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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. P. Vivekanand Goud
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1977|10|21|df=yes}}<ref>Telangana members profile</ref>
| birth_place = [[Quthbullapur]]
| office = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Quthbullapur (Assembly constituency)|Quthbullapur Constituency]]
| term_start = 2014 - till
| predecessor = [[Kuna Srisailam Goud]]
| successor =
| spouse = Sowjanya
| children = 2
| parents =
| occupation = Politician brs
| party = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
| other_party = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|40px]][[Telugu Desam Party]]
}}

'''K. P. Vivekanand Goud''' is an Indian politician who belonged to the TDP but now belongs to the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]. He is an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[Quthbullapur (Assembly constituency)|Quthbullapur constituency]] of [[Medchal-Malkajgiri]] district in [[Telangana]] state.<ref>[http://www.telangana.gov.in/legislature/mlas Members of the Legislative Assembly], Telangana State Portal</ref> In the [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014 state assembly elections]], he defeated K Hanmanth Reddy of [[Bharat Rashtra Samiti|BRS]] by a margin of 39,024 votes.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat-Report-Andhra-Pradesh2014.pdf Statistical Report on General Election 2014], Election Commission of India.</ref> In 2018 general elections he won with a majority of 40,000 plus votes on Congress candidate Kuna Srisailam Goud. In 2023 general elections he won with a majority of 85,576 votes on BJP [[Bharatiya Janatha Party]] candidate Kuna Srisailam Goud and later he was appointed BRS Party Whip in Telangana Legislative Assembly on 4 February 2025.<ref name="KCR appoints Satyavathi Rathod, KP Vivekananda as BRS whips">{{cite news |last1= |title=KCR appoints Satyavathi Rathod, KP Vivekananda as BRS whips |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-appoints-satyavathi-rathod-kp-vivekananda-as-brs-whips |access-date=5 February 2025 |publisher=Telangana Today |date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205044128/https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-appoints-satyavathi-rathod-kp-vivekananda-as-brs-whips |archive-date=5 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BRS appoints Satyavathi Rathod and Vivekanand Goud as Whips for the Legislative Council and Assembly">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=BRS appoints Satyavathi Rathod and Vivekanand Goud as Whips for the Legislative Council and Assembly |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/brs-appoints-satyavathi-rathod-and-vivekanand-goud-as-whips-for-the-legislative-council-and-assembly/article69178894.ece |access-date=5 February 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205044208/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/brs-appoints-satyavathi-rathod-and-vivekanand-goud-as-whips-for-the-legislative-council-and-assembly/article69178894.ece |archive-date=5 February 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Childhood ==

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== Education ==

He did his schooling from H M T High School, HMT Colony, near Chintal. He completed his B.Eng. from [[Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology]] affiliated with [[Osmania University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theleaderspage.com/kp-vivekananda/|title=KP Vivekananda {{!}} MLA {{!}} TRS {{!}} Qutubullapur {{!}} Medchal-Malkajgiri {{!}} Telangana|date=2020-04-17|website=the Leaders Page|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-13}}</ref>

== Political Journey ==

As he was connected to politics, which came from his father, he always wanted to serve the people and so he started a Cup Soucer Party after completing his BE and entered active politics in the year 2000.
K. P. Vivekanand Goud won as MLA from TDP (Telugu Desam Party) under the leadership of [[N. Chandrababu Naidu|Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]. He then jumped from TDP to BRS
in the presence of CM [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]].<ref name="TDP legislator joins TRS">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |title=TDP legislator joins TRS |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/qutbullapur-tdp-mla-joins-trs/article8212209.ece |access-date=25 February 2022 |work= |date=9 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225153859/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/qutbullapur-tdp-mla-joins-trs/article8212209.ece |archive-date=25 February 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Change of colors: Qutbullapur MLA K P Vivekananda Goud joins TRS">{{cite news |title=Change of colors: Qutbullapur MLA K P Vivekananda Goud joins TRS |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/change-colors-qutbullapur-mla-k-p-vivekananda-goud-joins-trs-38740 |access-date=25 February 2022 |work= |date=9 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225154058/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/change-colors-qutbullapur-mla-k-p-vivekananda-goud-joins-trs-38740 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Earlier, in October 2023, K. P. Vivekanand allegedly attacked ex MLA Kuna Srisailam Goud during a news TV debate. https://www.news18.com/elections/land-grabber-brs-mla-grabs-bjp-leader-by-neck-as-remark-sets-off-scuffle-during-live-tv-debate-8634434.html

Vivekananda contested the 2018 Assembly elections as TRS candidate and won by a margin of 41,500 votes<ref name="Quthbullapur Assembly Election Result 2018: TRS' KP Vivekanand wins by 41,500 votes">{{cite news |title=Quthbullapur Assembly Election Result 2018: TRS' KP Vivekanand wins by 41,500 votes |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-election/article/quthbullapur-assembly-constituency-election-2018-telangana-polls-candidates/324701 |access-date=25 February 2022 |work= |date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225161154/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-election/article/quthbullapur-assembly-constituency-election-2018-telangana-polls-candidates/324701 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> and in 2023 Elections contested as BRS candidate and won by a huge margin of 85,576 votes. He currently represents the Quthbullapur Constituency of Telangana.<ref name="Vivekananda of BRS trumps Harish for record majority">{{cite news |last1=Deccan Chronicle |title=Vivekananda of BRS trumps Harish for record majority |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/031223/vivekananda-of-brs-trumps-harish-for-record-majority.html |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221090010/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/031223/vivekananda-of-brs-trumps-harish-for-record-majority.html |archive-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>

=== Rules Committee member ===

More important is that the way he presented himself in a well mannered and disciplined way in the Assembly, which got him good name and he was appointed Rules Committee member in the Telangana State Assembly.

==== US Young Leaders Political Program ====

Shri K. P. Vivekanand Goud was one among the five and only from the Telangana State to represent India in the U.S. Young Leaders Political Program which was held in US. He is growing as a good leader day-by-day and the manner in which he is dealing with public issues is very commendable. He has a great vision to strive for political, social, cultural and economic development of common people which attracts people towards him.

===== Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar =====

His well mannered educated behavior was recognized by the Bharathiya Chatra Sansad, Pune and he was awarded the Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar for the year 2014 which is a matter of pride for Telangana State. This award was presented by the Hon’ble Speaker of Uttharakand State Legislative Assembly.

'''Public Life:'''

K. P. Vivekanand Goud

Both as the leader and an MLA has a name that he works for the betterment of Quthbullapur constituency all the time and carrying out various programs/activities for the empowerment of women and youth to build a strong society which earned him good name among the people.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://kpvivek.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110104458/http://kpvivek.com/ |date=10 November 2015 }}

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[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]

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