U. Rajesh Naik | |
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 U Rajesh Naik | |
| Member of theKarnataka Legislative Assembly forBantwal | |
| Assumed office May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ramanath Rai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-07-11)11 July 1958 (age 66) Ulipady Guthu,Dakshina Kannada,Karnataka |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
U Rajesh Naik is a politician fromBantwalKarnataka. He is theMember of Legislative Assembly fromBantwal (Vidhana Sabha constituency) since May 2018 after he defeatedIndian National Congress's candidateRamanath Rai by 15,971 votes contesting the2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on aBharatiya Janata Party ticket.[1][2][3]
Rajesh Naik had previously lost toRamanath Rai in2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[4]
Rajesh Naik is also a dairy farmer at his Oddoor farms in Thenka Yedapadavu village.[5]