T. Prakash Goud

Tolkanti Prakash Goud (born 5 May 1959) is an Indian politician from Telangana, India. He is a four time MLA from Rajendranagar Assembly constituency in Ranga Reddy district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He has been an elected MLA from Rajendranagar continuously from 2009. In July 2024, he joined Indian National Congress Party.

Early life and education
Goud is from Rajendranagar. His was born in Mylar Devarapalli village, Rajendranagar mandal, Ranga Reddy district, to father Tolkanti Gandaiah Goud and Lakshmamma. He left school after Class 5. He married Sulochana and they have three sons and two daughters.

Career
Goud won from Rajendranagar Assembly constituency representing Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled 121,734 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Thokala Srinivas Reddy of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a huge margin of 32,096 votes.

He won as an MLA for the first time in 2009 representing Telugu Desam Party in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He retained the seat as TDP candidate in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Later, he moved to Telangana Rashtra Samithi and won the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election and became a four time MLA winning the 2023 Assembly election.