U Rajesh Naik is a politician from

Bantwal Bantwal () is a city and taluk centre in Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka, district, Karnataka, India, and the headquarters of Bantwal taluk. It is located East of Mangalore, Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of ...

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. He is the

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from

Bantwal (Vidhana Sabha constituency) Bantwal () is a city and taluk centre in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India, and the headquarters of Bantwal taluk. It is located East of Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of the fastest developing areas in D ...

since May 2018 after he defeated

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's candidate

Ramanath Rai B Ramanath Rai (born 13 September 1952) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress (INC). He is a six-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, having represented the Bantwal constituency in the years 1985, 1 ...

by 15,971 votes contesting the

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar, Bangalore, Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, Rajarajeshwa ...

on a

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ticket. Rajesh Naik had previously lost to

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election The 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of th ...

. Rajesh Naik is also a dairy farmer at his Oddoor farms in Thenka Yedapadavu village.

References

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