Shantaram Laxman Naik was an Indian politician from Indian National Congress party and a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Goa in the Rajya Sabha.
11 Facts About Shantaram Naik
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Shantaram Naik was the President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee and the whip of the Indian National Congress in the Rajya Sabha.
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Shantaram Naik was born on 12 April 1946 to Laxman and Sita Naik in Cuncolim village in then Portuguese India.
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Shantaram Naik was initiated into politics as a student during the 1967 Assembly elections when he started putting up election campaign posters of the Indian National Congress in public places.
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Shantaram Naik has been the General Secretary of the Goa, Daman and Diu Pradesh Congress Committee.
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Shantaram Naik has served as a member of the Town and Country Planning Board, Goa; Committee on Personal Laws, Goa; Tenancy Committee, Goa and the State Khadi Board, Goa.
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Shantaram Naik was elected the President of the South Goa Advocates' Association and the Vice President of the Goa, Daman and Diu Advocates' Association.
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Shantaram Naik married Beena Naik on 11 May 1984.
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Shantaram Naik was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha in the 1984 general election from the North Goa constituency.
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Shantaram Naik represented Goa in the Rajya Sabha for two terms.
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Shantaram Naik died on 9 June 2018 in Margao, Goa following a heart attack.