U Rajesh Naik is a politician from Bantwal Karnataka. He is the Member of Legislative Assembly from Bantwal (Vidhana Sabha constituency) since May 2018 after he defeated Indian National Congress's candidate Ramanath Rai by 15,971 votes contesting the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.[1][2][3]
U Rajesh Naik | |
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 U Rajesh Naik | |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Bantwal | |
| Assumed office May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ramanath Rai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1958 Ulipady Guthu, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Rajesh Naik had previously lost to Ramanath Rai in 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[4]
Rajesh Naik is also a dairy farmer at his Oddoor farms in Thenka Yedapadavu village.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Karnataka Elections: BJP candidate U Rajesh defeats minister Ramanath Rai in Bantwal - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "BJP wins 28 out of 33 seats in coastal Karnataka, Malnad". The Hindu. 15 May 2018.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Amit (5 May 2018). "Bantwal, Karnataka's most brazenly communal constituency". Newslaundry. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Sastry, Anil Kumar (15 May 2018). "Mangaluru waits with bated breath as counting begins today" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Kalladka's ideologies will spur us to victory in dist: U Rajesh Naik - Times of India". The Times of India.