He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Palamaner Assembly Constituency in Chittoor District.
He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing YSR Congress Party.
[1][2][3] He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Palamaner seat for the 2024 Assembly Election but he lost to N. Amarnath Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party.
[6] Gowda became an MLA for the first time winning the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing YSR Congress Party.
[1][7] However, he lost to Amarnath Reddy in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by a margin of 20,122 votes.