Valmiki Nayak (5 June 1951 – 17 July 2021) was an Indian politician and a former member of

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from Chittapur constituency.

Personal life

Valmiki Nayak worked at ACC Limited, an Indian cement manufacturer before entering politics. He studied up to

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. Valmiki Nayak was married to Sona Bai and they have two sons and four daughters together.

Political life

He began his political career by contesting the Mandal panchayat elections at Wadi in 1986-87. He contested

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in October 1999 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The Indian National ...

s from Shahabad against Baburao Chavhan and lost by a margin of 7866 votes. Later he was defeated by

Mallikarjun Kharge Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (born 21 July 1942) is an Indian politician, who is the current president of the Indian National Congress, and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 16 February 2021. He became the first person outside ...

from Chittapur in

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in three phases on 10, 16 and 22 May 2008 in all the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect a Government in the state of Karnataka for th ...

s. Valmiki Nayak was victorious against Priyank M. Kharge (son of

) in 2009 by-election from Chittapur which was a seat vacated by

after he was elected to

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as a

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representing Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency. However he lost to Priyank M. Kharge in

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and

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Death

He developed sudden chest pain during morning walk and was rushed to Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Gulbarga, where he was declared dead due to cardiac arrest. He was survived by wife, two sons and four daughters. His body was later shifted to his native place i.e.,

Wadi Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water ...

where it was to be kept for public viewing.

References

External links

Karnataka Legislative Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valmiki 1951 births 2021 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 People from Kalaburagi district