Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

NAIK, SHRI RANGAPPA RAJA
JANATA DAL - RAICHUR (KARNATAKA)


Father's Name:   Raja Kumar Naik

Date of Birth:   24 May 1959

Place of Birth:   Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married on 12 December 1980

Spouse's Name:   Rani Meena R. Naik

Children:   One son and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
Intermediate
Educated at Wesley's Jr. College, Hyderabad 
(Andhra Pradesh)

Profession :
   Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   3-3-100, Vasanth Mahal, Shorapur, Gulbarga-585101 (Karnataka)
Tels. (08443) 56235, 56234
 
Positions Held :
   
1987-92Pradhan, Mandal Panchayat
Member, Zilla Panchayat, Gulbarga
Aug. 1995-May 1996Chairman, Standing Committee, Health and Education, 
Zilla Panchayat, Gulbarga
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Reading 

Sports and Clubs :
   Cricket, lawn tennis

Election Result :
   
Raichur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,31,242
Total Votes polled 9,97,160
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Raja Rangappa Naik (J.D.)    2,14,920
(2) Shri A. Venkatesh Nayak (I.N.C.)    1,78,515
(3) Shri G. Gopal Reddy (B.J.P.)      72,493
(4) Shri Raja Panduranga Nayak [A.I.I.C.(T)]  4,874