Shashikanth Akkappa Naik
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
4 November 2008 – 5 January 2010
Preceded bySatish Jarkiholi
Succeeded byMahantesh Kavatagimath
ConstituencyBelgaum Local Authorities
Minister of Horticulture
Government of Karnataka
In office
21 June 2006 – 8 October 2007
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded byB. Nagaraja Shetty
Succeeded byS. K. Belubbi
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byUmesh Katti
Succeeded byUmesh Katti
ConstituencyHukkeri
Personal details
Born (1960-04-01) 1 April 1960
Ghataprabha, Belgaum district, Karnataka
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha
SpouseBharathi Naik
Parent
  • Akappa (father)
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Shashikant Akkappa Naik is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka who served as the Minister of Horticulture from 21 June 2006 to 8 October 2007 under H. D. Kumaraswamy.

Political career

Shashikanth Naik entered electoral politics by contesting 1994 Karnataka Assembly election from Hukkeri on a KRRS ticket. He lost to Umesh Katti of Janata Dal by a margin of 23,063 votes.[1] He however defeated Umesh Katti in 2004 Karnataka Assembly election on a BJP ticket by a margin of 821 votes.[2] He was inducted into H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry on 21 June 2006[3] and was allotted Horticulture Department.[4] He however lost in 2008 to Umesh Katti of JDS, who then defected to BJP under Operation Kamala carried out by Yediyurappa. Shashikant Naik was later fielded as the BJP candidate for by-poll to Legislative Council from Belgaum local authority constituency which had fallen vacant after the sitting legislator Satish Jarkiholi was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yemkanmardi.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Hukkeri Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  2. ↑ "Hukkeri Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  3. ↑ "K'taka cabinet expanded: 8 inducted". www.rediff.com. 21 June 2006.
  4. ↑ "Karnataka: CM allots portfolios to 8 new ministers". www.rediff.com.
  5. ↑ "BJP's Shashikant A Naik Wins | All About Belgaum". 3 November 2008.


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