Venkatesh Nayak

Indian politician (1936–2015)

A. Venkatesh Naik

Member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka
In office
13 May 2013 – 24 August 2015
Preceded by| K. Shivana Gouda Naik
Constituency| Devadurga
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Raichur
In office
1991–1996
Preceded by| R. Ambanna Naik Dore
Succeeded by| Raja Rangappa Naik
In office
1998–2009
Preceded by| Raja Rangappa Naik
Succeeded by| Sanna Pakirappa
Personal details
Born| (1936-06-06)6 June 1936
Raichur, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died| 24 August 2015(2015-08-24) (aged 79)
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party| Indian National Congress
(1968–2015)
Spouse| Savitri (1964–2015)
Children| 5

A. Venkatesh Naik (6 June 1936 – 24 August 2015) was an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party, with whom he had been a member for nearly 50 years. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from 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

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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.

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