Venkatesh Nayak

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A. Venkatesh Naik
Raichur
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byR. Ambanna Naik Dore
Succeeded byRaja Rangappa Naik
In office
1998–2009
Preceded byRaja Rangappa Naik
Succeeded bySanna Pakirappa
Personal details
Born(1936-06-06)6 June 1936
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
(1968–2015)
SpouseSavitri (1964–2015)
Children5

A. Venkatesh Naik (6 June 1936 – 24 August 2015) was an Indian politician and a member of the

Raichur constituency in Karnataka. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same constituency. He secured a seat in the Karnataka legislative assembly elections of 2013 from Devdurga constituency. On 24 August 2015, Nayak was among 5 killed in a train accident in Andhra Pradesh.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Buradikatti, Kumar (24 August 2015). "Devadurga MLA Venkatesh Naik dies in rail accident". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ Janyala, Sreenivas (24 August 2015). "Karnataka Congress MLA among five killed after truck collides with Bangalore-Nanded Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2015.