2nd term) in 9th Lok Sabha from Nizamabad.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Bala Goud,Shri Tadur Cong. (I) Nizamabad(Andhra Pradesh) Archived 10 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Bala Goud mourned". The Hindu. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Tadur Bala Goud
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Members Bioprofile". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Backward Class Joint Action Committee
  6. ↑ Unity Among Andhra Pradesh BC Leaders
  7. ↑ People, India Parliament House of the; Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1989). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
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