Kuna Srisailam Goud (born 17 June 1966) is an Indian politician from BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). He joined BJP in 2021. He was the Congress Party Telangana PCC TPCC leader from 2009 to 2021. He was a member of Legislative Assembly from Quthbullapur Constituency as an Independent candidate and joined Congress INC in 2009.
Kuna Srisailam Goud | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Constituency | Quthbullapur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1966 Gajularamaram, Hyderabad |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Website | Official website |
Early life edit
Srisailam Goud is born to Kuna Krishna Goud and Kuna Mahalaxmi Goud in Gajula Ramaram village in the Quthbullapur Constituency of Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana.[1]
Career edit
In 2009 he joined Indian National Congress party under the leadership of late YS Rajashekar Reddy. Earlier he was in active politics in the Youth Congress from 1992. He was elected as the MLA of Quthbullapur in 2009 as an independent in the undivided Andhra Pradesh assembly elections.[2] He worked as Medchal District Congress Committee president before joining the BJP in 2021.[1][3]
In 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections he lost the Quthbullapur seat to BRS candidate K. P. Vivekanand by 85,576 votes.[4][5] Earlier, in October 2023, he was allegedly attacked by BRS KP Vivekanand during a news TV debate.[2][6]
Kuna Srisailam Goud quit BJP and Joined Congress Party in the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Telangana in-charge Deepa Dasmunsi and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on 05 April 2024 ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Kuna Srisailam Goud | State Leader | Former MLA | Quthbullapur | BJP". 1 August 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ a b Reddy, R. Ravikanth (26 October 2023). "BRS and BJP MLA candidates come to blows in a TV debate". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Congress Leader Kuna Srisailam Goud Resigns | INDToday". 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Desk, India TV News; News, India TV (3 December 2023). "Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: BRS' KP Vivekanand defeats BJP's Kuna Srisailam Goud by 85,576 votes". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "BRS candidate KP Vivekanand wins by huge margin from Quthbullapur". Telangana Today. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Livemint (26 October 2023). "Telangana MLA grabs BJP rival by throat amid live debate, Union Minister slams". mint. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ The Hindu (5 April 2024). "BJP leader Kuna Srisailam Goud joins Congress". Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.