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

  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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