Sitaram Naik
A. Sitaram Naik is an Indian politician and academician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 General Elections. He represents Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Sitaram Naik | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Balram Naik |
| Constituency | Mahabubabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Malliah Pally, Warangal, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Career
He is an academician working at Kakatiya University, Warangal. He was an active Telangana activist.[2][3] He won from Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency defeating Union minister P Balram Naik.
Sitaram Naik was upset with the BRS leadership after it denied him ticket from Mahabubabad in 2018 and 2024 and once again fielded sitting MP Maloth Kavitha.
Sitaram Naik resigned to BRS party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 March 2024 in the presence of party's General Secretary and Telangana state incharge Tarun Chugh at central party headquarters in New Delhi ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.[4][5]
References
- Telangana: TRS sweeps Assembly and Lok Sabha polls | India Elections 2014 | Saudi Gazette Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Telangana: Jaipal Reddy trails as TRS leads in 12 LS seats | Business Standard
- Election results: Jaipal Reddy trails as TRS leads in 12 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana - The Times of India
- Deccan Chronicle (10 March 2024). "Two Former Brs MPs Joined Bjp". Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- The Hindu (10 March 2024). "More BRS leaders, including ex-MPs and MLAs, join BJP". Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.