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{{Short description|Indian politician from Telangana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud
| birth_name =
| caption = Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud in 2025
| image = Bomma Mahesh Kumar goud.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rahamat Nagar, [[Bheemgal |Bheemgal Mandal]], [[Nizamabad district|Nizamabad District]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = 4th [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee|President of the<br />Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start = 6 September 2024
| predecessor = [[Anumula Revanth Reddy]]
| 1namedata = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| 1blankname = [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] President
| office1 = [[State legislative councils of India|Member]] of [[Telangana Legislative Council]]
| term_start1 = 22 January 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Kadiyam Srihari]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = Elected by [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| other_party =
| spouse = Sandhya Rani
| children = Rithwik Goud, Pranav Goud
| father = Bomma Gangadhar Goud
| mother = Bomma Mannemma
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = <ref name="Mahesh Goud Afidavit MLC 2024">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of Telangana |title=Mahesh Goud Afidavit MLC 2024 |url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/BY_MLA_AFFIDAVIT_2024/Mahesh%20Kumar%20Goud%20Bomma_2.pdf |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130191722/https://ceotelangana.nic.in/BY_MLA_AFFIDAVIT_2024/Mahesh%20Kumar%20Goud%20Bomma_2.pdf |archive-date=30 January 2024}}</ref>
}}
'''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.<ref name="Mahesh Goud and Venkat Balmoor elected as MLCs">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Mahesh Goud and Venkat Balmoor elected as MLCs |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-and-venkat-balmoor-elected-as-mlcs/article67766758.ece |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130190911/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-and-venkat-balmoor-elected-as-mlcs/article67766758.ece |archive-date=30 January 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Telangana: Mahesh Goud, Balmoor elected unopposed as MLCs">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |first1= |title=Telangana: Mahesh Goud, Balmoor elected unopposed as MLCs |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Jan/23/telangana-mahesh-goud-balmoor-elected-unopposed-as-mlcs |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130192041/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Jan/23/telangana-mahesh-goud-balmoor-elected-unopposed-as-mlcs |archive-date=30 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==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 Assembly constituency|Nizamabad Urban constituency]] in [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|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,<ref name="A Revanth Reddy Appointed New Telangana Pradesh Congress Chief">{{cite news|last1=NDTV|title=A Revanth Reddy Appointed New Telangana Pradesh Congress Chief|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-mp-a-revanth-reddy-appointed-new-telangana-pradesh-congress-chief-2473237|accessdate=18 January 2024|work=|date=26 June 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118054752/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-mp-a-revanth-reddy-appointed-new-telangana-pradesh-congress-chief-2473237|archivedate=18 January 2024}}</ref> and later appointed asa special invitee in TPCC Political Affairs Executive Committee on 10 December 2022.<ref name="Cong sets up political affairs, executive committees in Telangana, appoints 24 VPs, 84 gen secys in Telangana unit">{{cite news|url=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|title=Cong sets up political affairs, executive committees in Telangana, appoints 24 VPs, 84 gen secys in Telangana unit|last1=The Economic Times|date=10 December 2022|accessdate=18 January 2024|archiveurl=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|archivedate=18 January 2024}}</ref> 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 Assembly election|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<ref name="Congress springs surprise by picking up Mahesh Goud, Balamoor Venkat as MLC candidates">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Congress springs surprise by picking up Mahesh Goud, Balamoor Venkat as MLC candidates |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/congress-springs-surprise-by-picking-up-mahesh-goud-balamoor-venkat-as-mlc-candidates/article67748427.ece |access-date=14 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414150959/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/congress-springs-surprise-by-picking-up-mahesh-goud-balamoor-venkat-as-mlc-candidates/article67748427.ece |archive-date=14 April 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Congress picks Mahesh Goud and Balmoor Venkat for two MLC seats">{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Congress picks Mahesh Goud and Balmoor Venkat for two MLC seats |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/congress-picks-mahesh-goud-and-balmoor-venkat-for-two-mlc-seats/articleshow/106942392.cms |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> and filed his nomination on 18 January 2024<ref name="Mahesh Goud and Balmoor Venkat file nominations as Congress MLC candidates">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Mahesh Goud and Balmoor Venkat file nominations as Congress MLC candidates |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-and-balmoor-venkat-file-nominations-as-congress-mlc-candidates/article67751645.ece |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=31 January 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and as no other nomination was filed from others, the election authorities declared him elected unopposed as MLC on 22 January 2024<ref name="Mahesh Goud, Balmoor elected unopposed as MLCs">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |first1= |title=Mahesh Goud, Balmoor elected unopposed as MLCs |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Jan/23/telangana-mahesh-goud-balmoor-elected-unopposed-as-mlcs |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131174901/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Jan/23/telangana-mahesh-goud-balmoor-elected-unopposed-as-mlcs |archive-date=31 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> 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<ref name="Mahesh Goud is the new president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Mahesh Goud is the new president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-is-the-new-president-of-telangana-pradesh-congress-committee/article68613617.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=6 September 2024 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and took charge on 15 September 2024 at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad.<ref name="Mahesh Goud takes oath as fourth PCC chief of Telangana">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Mahesh Goud takes oath as fourth PCC chief of Telangana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-takes-oath-as-fourth-pcc-chief-of-telangana/article68646086.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Telangana Legislative Council]]
[[Category:Presidents of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]]

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